Joseph Rose (journalist)

Joseph Rose (born May 6, 1969, in Wenatchee, Washington, United States) is an American journalist and Episcopal priest formerly based in Portland, Oregon.

He has written about crime, prisons, government, Portland's world-famous bicycle scene, religion, popular culture, music, film, Oregon's methamphetamine epidemic and transportation.

Rose's "Faces of Meth" story[2] was turned into billboards and posters as well as replicated by other American media outlets, including PBS's Frontline.

[3] He was part of the team of reporters that exposed the federal government's trail of errors in the case against Brandon Mayfield, a Portland area attorney who, in the wake of the 9/11 terrorism attacks, was wrongfully arrested for involvement in the 2004 Madrid Train Bombings.

"[8] In addition to his Pulitzer nomination, Rose's journalism awards include several by the Society of Professional Journalists for investigative reporting and his writing on religion, government, the justice system and culture; one for breaking news in the 2011 C.B.