About Steve Fox
Steve has 20 years of experience as an editor and reporter for print and online publications, including 10 as an editor in various capacities at washingtonpost.com. Prior to joining The Post, he was a sportswriter and editor at different publications for about 10 years, including serving as the national college basketball writer for United Press International.
At The Post, he was part of news teams that won numerous awards, including the Online News Association’s award for Most Creative Use of the Medium in 2004, as well as the EPPY award for Best Internet News Service in 2004. He left in October 2006 after spending 15 months as the liaison between the print newsroom and the Web newsroom. During that time he facilitated training of print editors and reporters in everything from shooting video to taking part in online chats to understanding the ebb and flow of the online newsroom. Prior to that he managed the morning news operation of the 24-hour site, making decisions on what went on The Post’s homepage during the busiest part of the online day. He was also part of The Post’s online political team, serving as national/and political editor during the 9/11 terror attacks and the 2002 midterm elections and guiding coverage of the post-election debacle of 2000.
He was originally hired by The Post’s online division in the Fall of 1996 after taking one course in HTML production. He joined The Post’s online sports team and helped coordinate coverage of the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano and ran the night sports desk for two years.
Last November, Steve began working with NYU’s Jay Rosen and a small group of editors to get Assignment Zero, the first project for NewAssignment.Net, off the ground. He served as the project manager prior to its launch and managed many of the contributors and editors involved with the project.
Steve began as an adjunct instructor at the University of Maryland’s journalism school in 1998, teaching an introduction to journalism course. For the past four years, his focus has been on the online journalism section of the program. Steve has also spoken about online journalism and the role of the Web at numerous conferences and forums.
Steve has a master’s degree in International Affairs from American University and a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona, and he remains a devoted Wildcats basketball fan. His wife, Mare, is a University of Connecticut fan, leading to some inspired channel surfing during college basketball season. They have three children: Sean, Shannon and Kendall and one dog, Shiloh.