Debbie Cenziper
Washington D.C.
Investigative reporter
Education: University of Florida, BS, Journalism, 1992
Debbie Cenziper joined The Washington Post’s investigative staff in 2007 after spending nearly 15 years at the Miami Herald and the Charlotte Observer. She received the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting for her year-long investigation of housing corruption in Miami, which led to the convictions of several developers and to a federal takeover of the Miami-Dade County housing agency. In 2006, Debbie was named a Pulitzer finalist in explanatory reporting for her series exposing breakdowns in the nation’s hurricane warning system.
At The Post, she has reported on local nonprofit groups that