Yasmeen Sami Alamiri

Yasmeen Sami Alamiri is an Iraqi American award-winning journalist. She currently serves as the senior news editor for PBS NewsHour.[1]

Alamiri became a White House correspondent in 2007.[2] In that capacity, Alamiri was one of the founding members of the White House foreign press pool.[3] She has covered U.S. politics and policy for a variety of news organizations, such as Rare,[4] BBC, WJLA-TV, Al Arabiya, and Fair Observer.[5][6][7] She served on the Board of Directors for The Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC).[8] Alamiri was also recognized as a member of the Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Media 2021 cohort.

She is a graduate of James Madison University and American University.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "About Us". PBS. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ The Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC) (2013-12-03). "Interview with EPIC". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. ^ Politico. "Foreign reporters get new slot". Politico. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Yasmeen Alamiri | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  5. ^ Al Arabiya (11 April 2015). "Biden's policies on Iraq from separation to unity". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. ^ Fair Observer. "Fair Observer profile". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Yasmeen Alamiri Twitter Account". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  8. ^ EPIC. "EPIC Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2016.