Carl M. Cannon (born 1953) is an American journalist who is the executive editor and Washington, D.C., bureau chief of RealClearPolitics. He describes himself as "a lifelong political independent and nonpartisan journalist."
Cannon, son of Lou Cannon, was born in California and graduated from the University of Colorado. He worked as a reporter in Petersburg, Virginia, Columbus, Georgia, and at The San Diego Tribune, and later the San Jose Mercury News, the Baltimore Sun, and the National Journal before being hired by RealClearPolitics in 2011. At the Mercury News, he was part of the reporting team that was awarded the 1990 Pulitzer Prize in the category of general news reporting for coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake. In 2003, he was elected president of the White House Correspondents Association. He has also served as a Fellow-in-Residence at the Harvard University Institute of Politics. Cannon is a recipient of the Aldo Beckman Award for Journalistic Excellence.
Bibliography TitleYearISBNPublisherSubject matterInterviews, presentations, and reviewsCommentsThe Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War2003Rowman & Littlefield Booknotes interview with Cannon on The Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War, December 28, 2003, C-SPANBoy Genius: Karl Rove, the Architect of George W. Bush's Remarkable Political Triumphs2005PublicAffairsKarl Rove Written with Lou Dubose and Jan Reid.Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy2008PublicAffairsGeorge W. BushAfter Words interview with Cannon on Reagan's Disciple, March 23, 2008, C-SPANWritten with Lou Cannon.Circle of Greed: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Lawyer Who Brought Corporate America to its Knees 2010Broadway BooksWilliam LerachAfter Words interview with Cannon on Circle of Greed, July 31, 2010, C-SPANWritten with Patrick Dillon.On This Date: From the Pilgrims to Today, Discovering America One Day at a Time2017 Twelve Book party hosted by the Hoover Institution for On This Date, July 19, 2017, C-SPAN Q&A interview with Cannon on On This Date, August 20, 2017, C-SPAN
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