John McQuaid

John McQuaid, co-author of Path of DestructionJohn McQuaid is based in Washington, D.C. and does investigative and explanatory journalism, specializing in science and politics. In his 22-year-career, most of it with The Times-Picayune of New Orleans, he has covered presidential campaigns and Congress; Latin America (as a correspondent basedMark Schleifstein, co-author of Path of Destruction in Mexico City); and done a number of investigative projects. His work has won many national awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1997 (along with “Path” co-author Mark Schleifstein)for a series on the global fisheries crisis.