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Conor Powell
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Freelance Journalist, CNN
Los Angeles
Beats
Biography
Conor Powell is veteran TV correspondent and host of the Long Shots Podcast. His work has appeared in The Daily Beast, The Hill Newspaper and The National Review. After working in politics and the technology industry for several years, Conor began his journalism career at the NBC affiliate KNDO in Yakima, Washington. Before moving to Afghanistan as a freelance video journalist in February of 2009, Conor covered Congress and the 2008 Presidential election for Newschannel 8 & WJLA in Washington, D.C. From 2009 until 2012, Conor was based in Kabul for Fox News. He traveled and embedded with U.S. and Afghan forces countless times -including during major military operations in Helmand and Kandahar Provinces. In 2011, Conor spent nearly two months in Libya covering the Arab Spring and the Libyan Revolution. After years of traveling in and out of Jerusalem, Conor joined FNC’s Middle East bureau in January 2013. As a Middle East correspondent, he covered a wide range of stories from Syria’s Civil War to Egypt’s military coup to reporting regularly from inside Gaza. In 2019, Conor began freelancing with CNN out of its Los Angeles bureau. At the same time, he created and hosted The Long Shots Podcast with Inside Voices Media. Long Shots tells the story of 8 presidential campaigns that lost their bid for the White House but still changed American politics. Conor Powell graduated with honors from the Virginia Military Institute with a B.A. in International Studies and earned a M.A. in Social and Political Science from Cambridge University in England. He grew up in Arlington, Virginia and is married to Atia Abawi, a journalist and author.
Middle East , America , Politics , Natural Disasters
If no fit for my interests, time or role
Content
Narrogin speedway racer Luke Nardini sentenced to 60 days jail, 12 months probation over fatal US crash
Luke Nardini: Narrogin man facing up to nine months jail under plea deal reached over fatal California crash
Luke Nardini: Narrogin man accused of killing two motorists in head-on crash in US rejects plea deal
Company Info
CNN
CNN Business is the business news division of CNN, which was founded in 1980 as the first 24-hour cable news channel. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, CNN is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN Business provides extensive coverage of global financial markets, economic trends, corporate news, technology, and personal finance. The platform offers a range of content formats, including real-time news articles, video segments, live broadcasts, market data, and financial analysis tools. It also features special reports on significant economic events and corporate developments. CNN Business serves individual investors, business professionals, and general audiences by delivering reliable and timely information to support informed financial decisions and understanding of market dynamics.
New York, New York, United States
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