In 1989 she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and she released her book Divided Lives: The Public and Private Struggles of 3 Accomplished Women in 1995.
[4] The four-article series investigated the role of judges in hiding important safety information from the public through approving confidentiality agreements and sealing court records.
[3] She later became a staff writer for The New Yorker,[6][7] where her work included political reporting in the US[8] as well as profiles on figures such as Saudi Prince Bandar,[9] Ted Kennedy, Tipper Gore,[10] and Harry Reid.
[2] The two of them were featured in the 2020 book What Makes a Marriage Last: 40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the Secrets to a Happy Life by Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas.
[14] Walsh has also appeared on the television series Barefoot Contessa, as a guide to host Ina Garten on a trip to Washington DC.