Sally Buzbee
Sally Buzbee is an American journalist. She has been Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of The Associated Press since Jan. 1, 2017. From 2011 to 2017, Buzbee was AP’s Washington bureau chief.[1]
Early life and education
Buzbee is a native of Walla Walla, Washington[2] and lived in Pleasanton, California; Plano, Texas; and Olathe, Kansas.
She graduated from the University of Kansas in December 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She got her Masters of Business Administration in April 1997 from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C[3].
Career
Buzbee started her journalism career with The Associated Press in 1988 as a reporter in Topeka, Kansas[4]. She was AP’s San Diego correspondent before moving to the AP Washington bureau in 1995. In Washington, Buzbee reported on education and politics and was promoted to assistant chief of bureau, where she oversaw coverage of foreign affairs and national security after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
For five years beginning in November 2004, Buzbee was AP’s Middle East regional editor based in Cairo. She was in charge of news coverage, staffing and logistics for 16 countries in the region. She led AP’s coverage of Iraq, Iran, the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, and the Darfur crisis. While she was in Cairo, AP became one of the first Western news agencies to open a news bureau in Saudi Arabia.[5]
In 2010, Buzbee became deputy managing editor in New York City and was named Washington Bureau Chief later that year[5]. As chief of bureau, Buzbee led AP’s coverage of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign and election of Donald Trump[6], and the 2012 election, including polling and investigative units, as well as coverage of the White House, Congress and the Pentagon. She worked to speed up delivery of news for readers on social and mobile platforms. [7]
In November 2016, it was announced that Buzbee would succeed Kathleen Carroll as executive editor of The Associated Press, effective Jan. 1, 2017.[8]
References
- ↑ "Sally Buzbee named AP's executive editor". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ Eveland, Annie Charnley. "Walla Walla native new executive editor of The Associated Press". Union Bulletin. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "Sally Buzbee named AP Washington bureau chief". 2010-10-02. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "Sally Buzbee named executive editor of The Associated Press". POLITICO Media. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Sally Buzbee named AP Washington bureau chief". Boston.com. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ Wemple, Erik (2016-11-17). "Rising AP executive editor Sally Buzbee: Goal is to 'help newspapers survive in the future'". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "Sally Buzbee named Associated Press executive editor". Associated Press. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "Washington Bureau Chief Sally Buzbee named AP executive editor". Associated Press. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
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