Jacqueline Alemany

Jacqueline Michele Alemany (born February 24, 1989)[1] is an American journalist and political reporter, who is a congressional correspondent for The Washington Post.[2] She previously authored Power Up, an early-morning newsletter, and covered policy issues including the opioid crisis.[3] In 2021, she was appointed as the anchor of The Early 202, a political newsletter of The Washington Post.[4]

Jackie Alemany
Born
Jacqueline Michele Alemany

(1989-02-24) February 24, 1989
Scarsdale, New York, US
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
Occupation(s)Journalist, news reporter, anchor
Parent(s)Joaquin Alemany
Ellen Luciani Alemany

Early life and education

Alemany was born in Scarsdale, New York, and attended Scarsdale High School.[5] Her parents are Ellen (née Luciani) and Joaquin "Jack" Alemany.[1] Her mother is the descendant of Italian immigrants[1] and her father is the son of Valencian immigrants from Spain.[6] Her mother served as president, chairman, and CEO of CIT Group.[6]

Alemany graduated from Harvard University in 2011, with a degree in government.[7] She was the Harvard Crimson women's basketball team captain during her senior year.[5][8]

Journalism career

Alemany started her career in the page program at CBS News, before being hired as a multimedia reporter in 2012, specializing in domestic and foreign affairs, politics, and general news.[9][10] At CBS News, Alemany covered the 2016 presidential campaign as a digital reporter.[11][12] As a TV network "embed" who lived in the primary state for much of the 2015 primary race, Alemany was included in the HuffPost documentary series New Hampshire.[13]

Alemany was awarded an International Women's Media Foundation fellowship in 2017.[14]

Alemany joined The Washington Post in 2018 after six years at CBS News to author PowerUp, an early-morning newsletter that focused on national politics, the White House and Congress. In 2021, she was appointed a congressional correspondent. Alemany also worked as a contributor at Vogue, and the Huffington Post.[15] In September 2021, she was appointed as the anchor and contributor to The Early 202, a morning newsletter of The Washington Post.[4][16]

References
  1. Broughton, Kristin (September 26, 2017). "How Ellen Alemany is reinventing CIT". American Banker. Alemany has two other children: Jackie, 25, who works as a reporter for CBS in Washington, D.C.
  2. "The Washington Post hires White House reporter Jacqueline Alemany to anchor new early-morning newsletter "Power Up"". The Washington Post. September 5, 2018.
  3. Jacqueline Alemany (October 23, 2017). "How complicated is it to declare opioids a national emergency?". CBS News.
  4. "Jacqueline Alemany, Washington, D.C., Anchor of The Early 202". The Washington Post. 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  5. "Jackie Alemany". Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  6. Lerner, Jane (October 29, 2015). "Village justice appointed in Scarsdale". The Journal News.
  7. "Jacqueline Alemany | HuffPost". HuffPost. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  8. Daley, Nicholas (May 27, 2021). "Jackie Alemany". Harvard Crimson.
  9. "Jacqueline Alemany". International Women's Media Foundation. 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  10. Politico Staff. "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Jacqueline Alemany, WaPo reporter and 'Power Up' anchor". POLITICO. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  11. "CBS News 2016 presidential campaign digital journalists". CBS News. September 16, 2015.
  12. "On a street in Ohio, defiant Democrats flock to Trump". CBS News.
  13. "New Hampshire: What It Takes In The Granite State". HuffPost.
  14. "African Great Lakes Reporting Fellows – International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)". iwmf.org.
  15. "Jacqueline Alemany – Vogue". Vogue. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  16. Sara Fischer (September 13, 2021). "Washington Post expands 202 newsletter franchise". AXIOS. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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