Joie Chen

Joie Chen
Born
Joie Chen
EducationNorthwestern (BA)
Northwestern (MA)
OccupationNews anchor
Years active1985–present
Known foranchor, CNN
Al Jazeera America America Tonight anchor
White House Correspondent, CBS News

Joie Chen (born 28 August 1961) is a Chinese American television journalist as well as an Asian American broadcast journalist. She was the anchor of Al Jazeera America's flagship evening news show America Tonight, which was launched in August 2013.[1] In January 2016, the channel announced it would close on 12 April 2016.[2][3]

Chen has been a Washington-based correspondent for CBS News, reporting from the White House, Capitol Hill and other beats for all of the network's programming. She also contributed to CBS Sunday Morning and won an Emmy for her coverage of the D.C. sniper attacks. She has been an anchor at CNN and CNN International, covering world affairs and domestic issues, and she reported for USA Today on TV.

In 2018, Chen was named director of Northwestern University's Washington D.C.-based Medill School of Journalism programs.[4] She is currently Advisor and Faculty at the Poynter Institute in Washington, DC.[5]

  1. ^ Byers, Dylan (23 July 2013). "Joie Chen to host Al Jazeera America's 'America Tonight'". Politico. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. ^ Farhi, Paul (13 January 2016). "Al Jazeera America news channel to close up shop". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Al Jazeera America to Shut Down". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Award-winning reporter Joie Chen named director of Medill Washington programs". Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ^ "faculty – Poynter".