Nick Miroff

GlobalPost

Nick Miroff covers Cuba for GlobalPost. He is also a contributor to National Public Radio, and has written for the Washington Post, Mother Jones, Sporting News, the San Francisco Chronicle, and other publications.

 In 2007, Miroff was part of the Washington Post reporting team that won a Pulitzer prize for breaking news coverage of the massacre at Virginia Tech. His story in the Washington Post on coal miners and painkiller addiction in Appalachian southwest Virginia was the recipient of a 2008 Nancy Dickerson Award for Excellent in Reporting on Drug and Alcohol Problems. In 2006, he traveled to Northern Manitoba as part of a radio series on climate change, “Early Signs: Reports from a Warming Planet” that won a 2006 George Polk Award.
Miroff grew up in Albany, N.Y., and earned a bachelor's degree in Spanish and Latin American literature at University of California Santa Cruz. He holds a master's degree from the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

8 ways Cuba has mastered the art of diplomacy to get what it wants

Havana gets by with help from more and more friends.

8 ways Cuba has mastered the art of diplomacy to get what it wants

Cuba, land of the $250,000 family sedan

Cuba, land of the $250,000 family sedan

At Mariel port, Cuba follows Chinese blueprint

At Mariel port, Cuba follows Chinese blueprint

For Cuba’s traveling dissidents, an anxious return

For Cuba’s traveling dissidents, an anxious return

VP Diaz-Canel: Cuba’s man on the make

VP Diaz-Canel: Cuba’s man on the make

In the shadow of El Comandante

Hugo Chavez inspired like-minded leaders, but was also their cautionary tale.

In the shadow of El Comandante

Many mourn Chavez loss across the Americas

"My heart hurts as if I'd lost a family member," said one Havana resident. "I don’t see anyone who will take his place in defending us,” said a passerby in La Paz.

Many mourn Chavez loss across the Americas

Is now Cuba’s last best chance?

Analysis: Final presidential terms for Barack Obama and Raul Castro bring new hopes for a thaw.

Is now Cuba’s last best chance?

Cuba's dissidents go abroad

Will the Cuban government pay a price, or benefit, by finally letting Castro opponents travel?

Cuba's dissidents go abroad

End of the Castro Era

A countdown begins in Cuba.

End of the Castro Era

Immigration reform: A Cuban readjustment?

As Cuba eases its travel laws, anti-Castro lawmakers look to tighten US rules.

Immigration reform: A Cuban readjustment?

Cuba internet: Wired, but not connected

Analysis: Why the island’s internet upgrade won’t bring relief to web-starved Cubans.

Cuba internet: Wired, but not connected

Cuba's 'resale' economics

The island's halfway capitalism has trapped Cubans between private business and the state economy.

Cuba's 'resale' economics

Cuba opens the gates, hoping for a trickle, not a flood

Under a new policy that takes effect Monday, any Cuban with a valid passport will be able to leave the country.

Cuba opens the gates, hoping for a trickle, not a flood

Can Kerry make friends with Cuba?

Probably not. While he’s a critic of US policy toward Havana, he’ll have a hard time actually changing anything.

Can Kerry make friends with Cuba?