Joe's reporting has taken him to Iraq, Germany, Paris, Belgium and across the United States. He is currently an international video journalist at The Washington Post.
With a masters degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Joe was honored with the Harrington Award, the school's top graduate honor. He was also awarded the national Scranton Gillette Fellowship and the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Vada and Col. Barney Oldfield National Security Reporting Fellowship.
Joe completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California, where he studied film and business law. He is also the founder and editor of The Assyrian Journal, an online news site covering the global Assyrian community. Before the Post, he served as the multimedia editor for Al-Monitor, a digital news site that covers the Middle East.
Work Experience
January 2023 - Present
The Washington Post
International Video Journalist
Research, write and produce original vertical and horizontal news video packages. Support breaking news assignments and writing and video for live update files. Collect and edit footage from contributors around the world. Wrote stories around visual elements.
July 2021 - August 2022
Al-Monitor
Video Journalist
Research, wrote and produced original news and enterprise videos. Created weekly Middle East Minute video series. Collected and edited video footage from Al-Monitor contributors around the Middle East and North Africa.
August 2020 - July 2021
Al-Monitor
General Assignment Reporter
General assignment reporter. Wrote daily pieces as well as longer enterprise stories. Reported across video, audio, print and social media platforms.
November 2016 - November 2017
Rambler Newspapers
Associate Editor
Covered events across the city of Irving, Texas, including town hall meetings, local special interest stories and feature pieces. Laid out weekly paper through InDesign. Assigned stories to contributors and copy edited their material.
Education
Northwestern University
Master of Science in Journalism, Medill School of Journalism
Specialization in Politics, Policy and Foreign Affairs Reporting. KTA Academic Honors, Harrington Award Winner, Scranton Gillette Awardee.
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts, School of Cinematic Arts
Major in Cinematic Arts Critical Studies, Minor in Business Law
Leadership
2020 Vada and Col. Barney Oldfield National Security Reporting Fellow
National winner of the Radio and Television Digital News Foundation's fellowship as an emerging reporter covering national security.
Harrington Award Winner
Winner of Medill's highest honor for graduate students, awarded across four areas (videography/broadcast, magazine writing, editing and interactive storytelling)
Student Delegate to European Union
One of 15 graduate students nationwide selected to join immersive European Union program and report on the EU Summit in Brussels
Fox Executive Apprenticeship
One of nine graduates nationwide selected for inaugural full-time apprenticeship program, each paired with a different executive. I was paired with Fox Sports Co-President and COO Eric Shanks (has since become CEO and EP)
