Elissa Nadworny moves to National Desk
In a note to newsroom staff, Ammad Omar, Chief National Editor, Catherine Laidlaw, Deputy National Desk Editor and Russell Lewis, National Desk Supervising Editor, made the following announcement:
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Wanyu Zhang/Wanyu ZhangWe're thrilled to announce that Elissa Nadworny will be moving to the National Desk to cover reproductive rights and the surrounding debate for the rest of the year.
Elissa has long been a correspondent on the Education Desk, covering higher education, but you have probably heard her covering a wide range of other stories as well. She recently traveled to Ukraine and Israel to cover the conflicts there. She's also a regular guest host on All Things Considered, Life Kit and Weekend Edition.
Her reporting has often centered on the most vulnerable, including stories highlighting the challenges new moms and pregnant women are facing in Gaza and an 8-month long reporting project tracking down children from a kindergarten class in eastern Ukraine.She's won numerous awards for her work, including a James Beard award, an Edward R. Murrow award, and several Gracie awards.
Before joining NPR in 2014, Elissa worked for Bloomberg News, covering the White House
Elissa will start her new beat in the coming weeks - we hope you join us in congratulating her on this new role!
-Ammad, Catherine and Russell, and the rest of the National Desk team!