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David S. Broder (born September 11, 1929) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, currently with The Washington Post. Before joining the Post in 1966 he worked at the New York Times, Congressional Quarterly, the now defunct Washington Star and the Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois). The longtime columnist is informally known as the "Dean" of the Washington press corps. For many years he has appeared on Washington Week and other current affairs television programs. Broder, who is in his late 70s, exemplifies an earlier, declining journalistic tradition. Unlike many younger commentators, he appears to eschew partisanship and ideological crusades. Broder's only noted bias beyond his upholding of journalistic norms is a deferential orientation toward officials in both parties and what remains of the "Washington Establishment." Broder is widely seen as something of a bellwether of the "conventional wisdom." Broder won his Pulitzer for commentary in 1973 and has been the recipient of numerous awards and academic honors before and since. He is the author of several books about contemporary politics. He received a A.B. and an A.M. in Political Science from the University of Chicago. In 2000, Broder became a tenured, salaried full professor at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism while continuing full time at The Washington Post. He generally teaches one class a year on politics and the press. This class meets at the Post. The Merrill College highlights Broder's faculty membership in its promotional materials. Merrill College Dean Thomas Kunkel described Broder as a "national treasure" in an American Journalism Review column on the reporter's instant full professorship. He also taught at Duke University.
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