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American journalist

Mark Hosenball Born Mark Jeffrey Hosenball 1951 (age 74–75) Cleveland, Ohio[1] Occupation Journalist Spouse Carol O'Donaghue ​ (m. 1977)​ [2] Children Alex Hosenball[3]

**Mark Hosenball** is an American national security correspondent and investigative reporter at *[Reuters](/source/Reuters)*.[4] Prior to joining Reuters in September 2010, he worked for *[Newsweek](/source/Newsweek)*. He started there in November 1993, after working at [Dateline NBC](/source/Dateline_NBC) as an investigative producer. He also worked at *[The Sunday Times](/source/The_Sunday_Times)*, the *[Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard)*, *[Time Out](/source/Time_Out_(magazine))*, and contributed articles to *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*, *[The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal)*, and *[The New Republic](/source/The_New_Republic)*. He has also done commentaries for [American Public Radio](/source/American_Public_Radio).

## Early life and education

Hosenball moved to the United Kingdom at age 18 and attended [Leighton Park School](/source/Leighton_Park_School) in [Reading, Berkshire](/source/Reading%2C_Berkshire) for one year. He returned to the United States to attend the [University of Pennsylvania](/source/University_of_Pennsylvania), then attended [Trinity College, Dublin](/source/Trinity_College%2C_Dublin) for three years.[1][5][6]

## Career

After completing his education in Ireland, Hosenball returned to Britain, where he found work as a journalist. In 1976, while working for *Time Out*, Hosenball, [Duncan Campbell](/source/Duncan_Campbell_(journalist%2C_born_1952)), and [Crispin Aubrey](/source/Crispin_Aubrey) (who had also been at [Leighton Park School](/source/Leighton_Park_School)) wrote a story entitled "The Eavesdroppers", which mentioned the existence of Britain's [Government Communications Headquarters](/source/Government_Communications_Headquarters) (GCHQ).[7] Hosenball was deported on grounds of being a "threat to British national security."[1][7] Although he challenged the order in court, he was denied,[8] and was deported to the United States in 1977.

Hosenball began working for *Newsweek* as an investigative correspondent in November 1993. Here he covered a range of issues for the National Affairs department. He has also written stories on terrorism and the [September 11, 2001 attacks](/source/September_11%2C_2001_attacks) on the U.S., campaign finance, the [Clinton-Lewinsky scandal](/source/Clinton-Lewinsky_scandal), the death of [Princess Diana](/source/Princess_Diana), [Bill and Hillary Clinton Whitewater political investigation](/source/Whitewater_controversy), the crashes of [EgyptAir Flight 990](/source/EgyptAir_Flight_990) and [TWA flight 800](/source/TWA_flight_800), and related air safety issues.[5]

Prior to working for *Newsweek*, Hosenball worked for Dateline NBC as an investigative producer and print journalist. As a print journalist, he contributed to many British and American publications.[9]

## Awards and honors

Hosenball has won a number of awards and honors:

- [Overseas Press Club](/source/Overseas_Press_Club)'s most prestigious honour[*[which?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words)*]

- 2002 Ed Cunningham Memorial Award for Hosenball's reporting on the [war on terror](/source/War_on_terror)

- [National Magazine Award](/source/National_Magazine_Awards) for General Excellence in 2002 for its[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] coverage of September 11 and its aftermath

- 2002 [Edgar A. Poe Award](/source/Edgar_A._Poe_Award) for Excellence for a story he co-authored

- 1991 [Peabody Award](/source/Peabody_Award) for his contribution to NBC News coverage of the [BCCI](/source/Bank_of_Credit_and_Commerce_International) scandal[10]

## Personal life

Hosenball is married, has a son and currently resides in the Washington, D.C. area.[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nytimes1976_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nytimes1976_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nytimes1976_1-2) Kilborn, Peter T. (17 November 1976). ["American Newsman Told to Quit Britain"](https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/17/archives/american-newsman-told-to-quit-britain-reporter-for-the-evening.html) (print newspaper). *The New York Times*. London. p. 5. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Notes on People"](https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/21/archives/notes-on-people.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. May 21, 1977.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Mark Hosenball '74 and his son, Alex Hosenball, currently the Online Managing Editor for 34th Street"](https://www.facebook.com/dailypennalumni/photos/mark-hosenball-74-and-his-son-alex-hosenball-currently-the-online-managing-edito/462493160506961/), *facebook.com*, July 2, 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Journalist Spotlight: Mark Hosenball reveals how he scored exclusive Syria aid news"](https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reuters-best/journalist-spotlight-mark-hosenball-reveals-how-he-scored-exclusive-syria-aid-news/). *Reuters News Agency*. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pbsdoc_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pbsdoc_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pbsdoc_5-2) ["America at a Crossroads: Inside the Muslim Brotherhood"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070428114113/http://www.pbs.org/weta/crossroads/about/show_the_brotherhood_film.html). *www.pbs.org*. Public Broadcasting Service. April 2007. Archived from [the original](https://www.pbs.org/weta/crossroads/about/show_the_brotherhood_film.html) on April 28, 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["R. V. Home Secretary, ex p. Hosenball"](http://www.uniset.ca/other/css/hosenball.html).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-harding173_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-harding173_7-1) Harding, Luke (2014). [*The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man*](https://archive.org/details/snowdenfilesinsi0000hard/page/172). New York: Vintage Books. pp. [172–173](https://archive.org/details/snowdenfilesinsi0000hard/page/172). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780804173520](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780804173520). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [870337274](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/870337274). [...] some young journalists in Britain wrote an article called 'The Eavesdroppers.' [...] One, a US citizen named Mark Hosenball, was deported without a right to trial as a purported 'threat to British national security.'

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Court ruling, "[R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Hosenball](http://www.uniset.ca/other/css/hosenball.html)", [1977] 1 W.L.R. 766; [1977] 3 All E.R. 452; Lord Denning presiding judge, March 29, 1977.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Mark Hosenball"](https://muckrack.com/mark-hosenball). *muckrack.com*. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cosmos_10-0)** ["Mark Hosenball (biographical details)"](http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/authors.php?auid=14837). Cosmos. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

## External links

- [Appearances](https://www.c-span.org/person/?39921) on [C-SPAN](/source/C-SPAN)

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