Matea Gold

@mateagold

Washington editor, @nytimes

Washington DC

Joined May 2008

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Aug 2

How the world’s best pole vaulter turns a harrowing sport into something almost musical. Check out this visually stunning breakdown of Mondo's technique: wapo.st/4fszc6w

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Matea Gold@mateagold · May 5

It’s a wonderful day to celebrate journalism and its ability to illuminate and to hold power to account. Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s @PulitzerPrizes, and to the remarkable journalists at @nytimes, including the singular @dougmillsnyt.…

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Dec 9

I am thrilled to join this extraordinary news organization at a critical moment for independent, fair and unflinching journalism, and I can't wait to work with @dickstevenson and this talented staff to run at the consequential stories before us. I will always love The Post and…

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Nov 15

Huge congrats to @LizSeymour, a fantastic journalist, compassionate leader and wonderful human washingtonpost.com/pr/2024/11/14/…

mateagold's tweet card. A veteran Washington Post newsroom leader, Seymour marks her 25th year at the publication.

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Nov 6

How Donald Trump found his footing and fought his way back to the White House by @michaelscherer @AshleyRParker @jdawsey1 @tylerpager wapo.st/3Uzzz6f

mateagold's tweet card. The inside story of the former president’s messy, offensive and remarkable defeat of Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and his political foes.

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Nov 6

How counties are shifting in the 2024 presidential election wapo.st/3UE4X3w

mateagold's tweet card. Most counties voted more Republican this time compared with 2020, shifting toward former president Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Nov 5

Here's what our all-star team of @washingtonpost reporters are watching as the votes come in --> washingtonpost.com/video/politics…

mateagold's tweet card. Post reporters are spread out across the country to follow ballot tabulation, abortion referendums and other crucial storylines as Election Day 2024 unfolds.

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Nov 5

Bookmark and follow our live election results and #PostPulse model here: washingtonpost.com/elections/resu…

mateagold's tweet card. Live-updating election results, maps and analysis of the 2024 presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump from The Washington Post.

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Nov 5

Check out @washingtonpost polling director @sfcpoll's explanation of how we will be reporting race calls: washingtonpost.com/video/politics…

mateagold's tweet card. The process of reporting on election results is complicated, time-consuming and driven by data analysis. Here is how The Washington Post does it.

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Nov 4

How The Washington Post’s forecast will track 2024 election results wapo.st/3Z1fKYx

mateagold's tweet card. Our presidential forecast illustrates how the candidates are faring in the race to winning 270 electoral college votes. It compares the current vote count with the results in recent elections and...

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Nov 4

How The Washington Post will report live election results in 2024 wapo.st/3YzStLD

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Oct 31

The nation’s freshmen reckon with a mass school shooting by one of their own A gutting dispatch from @JohnWoodrowCox & @hannah_natanson wapo.st/4e6ysBZ

mateagold's tweet card. After the Apalachee High shooting, 14-year-olds worried they’d be next. Sought places to hide. And fixated on one fact: The alleged killer, and both slain students, were their age.

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Gerald Loeb Awards@LoebAwards · Oct 11

.@uclaanderson Presents The 2024 Loeb Award For The Feature Category To: “AMERICAN ICON” FROM: @washingtonpost #LoebAwards

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Oct 11

Thank you @IWMF for bringing together such an inspiring group of women who have done so much to shape the news media, and to have the chance together to honor female journalists around the world who are risking their lives to expose truth and hold power to account.

mateagold's tweet image. Thank you @IWMF for bringing together such an inspiring group of women who have done so much to shape the news media, and to have the chance together to honor female journalists around the world who are risking their lives to expose truth and hold power to account.

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Washington Post Communications@WashPostComms · Oct 9

🏆International Women’s Media Foundation’s (@IWMF) names @mateagold and @Krissah30 to “35 for 35 News Industry Leaders” list at the 35th annual Courage in Journalism Awards. Read more here: washingtonpost.com/pr/2024/10/09/…

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Sep 17

Tremendously excited that Kelley Benham French, a gifted journalist who has helped drive distinctive journalism in newsrooms across the country, is joining @washingtonpost's investigations unit as our first-ever narrative accountability editor. washingtonpost.com/pr/2024/09/17/…

mateagold's tweet card. In her new role, Kelley will oversee a team with the mission of harnessing immersive reporting, rigorous investigative work and exceptional writing to produce stories that hold powerful forces to...

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Washington Post Communications@WashPostComms · Aug 1

Statement from The Washington Post on the release of American journalists: washingtonpost.com/pr/2024/08/01/…

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Matea Gold@mateagold · Jul 15, 2024

Witnesses warned police of Trump shooter at least 86 seconds before gunfire, video shows wapo.st/4d5z0Z3

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