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Published : 23 Apr 2026, 08:50 AM
Dan Eggen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor who spent nearly three decades at The Washington Post, has died at the age of 60.
The daily, citing his former wife Stephanie Armour, said the veteran journalist was found dead at his home in the US capital on Tuesday.
Authorities told his family that no foul play or violence was suspected, while the cause of death remains pending a postmortem examination, it added.
According to the paper, Eggen was a defining figure in American political journalism, helping steer reporting on the White House, Congress, and numerous presidential campaigns.
He was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for coverage of the 9/11 plotters, and later contributed to projects that secured further Pulitzer awards in 2016 for reporting on Russian election interference and in 2022 for coverage of the US Capitol attack.
In a newsroom message, Executive Editor Matt Murray described him as “a sharp editor with a keen story sense” who helped recruit and mentor dozens of political reporters over the years.
Eggen was among hundreds of employees laid off by the Post in February 2026.
He had recently accepted a role at NOTUS, a Washington-based outlet being rebranded as The Star, and was due to join the organisation this spring.
“We are devastated to learn of the passing of Dan Eggen,” the outlet said in a statement, calling him “a legend in our industry and a mentor to many”.
Eggen began his career at the Post as a metro reporter before covering the justice department after the 9/11 attacks and later moving into senior editorial roles.
