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Washington, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

London, United Kingdom

Based in London for seven years. One of three NPR correspondents in Ukraine when Russia invaded in February, 2022. I've reported on battlefield tactics, Europe's political response, the impact of Western weapons, Finland and Sweden's push to join NATO, and the war's effect on front-line states, including Moldova and Poland.Arrived in London in June 2016. A week later, the UK voted for Brexit. Since then, covered the most tumultuous period in British politics in decades, including five prime ministers. Also reported on Chinese influence campaigns, terror attacks, the renewed push for Scottish independence, political tensions in Northern Ireland and the death of the Queen.In 2022, won an Edward R. Murrow award for a journey across London exploring the evolution of the English pub. Also have contributed to NPR podcasts, including Consider This, The Indicator from Planet Money, Code Switch and Pop Culture Happy Hour. I also appear on the BBC and PBS Newshour.

China

Spent five years as an NPR correspondent in China, where I covered the first term of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Based in Shanghai, also drove a free taxi around the city for a series on a changing China as seen through the eyes of ordinary people. As part of the series, I drove passengers back to the countryside for Chinese New Year and served as a wedding chauffeur. I expanded his reporting into a book, The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China (Public Affairs, Hachette).While in China, also reported on the government's infamous "black jails" — secret detention centers — as well as my own travails taking China's driver's test, which I failed three times.

Nairobi, Kenya

Served as NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi. Covered the civil war in Somalia, helped track elephants in South Sudan, and interviewed imprisoned Somali pirates, who insisted they were just misunderstood fishermen. During the Arab Spring, covered the crushing of the democracy movement in Bahrain.

Washington, D.C.

NPR's labor correspondent based in Washington, DC. Covered coal mine disasters in West Virginia, the 2008 financial crisis and the bankruptcy of General Motors. Story with producer Brian Reed on how GM failed to learn from a joint-venture factory with Toyota was featured on This American Life.Won an Edward R. Murrow award for NPR's team coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, an Overseas Press Award for The Baltimore Sun's team coverage of environmental pollution in China and a citation from the White House News Photographers Association for documenting the destruction of a Beijing neighborhood.

Correspondent in Beijing for The Baltimore Sun, covering a swath of Asia from East Timor to the Khyber Pass. Also covered Congress and Maryland state politics.

Cambridge, Mass.

Studied Chinese economy, political Islam and creative writing

Hazard Bureau chief, based in a town of 5,000 in the southeastern Kentucky's Appalachia coalfields, covered twelve of the nation's poorest counties. Focused on coal mine safety, marijuana growing, homicides, education and local corruption

Stringer in a suburban bureau covering local government, planning boards, zoning boards, police and features.

Ab, History

Activities and Societies: Triangle Club, Daily Princetonian.Graduated with a degree in U.S. History. Studied non-fiction writing with John.

Nieman Fellow, Chinese Economics, Business, Creative Writing, Political Islam

Activities and Societies: Chinese economics, Political Islam, Creative Writing.I studied creative writing, political islam, chinese.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Domino Club, Glee Club. Student-Faculty Senate

Education record

Education record