Ian James Lee
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Born | Ian James Lee 1984 (age 39–40) Lander, Wyoming, United States |
Education | Arizona State University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse | Holly Dagres (2016-present) |
Ian James Lee (born 1984) is an American journalist based in Britain for
Early life
Lee was born in Lander, Wyoming, USA. Lee graduated in 2007 from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, along with certificates in Islamic Studies and Arabic. He was accepted into an internship program funded by the Carnegie-Knight Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education a. In 2008, Lee received a Fulbright scholarship, among 12 Arizona State University graduates selected for a Fulbright that. He spent a year at American University in Cairo, Egypt, studying the reporting differences between newspapers written in English and those written in Arabic.[3]
Career
Lee began working for CNN after a church bombing in Alexandria, Egypt, on New Year’s Eve 2010.
While covering the
During the
Lee was on board the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas in the Atlantic Ocean to cover the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. He was on Anderson Cooper 360° while experiencing totality on the cruise liner.[14][15]
Awards
- 2008 – Fulbright Scholarship.[16]
- 2011 – Emmy Award for Revolution in Egypt: President Mubarak Steps Down.[17]
- 2011 – Investigative Reporters and Editors’ Tom Renner Award for Death in the Desert.[18]
- 2011 – Peabody Award.
References
- ^ "Ian Lee". CBS New.
- ^ "Weddings: Holly Dagres, Ian Lee". The New York Times. 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Wyo native describes CNN correspondent life in Middle East". Wyoming Business Report. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "This is Ian Lee". Cairo Scene.
- ISBN 9781408829066.
- ^ "Archive-It – Egypt Revolution and Politics". archive-it.org. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ISBN 978-0205695911.
- ^ "CNN journalist injured in attack near Sirte". CNN.
- ^ "CNN's Ian Lee thanks Lander for its support after injury suffered covering Libyan revolution". County 10.
- ^ "Trial of Al Jazeera staff adjourned in Egypt". Al Jazeera.
- ^ "Al Jazeera Reporters Are Banned In Egypt, So A CNN Journalist Reports For Them". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "CNN Correspondent Reports For Al Jazeera, Because AJ Reporters Aren't Allowed To". AdWeek.
- ISBN 9780345816351.
- ^ "CNN reporter aboard cruise ship during totality". CNN. 21 August 2017.
- ^ "CNN anchor aboard cruise ship during totality". MSN.
- ^ "Two Cronkite Graduates Win Fulbrights". Arizona State University.
- ^ "Winners Announced For The 33rd Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards". The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "2011 IRE Award winners". Investigative Reporters and Editors. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2017-06-12.