Edith Chapin
Edith Chapin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Edith Chapin is an American journalist and the current Editor in Chief and acting Chief Content Officer of
Early life
The daughter of a Foreign Service officer, Chapin spent years living in Brazil, Ethiopia, and Guatemala.
Career
After graduating from Northwestern, Chapin joined CNN. She spent 25 years working at the network, eventually achieving the position of Vice President and Deputy Bureau Chief of CNN's Washington, D.C. bureau.[citation needed]
During her career at CNN, Chapin was present in New York City during the September 11 attacks.[4] She subsequently directed all coverage of the attacks and their aftermath.[citation needed] She contributed to a 2002 book recounting the events of September 11, Covering Catastrophe.[5]
In 2012, she joined NPR as the senior supervising editor of the NPR News Foreign Desk.[4] In 2015, she was promoted to executive editor of NPR.[citation needed]
Awards
Chapin received a
References
- ^ "Edith Chapin". NPR.org. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Edith Chapin to Lead NPR's Foreign Coverage". www.npr.org. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Inductees to Medill Hall of Achievement to speak on panel - Northwestern Now". news.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Getting to Know New NPR Foreign Editor Edith Chapin". NPR. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "People". www.salzburgglobal.org. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Six alumni to be inducted into Medill Hall of Achievement - Northwestern Now". news.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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