Ellen Nakashima

About

Ellen Nakashima covers national security, including cyber and intelligence issues, for The Washington Post. She has explored the intersection of technology and national security, and has covered cyber policy and operations from the George W. Bush to Biden administrations. She has been part of three Pulitzer-prize winning teams at The Post. The awards were for coverage of the causes and costs of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, Moscow’s efforts to influence the 2016 election, and the hidden scope and policy implications of National Security Agency surveillance. She joined The Post in 1995. She has also been a Southeast Asia correspondent (2002-2006), and covered regional education issues, the Clinton White House and Al Gore's 2000 presidential run.