- Hala Gorani
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birth_place =Seattle, Washington , USA
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website = [http://edition.cnn.com/ CNN International]
footnotes =Hala Basha-Gorani [ [http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=5&id=3459 Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English) ] ] (Arabic : هالة غوراني) (born
March 1 ,1970 ), is aSyrian American anchor/correspondent for "CNN International " based in the network's headquarters inAtlanta, Georgia . Previously based at theLondon bureau, she anchors "CNN International"' s "Your World Today " along with Jim Clancy. The program is seen on CNN/US from 12-1 p.m. Eastern Time. She also hosts a monthly program on CNN called "Inside the Middle East" and often reports from the region.Biography
Gorani was born in
Seattle, Washington ,United States toSyria n parents [ [http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=5&id=3459 Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English) ] ] but was mainly raised inParis ,France . She lived also inAlgeria . Her name "Hala" is a common Arabic name which means "halo". She earned aBachelor of Science in economics fromGeorge Mason University nearWashington, D.C. and graduated from the Institut d'études politiques in Paris in 1995.Career
She began her career as a reporter for "
La Voix du Nord " and "Agence France-Presse " before joining "France 3 " in 1994. After a stint at "Bloomberg Television " in London, she joined CNN in 1998.Establishing herself as a Middle East specialist, she covered the Hezbollah-Israel war in the summer of 2006 from Lebanon as the main anchor for CNN International, helping the network's coverage of the Middle East win an Edward R. Murrow award for "Excellence in Journalism".
Gorani also reports from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt.
In April 2007, she led CNN's coverage of the
2007 French presidential election .Gorani avoids discussing her political and religious views, citing the need for professional neutrality. [ [http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=5&id=3459 Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English) ] ]
Personal life
She speaks English, French and Arabic (though she can't read it). She currently resides in Atlanta.
French novelist Yann Moix dedicated his first novel "Jubilation Vers le Ciel" to Gorani in 1996.
References
External links
* [http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/gorani.hala.html Official profile at CNN.com]
* [http://www.broadsideonline.com/article.php?date=04-10-2006§ion=style&article=cnn.txt GMU, April 2006 for a q's and a's session]
* [http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/middle.east/blog/ Inside the Middle East Blog]
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