Washington Post tech policy reporter Eva Dou was among the layoffs on Wednesday.
She focused on developments in Washington, in courts and legislatures across the country, and in international capitals around the globe.
Dou previously worked on The Post’s international desk, where she worked for three years as a China correspondent focused on business and technology. She joined The Post in March 2020 and was quickly engulfed in coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, chronicling the effects of strict lockdowns on Chinese society.
Before coming to The Post, Dou spent seven years at the Wall Street Journal covering business and political news from Beijing and Taipei. Standout stories included an investigation into the use of forced labor from Xinjiang and an exploration of China’s surveillance technologies that was part of a 2018 Loeb Award-winning team project.
A native of Detroit, Eva is a graduate of the University of Missouri, where she majored in economics and journalism. She speaks fluent Mandarin and is at work on a book about the mysterious family dynasty at the center of Huawei, whose technologies have helped enforce China’s growing police state.
