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Robyn Dixon

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Robyn Dixon
BornMelbourne (Australia) Edit this on Wikidata
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OccupationForeign correspondent Edit this on Wikidata
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Robyn Dixon is a journalist and Moscow bureau chief for The Washington Post.[1]

Early life and career

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Dixon was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia.[2] She graduated from Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne.[3] Her mother is a housewife and her father is a judge in the County Court of Victoria.[2] Since 1978, Dixon has worked as an editor for The Herald newspaper in Australia. From 1993, she worked as a Moscow correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age for four years.[4][3]

Since 1999, she worked as a foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. In 2003, she moved with her daughter Sylvia to Johannesburg, South Africa, where she became bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times;[4] and in 2018 she became bureau chief in Beijing, China.[3][5]

Since November 2019, she has been the Moscow bureau chief for The Washington Post.[6]

Dixon speaks English, Russian and French.[3]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Robyn Dixon's Biography". muckrack.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Regardie, Jon. "Defy The Fear" (PDF). lapressclub.org.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Robyn Dixon". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Q&A with Robyn Dixon, RFK Journalism Award winner". Los Angeles Times. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Robyn Dixon". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ WashPostPR (4 October 2019). "Robyn Dixon named The Washington Post's Moscow bureau chief". The Washington Post. 0190-8286. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ^ "2007 Sigma Delta Chi Award Honorees". Society of Professional Journalists. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Robyn Dixon". International Women's Media Foundation. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. ^ "2008 OPC Award Winners". Overseas Press Club. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  10. ^ Romenesko, Jim (22 February 2009). "ASNE announces writing and photo contest winners". Poynter Institute. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Syrian conflict dominates Overseas Press Club Awards winners". Associated Press. New York. 21 March 2017.