Cleve Wootson Jr. is an American journalist based in Washington,

D.C. He is a reporter at The Washington Post, covering national and breaking news. ^{[2] [1] [0]}

Wootson Jr. graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2005 with a Bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication.

^[1]

Prior to joining The Washington Post in July 2016, he was a reporter at The Charlotte Observer and an intern at The Detroit Free Press.

^[1]