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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