Ian James Lee
| Ian James Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wyoming |
| Education | Arizona State University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Spouse(s) | Holly Dagres |
Ian Lee (Ian James Lee) is an American journalist based in Cairo, Egypt for CNN.[1] [2] Prior to working for CNN, Ian was the multimedia editor at the Daily News Egypt from 2009 to 2011. During that time, he also was a freelance video journalist for Time Magazine and spent a year as a package producer for Reuters. Lee has covered the 2011 Arab Spring, Ukraine Crisis, Sochi Winter Olympics, June 30 Revolution in Egypt, 2014 Gaza War, as well as the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.
Early life
Lee was born in Wyoming, USA. Lee graduated in 2007 from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. He also received certificates in Arabic and Islamic Studies from ASU. He was also awarded to the Carnegie Knight Middle East Journalism Scholarship. In 2008, Lee received a Fulbright scholarship to Egypt.[3]
Career
Lee began working for CNN after a church bombing in Alexandria, Egypt on New Year’s Eve 2010.[4] One of Lee’s Tweets during the January 25 Revolution is cited in the book, A Twitter Year: 365 Days in 140 Characters by Kate Bussmann.[5] Lee's Tweets are also preserved in an archived collection maintained by the American University in Cairo Rare Books and Special Collections Library as part of the blogs, Twitter feeds, local and regional media coverage, and other sites related to the January 25th Revolution.[6]
While covering the Libyan Revolution of 2011, Lee was injured in Sirte by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) that exploded next to him. It killed an ambulance driver and sent shrapnel into his leg.[7][8]
During the 2013-15 detention of Al-Jazeera journalists by Egypt, CNN’s Lee reported several times on the Al Jazeera English news channel in a show of solidarity with the imprisoned journalists.[9][10][11] Lee's coverage of the Al Jazeera trial is documented in the book, The Marriott Cell: An Epic Journey from Cairo's Scorpion Prison to Freedom by Mohamed Fahmy.[12]
Awards
- 2008 – Fulbright Scholarship.[13]
- 2011 – Emmy Award for Revolution in Egypt: President Mubarak Steps Down. [14]
- 2011 – Investigative Reporters and Editors’ Tom Renner Award for Death in the Desert.[15]
- 2011 – Peabody Award.
References
- ↑ "Ian Lee". Muck Rack.
- ↑ "Weddings: Holly Dagres, Ian Lee". New York Times.
- ↑ "Wyo native describes CNN correspondent life in Middle East". Wyoming Business Report.
- ↑ "This is Ian Lee". Cairo Scene.
- ↑ Bussmann, Kate. A Twitter Year: 365 Days in 140 Characters. Bloomsbury Publishing.
- ↑ "Archive-It – Egypt Revolution and Politics". archive-it.org. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ↑ "CNN journalist injured in attack near Sirte". CNN.
- ↑ "CNN’s Ian Lee thanks Lander for its support after injury suffered covering Libyan revolution". County 10.
- ↑ "Trial of Al Jazeera staff adjourned in Egypt". Al Jazeera.
- ↑ "Al Jazeera Reporters Are Banned In Egypt, So A CNN Journalist Reports For Them". The Huffington Post.
- ↑ "CNN Correspondent Reports For Al Jazeera, Because AJ Reporters Aren’t Allowed To". AdWeek.
- ↑ Fahmy, Mohamed (2016). The Marriott Cell: An Epic Journey from Cairo's Scorpion Prison to Freedom. Random House Canada. ISBN 9780345816351.
- ↑ "Two Cronkite Graduates Win Fulbrights". Arizona State University.
- ↑ "Winners Announced For The 33rd Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards". The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
- ↑ "2011 IRE Award winners". Investigative Reporters and Editors.