Hala Basha Gorani – American journalist, anchor and correspondent for CNN International
Education :
- B.S : Economics , George Mason University, Fairfax , Virginia
- Graduate – Institut d’etudes Politiques, Paris (1995)
- Honorary Doctorate – George Mason University, Virginia (2015)
Awards / Recognitions:
- 2018: News and Documentary Emmy win for “Syria: Gasping for Life in Khan Sheikhoun.”
- 2018: News and Documentary Emmy nomination for Outstanding Breaking News Coverage, Manchester Concert Attack.
- 2016: Television Personality of the Year, Association for International Broadcasting.
- 2015: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, George Mason University .
- 2015: Named one of the most powerful women by Forbes Woman Middle East.
- 2012: News and Documentary Emmy win for coverage of the Egyptian revolution.
- 2012: News and Documentary Emmy nomination for Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story – Long Form (Anderson Cooper 360).
- 2012: George Foster Peabody Award for the network’s coverage of the Arab Spring.
- 2011–2015: Named among 100 Most powerful Arab women by Arabian Business Magazine.
- 2007: Edward R. Murrow Award for the network’s coverage of the continuing coverage of the Middle East conflict.
- Ranked 8th in Forbes ‘The Most Powerful Arab Women in 2015’
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American – Syrian- American / Syrian Arab