Jeff Zeleny

Jeff Zeleny

Jeff Zeleny in 2009
Born Jeffrey Dean Zeleny
June 10, 1973
Exeter, Nebraska, U.S.
Alma mater University of Nebraska
Years active 1996–present
Known for Senior Washington correspondent for ABC News

Jeffrey Dean Zeleny (born June 10, 1973) is the senior Washington correspondent for CNN. He previously held the same title at ABC News.

Early life and education

Jeffrey Dean Zeleny was born on June 10, 1973, in Exeter, Nebraska,[1][2] whose mother is Diane Naomi Zeleny (née, Yeck) and father is Robert Dean Zeleny. He has two older brothers James Robert Zeleny and Michael Jon Zeleny. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1996, where he studied journalism and political science.[2] While at university, he was the editor of the Daily Nebraskan, the school's newspaper.[3]

Career

Zeleny started working for The Des Moines Register in 1996, and left to write for The Chicago Tribune in 2000.[3] He covered the presidential campaigns in 2000 and 2004 for the paper.[3] In 2006, The New York Times hired him to cover politics, and he covered the 2012 presidential election for the paper, whilst being their lead reporter.[2][3] Zeleny was hired in February 2013 by ABC News to be their senior Washington correspondent and to file stories for the website.[2] He joined CNN in March 2015. His first act was to run a headlining hit piece on Hillary Clinton, helping cement CNN's new image as a solidly right-of-center organization.[4]

References

  1. ↑ University of Wisconsin–River Falls (November 18, 2010). "Jeff Zeleny, New York Times Political Correspondent". University of Wisconsin–River Falls. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Staff(s). "Jeff Zeleny". ABC Medianet. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Crowl, Jonathan (October 31, 2008). "New York Times reporter, ex-DN editor Zeleny keeps busy on road covering Obama campaign". Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jeff Zeleny Joins CNN". March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.

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