[1][2] Denyer had initially planned a departure from the Washington Post in July 2021, but was requested to stay an additional 2 months to cover the Tokyo Olympics.
Former media advisor Sanjaya Baru[7][8] and Tushar Poddar, an economist from Goldman Sachs, distanced themselves from the attributed comments.
In August 2021, an accusation of sexual harassment against Denyer was made public by The Daily Beast in its coverage of Felicia Sonmez's lawsuit against the Post.
[13] In 2016, Denyer won the Hong Kong Human Rights Press Award for best English spot news story.
[18][19][better source needed] Denyer was part of a Washington Post team who won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for a series titled "2°C: Beyond The Limit".