Background
Claiborne, William was born in 1936 in New York City, MEDIA/COMM0.
Claiborne, William was born in 1936 in New York City, MEDIA/COMM0.
Diploma in English, Hobart College, 1959.
Reporter, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, 1959-1966; city editor, Long Island Suffolk Sun, 1966-1969; national correspondent, The Washington Post, Washington, 1969-1974; New York City bureau chief, The Washington Post, Washington, 1974-1977; Jerusalem correspondent, The Washington Post, Washington, 1978-1982; New Delhi correspondent, The Washington Post, Washington, 1982-1985; Johannesburg correspondent, The Washington Post, Washington, 1986-1990; Toronto correspondent, The Washington Post, Washington, 1990-1992; national correspondent, The Washington Post, Washington, 1992-1994; Los Angeles correspondent, The Washington Post, Washington, since 1994.