David Cho

Washington, D.C.

Business editor Education: Yale University, BA; Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, MA, with honors; Columbia Business School, MBA, with honors; Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, MIA; Juilliard School of Music, pre-college division for piano David first took on editing in 2010, leading coverage of the robo-signing scandal during the mortgage crisis and managing award-winning projects on the troubling ways tech companies obtain materials to make lithium batteries and a series on compromised medical research, which won a George Polk Award. He also edited parts of The Post's work on the Snowden documents, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Before becoming an editor, David was one of the Post's lead writers of the 2008 financial crisis, revealing the government’s rescue of Lehman Brothers and the payment of bonuses to managers of AIG while the company was being bailed out. This coverage was honored by the Columbia School of Journalism during its centennial celebration. David first joined The Post in 2001, covering religion and immigration for the Metro desk. One of his first big stories for the paper was getting past the military police to report from the grounds of the Pentagon crash site after 9/11. He also contributed to the Post's award-winning coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting. He previously worked at the Star-Ledger and the Philadelphia Inquirer. David’s first ambitions involved a different kind of keyboard, studying piano at the Juilliard School of Music's pre-college division. But he grew concerned about the viability of a career in classical music and wisely turned to newspaper journalism. Honors & Awards:

Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, 2014 (as an editor on the team for revealing the extent of NSA activities)
George Polk Award for Medical Reporting, 2013 (as the primary editor over the series "Biased Research, Big Profits")
Columbia School of Journalism Best of Knight-Bagehot Business Journalism Award, 2009 (as a reporter for covering the 2008 financial crisis)
Pulitzer Prize finalist for Breaking News, 2001 (as a member of the team that covered a deadly dorm fire at Seton Hall University)

Latest from David Cho

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Meet the new Model 3 from Tesla

Is this the start of the electric car revolution?

Apr 1, 2016

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This Google map shows the DC region can’t handle an inch of snow

Jan 21, 2016

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Not a techie? This is the Apple Watch review you’ve been looking for.

On Friday, Best Buy will start selling the Apple Watch -- arguably the device's biggest mass-market test to date. So here's a look at the Apple Watch as reviewed by normal people.

Aug 6, 2015