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Born July 7, 1974 (age 42) ( 1974-07-07 ) Education Duke University, Columbia Lions men's basketball, Yale University Profiles | ||
Nia malika henderson race gender and the 2016 election
Nia-Malika Henderson born July 7, 1974, is a senior political reporter for CNN. She reports broadly on the 2016 campaign for CNN's digital and television platforms, with a special focus on identity politics — exploring the dynamics of demographics, race and religion, and reporting on the groups of people who help shape national elections.
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- Nia malika henderson race gender and the 2016 election
- Dc partisanship depressingly routine washington post reporter nia malika henderson
- Early life and education
- Career
- References
Dc partisanship depressingly routine washington post reporter nia malika henderson
Early life and education
Henderson graduated from Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, South Carolina in 1992. She went on to graduate cum laude from Duke University with a bachelor's degree in literature and cultural anthropology; and earned master's degrees from Yale University in American studies and Columbia University in journalism.
Career
She began her career writing for the Baltimore Sun and then for Newsday's national staff where she was its lead reporter covering Obama's 2008 campaign, the Democratic primary race and the Democratic National Convention. She also covered the first two years of the Obama administration for Politico.
From 2010 to 2015, she served as a reporter at the Washington Post. As national political reporter for The Washington Post, she covered the White House, the 2012 presidential campaign, the 2010 mid-term elections and anchored The Post's Election 2012 blog. In 2010, she joined CNN as senior political reporter.