UW grad, Islamic affairs correspondent Shadid Q&A

Anthony Shadid, Islamic affairs correspondent for The Washington Post, has braved bombs and bullets in the pursuit of some brilliant stories. In 2003, Shadid covered the U.S. invasion of Iraq. His articles from that country, distinguished by their many stirring human portraits, won a Pulitzer Prize. Shadid, 35, earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he’s scheduled to deliver the Ralph O. Nafziger Lecture today.