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Yousra El Asri

Al Jazeera Media Network

Journalism & Digital Media

Bio

Yousra worked in the field of journalism for more than 13 years. She started her career in written journalism and producing reports in Morocco, before joining Al Jazeera in 2014. She worked as an interactive producer on Al Jazeera Mubasher and covered live events, then moved to the digital sector and, with her colleagues, founded Al Jazeera Snapchat. She worked as a Producer in the investigative journalism department, then moved to the digital newsroom to found Ejaz, the first digital newscast in the Arab world, and trained her colleagues on its production. She is currently working as a Senior Producer and managing Al Jazeera Instagram, as well as preparing and presenting reports from different countries. She won the Gold and Silver Award at the US Tele Awards.

Experience

October 2019 - Present: Senior Producer & Team Leader, "Instagram", Digital Devision, «Al Jazeera Media Network». September 2017- October 2019: Producer, Investigative Journalism Unit, Innovation Research Department, Product Dev. and Innovation Directorate, «Al Jazeera Media Network». May 2017-September 2017: Producer & Team Leader, "Snapchat", Innovation Research Department, Product Dev. and Innovation Directorate, «Al Jazeera Media Network». August 2014 - May 2017: Interactive Producer, Output Department, News Directorate, «Al Jazeera Mubasher Channel». March - July 2014: Editor, Programs Section, «Al Jazeera Media Institute». May 2013 - February 2014: Editor, Creation Department, «Saga Communication Agency». February 2012 - January 2013: Journalist Reporter, Maroc Soir Press Agency, «Nesma Magazine». September 2010- February 2012: Journalist Reporter, «Osra Maghribia Magazine».

Education

MSc in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action



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