Cassidy Mcdonald Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

60 Minutes reports: - "Nvidia," inside the company powering today's AI, including interviews with CEO Jensen Huang (2024) - "Chaos on Campus," a report about student tensions over the Israel-Hamas war (2023) - "Vice President Harris," a news-making interview with Vice President Kamala Harris (2023) - "Rich Paul," profiling the powerful sports agent (2023) - "The HistoryMakers," highlighting one organization's efforts to document the achievements of historically significant Black Americans (2023) - "The French President," a wide-ranging interview with President Emmanuel Macron (2022) - "After Ian," reporting on the devastation after Hurricane Ian (2022) - "Shields Up," a report on the threat of Russian cyberattacks amid the war in Ukraine (2022) - "Voting Rights & Wrongs," investigating Wisconsin's continued battle over the 2020 vote (2022) - "Running Dry," a report on the drought-stricken Colorado River (2021) - "Securing the Election," an interview with fired CISA director Chris Krebs (2020)

Washington Dc

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Beijing City, China

Led the visual reporting unit at TechNode, a China-focused technology news organization. Reported across platforms; produced videos, photo essays and print journalism.

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Awarded a one-year fellowship that supported me to work as a journalist and study Mandarin in China, where I was a visiting scholar at Nanjing University's School of Journalism and Communication. Freelanced for SupChina, TechNode and the Nanjinger magazine.

Beijing City, China

Provided research and reporting assistance for a documentary series about international news for Chinese audiences. Worked as the only foreigner on Tencent's international news team and assisted correspondents with Mandarin to English translations.

Okalahoma, Arkansas

Selected as New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof's reporting companion in his national "Win a Trip with Nick" competition. Reported for the New York Times on American poverty, mass incarceration, drug addiction and philanthropy .

Notre Dame, In

Led a team of more than 50 to produce Notre Dame’s monthly student news magazine, which under my tenure was named “News magazine of the Year” by the Indiana Collegiate Press Association.

Marketing And Journalism

High School