The Economist has hired Rebecca Tan to be an Asia correspondent.
She will be based in Singapore.
Tan was Southeast Asia bureau chief for The Washington Post. She was twice a Livingston Award finalist for her reporting on conflict and organized crime, and won an Edward R. Murrow award for an audio story recorded at sea.
She was previously a reporter on the local desk, where she was part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize in public service for coverage of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Prior to the Post, she wrote for Vox.com.
Tan is a University of Pennsylvania graduate.
