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Performer (Interviewee)

Jennifer Hassan

Interviewer

Dr. You Li

Geographic Location

United Kingdom

Biography

Jennifer Hassan is a London-based breaking news reporter for the foreign desk at the Washington Post. Before joining the Post in 2016, she worked as a social media editor at MailOnline.

Hassan, a London-based staff reporter for the Washington Post, probably contracted the coronavirus from a trip to Thailand before the U.K. announced its first case. She recalled her personal experiences of surviving COVID early on when no test was available. Once recovered, Hassan chased the 24/7 news cycle coordinating with the international team across the U.S., South Korea, and the U.K., and published over 900 articles during COVID. She shared her challenges and takeaways from reporting the pandemic and acknowledged the contributions of women journalists.

Interview Date

6-1-2023

Subject

misinformation/disinformation, mental health, interviewing and reporting process, harassment, public distrust in the media, U.K., women journalists' contributions, staff reporter, COVID-19, pandemic, The Washington Post, Covid recovery, women in journalism, journalism, Eastern Michigan University Archives

Publisher

Eastern Michigan University Archives

Digital Object File Type

mp3

Run Time

1:06:54

Rights

Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript, headshot, and stories is held by the content creator, author, artist, or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).

Jennifer Hassan, Oral History Interview, 2023

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