Edward Cody
Correspondent

Ed Cody is based in Paris for The Washington Post. Before moving to Paris, Cody covered China from the Post’s Beijing bureau, the Middle East from Post bureaus in Cairo and Beirut and Central America from Mexico City and Miami. He has also worked for the Charlotte Observer and the Associated Press, where he reported in New York, New Delhi, Beirut and Paris. Cody has degrees from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and has also studied at the University of Florence and the University of Paris.

Latest by Edward Cody

English-language proposal has French up in arms

Many are outraged by a bill that would allow French universities to teach more courses in English.

In France, a Socialist only in name?

In France, a Socialist only in name?

François Hollande’s version of Socialism is unnerving critics on both sides of the spectrum.

In Europe, widening impatience over austerity hits politicians hard

In Europe, widening impatience over austerity hits politicians hard

With economies stagnant and unemployment rising, Europeans say debt may not be so bad.

Seven peculiar rules imposed on the French

Seven peculiar rules imposed on the French

From how to plant trees on a sidewalk to exactly how much egg to serve to schoolkids.