Christopher Rowland Clips

I have been a reporter and editor at The Washington Post since 2018, with a focus on enterprise accountability. Below are highlights of my work in both roles.

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ENTERPRISE REPORTING: Long term-care coverage from 2023-2024

Popular assisted living referral ‘A Place for Mom’ glosses over neglect – The Washington Post (May 16, 2024)

An alarming number of assisted-living residents die after wandering away unnoticed – Washington Post (Dec. 17, 2023) 

Homeless seniors in Phoenix, elsewhere are flooding shelters – The Washington Post (May 22, 2023)

Seniors on Medicaid are getting evicted from assisted-living homes – The Washington Post (April 6, 2023)

Senior care is crushingly expensive. Boomers aren’t ready. – The Washington Post (March 20, 2023)

ENTERPRISE REPORTING: Pharmaceutical, biotech, Warp Speed, covid coverage from 2018-2022

How Pfizer engineers overcame early obstacles to produce 3 billion shots – The Washington Post (June 16, 2021)

Pfizer and Moderna vaccine manufacturing is stressing a supply system that previously served a scientific niche – The Washington Post (Feb. 18, 2021)

Coronavirus vaccine supplies fall short of Operation Warp Speed promises – The Washington Post (Dec. 5, 2020)

Why Pfizer didn’t report that its rheumatoid arthritis medication might prevent Alzheimer’s – The Washington Post (June 4, 2019)

Generic drug price-fixing investigation expands to 300 drugs and 16 companies – The Washington Post (Dec. 5, 2018)

Long covid is destroying careers, leaving economic distress in its wake – The Washington Post (Dec. 9, 2021)

Covid hospital bills arrive for patients as insurers restore deductibles and copays – The Washington Post (Sept. 18, 2021)

Long term care facilities claim pandemic immunity in cases where residents did not have coronavirus – The Washington Post (Aug. 20, 2021)

ENTERPRISE EDITING: Select health care stories

U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands. – Washington Post (Dec. 31, 2025)

‘God is an anti-vaxxer’: Inside the conference celebrating RFK Jr.’s rise – The Washington Post (Nov. 10, 2025) 

A middle-class family’s only option: a $43,000 health insurance premium – The Washington Post (Dec. 21, 2025)

Three children with autism, and thousands spent on alternative ‘cures’ – The Washington Post (Nov. 2, 2025)

These adults grew up unvaccinated. After 18, they rushed to protect themselves. – The Washington Post (Oct. 5, 2025)

Gene therapy drug safety is in doubt after deaths. This family won’t give up hope. – The Washington Post (July 26, 2025)

As Hims & Hers rode the weight-loss boom, executives cashed in – The Washington Post (May 1, 2025)

RAPID ACCOUNTABILITY EDITING: Fatal midair collision at Reagan National Airport (These stories were part of breaking and local Pulitzer entries)

Crush of flights routinely strained National Airport capacity before crash – The Washington Post (Sept. 17, 2025) 

Pilots near DCA got 100 helicopter collision warnings in past 10 years – The Washington Post (Feb. 13, 2025) 

For DCA’s air traffic control, a long struggle to manage helicopters – The Washington Post (Jan. 31, 2025)

How helicopters frequently pose dangers to passenger jets along the Potomac – The Washington Post (Jan. 30, 2025)

PROJECT EDITING: America’s deadliest roads for pedestrians

Pedestrian deaths have surged amid neglect and lack of investment – Washington Post (Nov. 19, 2025)

L.A. woman’s death reveals why America’s pedestrian safety plan failed – Washington Post (Dec. 4, 2025)

11 low-cost solutions that could stop the surge in pedestrian deaths – Washington Post (Dec. 20, 2025)