Michael S. Rosenwald

Washington

Enterprise reporter focusing on history, the social sciences, and culture.

Education: Southern Illinois University, BS in journalism; University of Pittsburgh, MFA in English

Michael Rosenwald is an enterprise reporter at The Washington Post. Before joining The Post in 2004, he was a reporter at The Boston Globe. He has also written for The New Yorker, Esquire, The Economist and the Columbia Journalism Review. In addition, Rosenwald was a finalist for the National Magazine Award in feature writing. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University and the University of Pittsburgh.
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Sidney Wolfe, relentless consumer activist and FDA foe, dies at 86

His petitions and lawsuits led to more than two dozen ineffective and dangerous treatments being removed from the market.

January 1, 2024

Juanita Castro, who scorned brother Fidel and helped CIA, dies at 90

After initially supporting the Cuban revolution, Ms. Castro turned against her brother following his embrace of communism.

December 8, 2023

Herbert Gold, who wrote of Jewish life and foibles of love, dies at 99

A prolific novelist, he won critical acclaim but never achieved the fame of his contemporaries.

November 22, 2023

Joan Jara, widow of Chilean folk singer killed in coup, dies at 96

After General Augusto Pinochet’s forces killed Victor Jara during the 1973 coup, she spent her life seeking justice for her husband.

November 16, 2023

Maryanne Trump Barry, federal judge and Trump’s sister, dies at 86

Frustrated by his presidency, Mrs. Barry called her brother “cruel” in conversations secretly recorded by her niece.

November 13, 2023

Philip Meyer, reporter who brought data crunching to newsrooms, dies at 93

In the 1960s, he pioneered using social science methods and computers for investigative journalism.

November 9, 2023

Ken Mattingly, astronaut who helped bring Apollo 13 home, dies at 87

Scrubbed from the flight because of exposure to measles, Mr. Mattingly helped devise a plan to return the astronauts safely after an explosion aboard the spacecraft.

November 6, 2023

David Kirke, first bungee jumper and extreme sports patriarch, dies at 78

As founder of the Dangerous Sports Club at Oxford, David Kirke orchestrated stunts including the first bungee jump and skiing down Swiss slopes on a grand piano.

November 2, 2023

David Shaffer, pioneering expert on child and teenage suicide, dies at 87

A psychiatrist once married to Vogue editor Anna Wintour, Dr. Shaffer studied suicide like a detective, conducting interviews with family members.

October 30, 2023

Bertie Bowman, revered aide who got start sweeping Capitol steps, dies at 92

The son of sharecroppers, Mr. Bowman ran away from home at age 13, swept the Capitol steps and then became the longest-serving African-American congressional staff member in history.

October 26, 2023