Draft:Vivian Yee
Vivian Yee (born March 26[1]) is an American journalist. She is the Cairo bureau chief for The New York Times and previously reported for the paper from Beirut, Lebanon.
Early life[edit]
Yee grew up in Irvine, California, and Ann Arbor, Michigan.[2] She attended Yale College, where she was the editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News.[1][3]
Career[edit]
After college, Yee interned for The New York Times at the Metro desk. She was then hired, and reported on U.S. immigration policy during the Trump administration.[2] She then reported for the paper in Beirut, Lebanon, including witnessing the 2020 Beirut explosion.[4][5] Following that, she became the paper's Cairo bureau chief. She has covered stories across the Middle East, including the 2021 Tunisian political crisis.[6][7][8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Birthday of the Day: Vivian Yee, NYT Middle East correspondent". Politico. March 26, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Vivian Yee". The New York Times Company. August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Justine (October 21, 2010). "YDN editor in chief Vivian Yee comments on the editorial, the editor's note, and why the Pundits are environmentally conscious". The Yale Herald. EBSCOhost edsgcl.445042579 – via UWIRE.
- ^ Yee, Vivian (August 5, 2020). "I Was Bloodied and Dazed. Beirut Strangers Treated Me Like a Friend". The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "The Day That Shook Beirut". The Daily (Podcast). The New York Times Company. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Darwish, Riham (August 3, 2021). "NYT Journalist Slams Tunisian President After Meeting: 'He Didn't Allow Me to Ask a Single Question'". Al Bawaba. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Tunisia's president 'patronises' journalists in media rights meeting". The New Arab. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Trouble in Tunisia". The Daily (Podcast). The New York Times Company. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Allsop, Jon (July 26, 2022). "A big step backward for Tunisia's press". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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