Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

Washington, D.C. White House, politics, political campaigns, criminal justice, equity Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, bachelor's in journalism and mass communication Cleve R. Wootson Jr. is a White House reporter for The Washington Post. He previously covered the 2020 campaign for president, and worked on The Post's General Assignment before that. For a decade, he was a reporter for the Charlotte (N.C.) Observer. Honors and Awards: 2021: Polk Award - Justice Reporting category