https://padlet.com/farnoushamiri/About In the five years since she began working as a journalist, Farnoush Amiri has been published in several outlets while working for a range of media organizations. Farnoush Amiri began her career at The Associated Press as a news associate in June 2019, where she was responsible for covering breaking news on a tight deadline. She is now a statehouse reporter for the AP, based in Columbus, Ohio. Ms. Amiri also has experience with NBC News, where she worked as a digital reporter for a year. While there, she covered deep-dive and daily content on a range of topics, including politics, foreign policy, and natural disasters. In addition, she provided in-depth research to investigative reporters to assist with articles on immigration, charity finances, and other topics. Farnoush Amiri is a board member of the South Asian Journalists Association and is also involved in the Asian American Journalists Association. She holds a bachelor of arts and a master’s degree in journalism, which she earned at San Francisco State University and New York University, respectively. en-us 2020-06-17 08:44:23 UTC 2020-12-04 03:18:51 UTC hello@padlet.com farnoushamiri https://padlet.com/farnoushamiri/About/wish/961988761 A reporter with The Associated Press, Farnoush Amiri covers a variety of matters at the Ohio statehouse related to opioids and abortion to gun control and the impact of COVID-19 on the state’s residents. Farnoush Amiri earned this role as a 2020-2021 corps member of Report for America, a national service program that facilitates truthful and fair reporting on critical, under-covered issues by placing talented journalists in local newsrooms.

]]> 2020-11-26 00:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/farnoushamiri/About/wish/961988761 farnoushamiri https://padlet.com/farnoushamiri/About/wish/986508590 Farnoush Amiri covers the Ohio statehouse as a reporter for The Associated Press, which she joined as a participant in Report for America. A journalist from a Middle Eastern family, Farnoush Amiri wrote a personal essay published on the NPR website in January 2020 in order to share a childhood experience that formed her identity and highlighted the impact of racial profiling.]]> 2020-12-04 03:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/farnoushamiri/About/wish/986508590