University of Maryland

Health Policy Reporter at The Washington Post

The Washington Post

White House Reporter

I cover health policy for The Washington Post, focused on the government's covid-19 response, the Department of Health and Human Services, White House health policy and health care legislation on Capitol Hill.

Health Policy Reporter

I covered health policy in Washington, DC and its impact on businesses, insurers, people and other stakeholders across the country.

Thomson Reuters

Healthcare Correspondent

I reported on social media, largely focused on news coverage of Facebook and Twitter. My coverage has included stories about Facebook and Twitter's content removal policies, especially in the wake of terrorist attacks, and Facebook's efforts to expand its global footprint.

Reuters News Agency

Technology Correspondent

I reported and wrote on numerous news teams over the course of nine months, including the health and pharma, U.S. markets and data teams. During this time, I helped with breaking news and in-depth coverage of the global Ebola crisis.

Reporting Trainee

I worked as a general assignment reporter on the health and science desk covering science and medical news, Boston-area research, published studies, public health and various human interest stories. My stories included an A1 feature on an opera singer who struggled with mental health problems and an A1 news feature on scientists working on a faster way to develop vaccines for global health crises.

The Boston Globe

Health/Science Reporting Intern

I was the Kaiser Family Foundation's media reporting intern at Reuters covering health and science, focused on implementation of the Affordable Care Act. I also covered various health studies, health policy and general breaking news.

Kaiser Media Health Reporting Intern

I was a general assignment business reporting intern, writing health-focused business stories and features. I also worked as web production intern and pulled stories from the wire and updated stock market stories throughout the day.

USA TODAY

Business Reporting Intern

I oversaw the entire print publication, website and mobile application of the University of Maryland's daily, student-independent newspaper. I managed 10 section editors and a staff of more than 80 students, as well as edited content, wrote front page headlines, designed pages and wrote staff editorials. I also led the design and launch of an entirely new website and native mobile app, and oversaw the redesign of the print newspaper. I previously served as the paper's news editor and a news staff writer covering several beats.

Yasmeen Abutaleb