Alex Rouhandeh Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Published nearly 700 stories over Newsweek career
• Cover national politics and the 2024 presidential election
• Co-lead coverage of the shareholder battle between Newsweek ownership and their ties to the Olivet Assembly since spring of 2022
• Reporting has resulted in Olivet University branch shutdowns, state investigations, and acknowledgment from the LA Times
• Continue reporting despite legal threats from Olivet University

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Served as sole correspondent on Capitol Hill, advised editors on Congressional matters and strategy, promoted coverage on C-SPAN and SiriusXM
• Provided ground coverage of the 2024 DNC and RNC, reported from Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsin during the 2022 midterms
• Produced in-depth reporting on Republican foreign policy, Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia, organized labor, and the U.S.-Mexico border
• Anchored coverage of Kevin McCarthy’s removal as speaker and Mike Johnson‘s assent to speakership
• Conducted exclusive sit-downs with Kyrsten Sinema, Chris Murphy, Elizabeth Warren, Joni Ernst, others

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Worked within the team that published an exclusive story on the U.S. warning Ukraine of a full-scale Russian invasion within 48 hours
• Questioned head of STRATCOM on his position to fund Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile which contradicted the Biden Administration
• Reported on the strategic and tactical issues surrounding Russia's invasion of Ukraine, contrasting them with America's invasion of Iraq
• Attended weekly Pentagon and Congressional Armed Services Committee press briefings and hearings
• Became one of the first reporters to profile Texas Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales' efforts to reach a bipartisan border security deal

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Broke news of Rep. Ro Khanna’s and Rep. Lois Frankel’s 2021 trading of fossil fuel stocks
• Oversaw coverage of Evergrande’s debt crisis
• Published roughly three to five stories a day on political and general news
• Monitored federal press releases, Dataminr, and news wires for story ideas
• Curated story photos and layout on CMS

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Broke news of airlines' abilities to share data associated with COVID-19 vaccine passports
• Traveled to U.S.-Mexico border, riding alongside CBP officers and interviewing Central American migrants
• Interviewed cybersecurity industry leaders and followed emerging trends
• Issued FOIA requests and conducted research with PACER
• Pitched weekly stories and published roughly three pieces a week

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Aided the training of new interns and facilitated weekly intern meetings
• Helped spearhead effort to post regularly on Instagram
• Reported on enforcement of federal mask mandates on public transportation

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Published 9 articles — a then intern record— including investigation into police use of military equipment and the practices of large pharmaceutical companies
• Provided 2020 electoral coverage by profiling Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, Latino voters, and women voters
• Promoted articles on Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit on a biweekly basis
• Fact-checked over 10 articles, primarily over 3,000 words long

Syracuse, New York Area

• Created Syracuse University-based student organization to strengthen The Stand by attracting volunteers reporters, boosting the paper's presence on campus, and gaining student organization funding to make the volunteer.
• Responsibilities included drafting an organization constitution, overseeing organization members, planning campus recruiting efforts
• Effort was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Syracuse, New York Area

• Covered community events, conducted Q&As with residences, profiled work of nonprofits
• Aided in layout design of paper using Adobe InDesign
• Aided in drafting of grant opportunities and researched of nonprofit news funding opportunities
• Administered surveys regarding newspaper affairs to South Side residents

Syracuse, New York Area

• Raised roughly $14,000 for Syracuse University
• Asked alumni for charitable contributions over the phone
• Spoke to alumni about campus experiences and updated contact information
• Wrote thank you letters

Syracuse, New York Area

• Co-led discussions around diversity, identity, wellness, relationships, allyships and community for first-year students
• Provided aid to the lead facilitator in reviewing student assignments and attendance
• Offered feedback on course improvements

Greater Detroit Area

• Wrote web stories on summer heat, a nonprofit supporting abuse survivors, and child sports physicals
• Shadowed reporters and aided in interviewing assigned sources and people on the street
• Wrote broadcast packages that were edited by supervising producer
• Tracked and updated live primary election results for website
• Logged interviews and hotline tips

Syracuse, New York Area

• Answered constituent phone calls and aided them with their requests
• Input constituent mail into the database, Fireside
• Organized casework files in Microsoft Excel
• Made photocopies of mail and casework
• Relayed messages to staff

Master Of Arts - Ma, Politics

University Senator

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Magazine, Citizenship & Civic Engagement, Policy Studies

Magna Cum Laude, Remembrance Scholar, Renée Crown University Honors Program

Study Abroad Program, South Africa: Multiculturalism And Human Rights

High School Diploma

Student Council, Choir, Spring Musical, Spring Play, Mr. CLC