Mail Art Prose Poem: "The Laundry Room." (Dedicated to WaPo writer Marc Fisher.)

 

 

 

Marc Fisher, born on December 15, 1958, in New York, is a notable journalist and author with a long-standing association with The Washington Post. He has played a significant role at the Post, contributing in various capacities over his tenure.

Fisher grew up in New York and attended the Horace Mann School before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Princeton University. His career in journalism began at the Miami Herald, where he worked from 1980 to 1986. After his tenure there, he joined The Washington Post, where his career spanned several roles, including reporter, editor, and columnist.

His work at the Post has been diverse, covering a range of topics from local columns to foreign and national issues. Fisher served as the Post's correspondent in Germany from 1989 to 1994, a period that included significant events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall. He also explored roles as the Special Reports Editor and the Central Europe bureau chief on the Post's foreign staff. Additionally, he has written about politics and culture for the Style section and covered schools in Washington, D.C., as well as D.C. politics for the Metro section.

Fisher's contributions to journalism extend beyond his reporting. He has been involved in academia, serving as the Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University, journalist-in-residence at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and a visiting scholar at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs.

Apart from his journalistic endeavors, Fisher has made a mark as an author. He wrote "After the Wall: Germany, the Germans and the Burdens of History," a detailed account of post-Berlin Wall Germany, and "Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation," which explores the history of radio and its impact on American culture. His books have been praised for their high-level journalism and attention to detail.

Fisher's work has earned recognition, with his contributions to several Washington Post articles winning the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2016 and the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2014.

Throughout his career, Marc Fisher has showcased a deep commitment to journalism, whether through his reporting, teaching, or writing, making significant contributions to the field and offering insightful perspectives on various important issues.