Janine Zacharia
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Janine Sherri Zacharia is an American
journalist. She was appointed as the Middle East
correspondent for the Washington Post in December 2009. She previously worked as a reporter for Reuters in Israel, the Washington bureau chief for The Jerusalem Post
and a diplomatic reporter for Bloomberg News. She also writes for The New Republic
and makes regular appearances on MSNBC and PBS's Washington Week
. She graduated from Middlebury College
in 1995 and is a native of Long Island, NY. She is married to Jeremy Bailenson, a Stanford University
associate professor of communications.
Recent coverage of the Gaza blockade and flotilla raid have made some of her work, and the work of other journalists, the target of right-wing activists. Leo Rennert, publicly identified by the New York Times as having emailed the editor 164 times in a single year, criticized Zacharia's "assertion that Israel banned school supplies from entering Gaza" as part of its on-going blockade on a conservative website.
United States
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journalist. She was appointed as the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
correspondent for the Washington Post in December 2009. She previously worked as a reporter for Reuters in Israel, the Washington bureau chief for The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post is an Israeli daily English-language broadsheet newspaper, founded on December 1, 1932 by Gershon Agron as The Palestine Post. The daily readership numbers do not approach those of the major Hebrew newspapers....
and a diplomatic reporter for Bloomberg News. She also writes for The New Republic
The New Republic
The magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...
and makes regular appearances on MSNBC and PBS's Washington Week
Washington Week
Washington Week is a public affairs program on PBS. Unlike panel discussion shows that focus on debate as a means of discussing topics, the program follows a path of moderation and discussion...
. She graduated from Middlebury College
Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
in 1995 and is a native of Long Island, NY. She is married to Jeremy Bailenson, a Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
associate professor of communications.
Recent coverage of the Gaza blockade and flotilla raid have made some of her work, and the work of other journalists, the target of right-wing activists. Leo Rennert, publicly identified by the New York Times as having emailed the editor 164 times in a single year, criticized Zacharia's "assertion that Israel banned school supplies from entering Gaza" as part of its on-going blockade on a conservative website.