Whitney Leaming

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Video Reporter at The Washington Post

Senior video journalist & filmmaker @washingtonpost; [email protected]

Featured in: Favicon

washingtonpost.com Favicon

publico.pt Favicon

thebaltimorepost.com Favicon

recordpatriot.com

Articles

Where does hurricane waste go? We tracked it with Air Tags to find out.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | John Farrell |Whitney Leaming |Drea Cornejo |Naema Ahmed

Where does hurricane waste go? We tracked it with Air Tags to find out. (washingtonpost.com) Where does hurricane waste go? We tracked it with Air Tags to find out. By John Farrell; Whitney Leaming; Drea Cornejo; Naema Ahmed 2025041710003700 TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — Days after the one-two punch of Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck Florida's Gulf Coast last fall, piles of waste and debris walled the streets of this community.
Try these shoulder stretches from a Paralympic swimmer

Aug 2, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Gretchen Reynolds |Whitney Leaming |Carson TerBush |Julia Wall

Scroll to continueParis OlympicsTurn on reduced motioninfoHere’s how Paralympic swimmer Jamal Hill warm ups and loosens his upper body. By Gretchen Reynolds, Whitney Leaming, Carson TerBush and Julia WallAugust 2, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.At age 23, Jamal Hill, learned he has Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a progressive neurological condition that affects muscles, especially in the arms and legs.
Try these lower-body stretches from an Olympic air pistol athlete

Aug 2, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Gretchen Reynolds |Carson TerBush |Whitney Leaming

Scroll to continueParis OlympicsTurn on reduced motioninfoThese lower-body stretches keep pistol athlete Alexis Lagan flexible. By Gretchen Reynolds, Carson TerBush and Whitney LeamingAugust 2, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.A ballerina for 16 years, Alexis “Lexi” Lagan, 31, took up competitive shooting as a hobby while in college at the University of Utah, where she was studying physics and pre-law, soon becoming an expert in the 10-meter air pistol.
Try this leg workout from an Olympic boxer

Aug 2, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Gretchen Reynolds |Whitney Leaming |Carson TerBush

Scroll to continueParis OlympicsTurn on reduced motioninfoMorelle “Mo” McCane shows how to develop fast feet and powerful legs. By Gretchen Reynolds, Whitney Leaming and Carson TerBushAugust 2, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.“Million-Dollar Mo,” as McCane, 29, calls herself on social media, discovered boxing when she tagged along with a relative to a boxing class in her hometown of Cleveland and caught the eye of the coach.
Try this javelin thrower’s upper body workout

Aug 2, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Gretchen Reynolds |Carson TerBush |Whitney Leaming

Scroll to continueParis OlympicsTurn on reduced motioninfoThree moves to a stronger, sleeker upper body, according to Ariana Ince. By Gretchen Reynolds, Carson TerBush and Whitney LeamingAugust 2, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.Ariana Ince, 35, is an engineer, 2021 Olympic javelin thrower and bronze medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games. She can heave a 600-gram (21-ounce) javelin more than 200 feet, thanks in large part to eye-catching arms.
Trump makes RNC appearance after picking J.D. Vance as VP: RNC highlights - The Washington Post

Jul 22, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Amy B Wang |Mariana Alfaro |Patrick Svitek |Maegan Vazquez |Azi Paybarah |Faiz Siddiqui | +50 more

Updates from the 2024 election campaign trail with the latest news on Trump, Biden and the Republican National Convention.
Corals are under siege. Is this the best way to save them?

Apr 25, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Amudalat Ajasa |Whitney Leaming |Carolyn Van Houten

As record ocean heat threatens corals off Florida and across the globe, conservationists are shifting their strategyCommentSaveIn Florida, swaths of coral paint a colorful landscape across the ocean floor and serve a key role in its ecosystem. But last summer, amid the longest marine heat wave in decades, many were scorched — drained of color and their survival left in question. It’s a scenario becoming much more common. April 26 at 6:30 a.m.KEY LARGO, Fla.
Flashpoints 2024: Immigration and security at the southern border

Sep 12, 2023 | sfgate.com | Jorge Ribas |Whitney Leaming

In May 2023, as the pandemic-era border enforcement policy issued under Title 42 came to an end, 2024 presidential hopefuls convened on the southern border to bring renewed attention to immigration. Now, as the next election looms, how these candidates tackle immigration and border security may determine who wins the White House. Flashpoints: The Southern Border is part of a new Washington Post original series, Flashpoints.
How immigration and border security will affect the 2024 election

Sep 11, 2023 | washingtonpost.com | Jorge Ribas |Whitney Leaming

In May 2023, as the pandemic-era border enforcement policy issued under Title 42 came to an end, 2024 presidential hopefuls convened on the southern border to bring renewed attention to immigration. Now, as the next election looms, how these candidates tackle immigration and border security may determine who wins the White House. Flashpoints: The Southern Border is part of a new Washington Post original series, Flashpoints.