Jennifer Griffin
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Jennifer Griffin is a Fox News
correspondent, currently reporting from The Pentagon
in Washington, D.C.
as national security correspondent. Prior to her reassignment (on March 12, 2007), she had reported from Jerusalem for the network since joining it in 1999.
She is credited with conducting a rare interview
with Ariel Sharon
and reported on Sharon's hospitalization. Griffin also provided Fox News' coverage of the expulsion of Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip
.
Griffin has reported from Phuket
, Thailand
following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
and subsequent Asian tsunami. She also played a part in the release of fellow Fox News reporter Steve Centanni
and cameraman Olaf Wiig from captivity in Gaza
in 2006.
Prior to joining Fox News, Griffin covered the Middle Eastern affairs for the Associated Press
, National Public Radio and U.S. News and World Report. Previously, she reported for The Sowetan newspaper in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she covered Nelson Mandela
's release from imprisonment and numerous other moments in South Africa
's transition away from apartheid.
.
Griffin married in Oct. 1994, to Greg Myre
, a journalist who has reported for the Associated Press
and The New York Times
. Griffin and Myre have two daughters; Annalise and Amelia, and son Luke.
A 1992 graduate of Harvard University
, Griffin has a bachelor's degree
in comparative politics.
Griffin discovered a lump while nursing her new baby Luke in September, 2009 and soon was diagnosed with stage 3
breast cancer
. The aggressive nature of this condition had forced her to leave the airwaves to pursue treatment. Now being cancer free, Jennifer returned to the airways on August 25, 2010 reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan.
Fox News Channel
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correspondent, currently reporting from The Pentagon
The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
as national security correspondent. Prior to her reassignment (on March 12, 2007), she had reported from Jerusalem for the network since joining it in 1999.
She is credited with conducting a rare interview
Interview
An interview is a conversation between two people where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.- Interview as a Method for Qualitative Research:"Definition" -...
with Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon is an Israeli statesman and retired general, who served as Israel’s 11th Prime Minister. He has been in a permanent vegetative state since suffering a stroke on 4 January 2006....
and reported on Sharon's hospitalization. Griffin also provided Fox News' coverage of the expulsion of Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
.
Griffin has reported from Phuket
Phuket Province
Phuket , formerly known as Thalang and, in Western sources, Junk Ceylon , is one of the southern provinces of Thailand...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
and subsequent Asian tsunami. She also played a part in the release of fellow Fox News reporter Steve Centanni
Steve Centanni
Steven James Centanni is an American news reporter for Fox News Channel.-Journalism career:Centanni joined FNC in 1996. He is currently based in Washington D.C. as a national correspondent....
and cameraman Olaf Wiig from captivity in Gaza
Gaza
Gaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
in 2006.
Prior to joining Fox News, Griffin covered the Middle Eastern affairs for the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, National Public Radio and U.S. News and World Report. Previously, she reported for The Sowetan newspaper in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she covered Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...
's release from imprisonment and numerous other moments in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
's transition away from apartheid.
Personal
Griffin is a daughter of John W. Griffin, a partner in a Washington law firm, and Carolyn J. Griffin, the producting director of Metrostage, a theater in Alexandria, Va.Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
.
Griffin married in Oct. 1994, to Greg Myre
Greg Myre
John Gregory Myre is an American journalist who reported for The New York Times from Jerusalem until February 2007.In the 1990s, Myre was the Islamabad bureau chief for the Associated Press.-Notes:...
, a journalist who has reported for the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
and The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. Griffin and Myre have two daughters; Annalise and Amelia, and son Luke.
A 1992 graduate of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, Griffin has a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in comparative politics.
Griffin discovered a lump while nursing her new baby Luke in September, 2009 and soon was diagnosed with stage 3
Cancer staging
The stage of a cancer is a description of the extent the cancer has spread. The stage often takes into account the size of a tumor, how deeply it has penetrated, whether it has invaded adjacent organs, how many lymph nodes it has metastasized to , and whether it has spread to distant organs...
breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
. The aggressive nature of this condition had forced her to leave the airwaves to pursue treatment. Now being cancer free, Jennifer returned to the airways on August 25, 2010 reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan.