Min Jung "MJ" Lee (born March 5,[1] 1987) is a South Korean-born American political correspondent for CNN and is currently a White House correspondent for the network.
Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea and raised in Hong Kong, where she and her brother attended Hong Kong International School (an American-system style school). In her junior year of high school, she moved to the United States to attend a boarding school and has never returned to South Korea.[2] In 2009, she graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in government and Chinese.[3] During college, she interned for The Washington Post and South China Morning Post.[4] Lee was offered an entry level journalism position, but was then rejected due to being on a visa.[2]
In January 2021, Lee was promoted to White House correspondent under the Biden administration.[10]
At APEC United States 2023, she asked US president Biden if he considered Chinese president Xi a dictator. Biden replied yes.[11]
Personal lifeedit
Lee became an American citizen on September 17, 2016, on Ellis Island, coinciding with her coverage of the 2016 US presidential election campaign.[2] She is married to fellow journalist Alex Burns.[3] In February 2021, she gave birth to their first child.
Referencesedit
^ abLippman, Daniel (March 5, 2018). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: MJ Lee, CNN national political reporter". Politico. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^ abcLee, MJ (September 23, 2016). "The day I became an American citizen". CNN. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^ abPappu, Sridhar (March 5, 2016). "Millennial Reporters Grab the Campaign-Trail Spotlight". New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^Wemple, Erik (December 19, 2014). "Politico editor Susan Glasser: We're in a 'period of growth and rising ambition'". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^Wemple, Erik (December 8, 2016). "CNN reporter felt like a 'new person' after switch from Trump to Clinton". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^"MJ Lee - Correspondent". CNN. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^Lee, MJ (March 9, 2017). "Nobody wants their name on the Republican health care bill". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^Lee, MJ (January 9, 2017). "How the tables are turning on Obamacare". CNN. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^Brian Stelter (January 11, 2021). "CNN announces promotions for Jake Tapper, Abby Phillip, Dana Bash and others". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
^Donald Judd (November 16, 2023). "Biden says he still believes Xi Jinping is a dictator". CNN. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
November 27, 2023
this, article, about, american, reporter, south, korean, actress, jung, this, korean, name, family, name, jung, born, march, 1987, south, korean, born, american, political, correspondent, currently, white, house, correspondent, network, bornlee, jung, 1987, ma. This article is about the American reporter For the South Korean actress see Lee Min jung In this Korean name the family name is Lee Min Jung MJ Lee born March 5 1 1987 is a South Korean born American political correspondent for CNN and is currently a White House correspondent for the network MJ LeeBornLee Min jung 1987 03 05 March 5 1987 age 36 Seoul South KoreaOther namesMin Jung LeeCitizenshipUnited StatesAlma materGeorgetown UniversityOccupation s Journalist political correspondentYears active2009 presentEmployer s CNN 2014 present Politico 2009 2014 Known forCNN White House CorrespondentSpouseAlex BurnsChildren1Korean nameHangul이민정Hanja李珉廷Revised RomanizationI Min jeongMcCune ReischauerI MinjŏngShe has previously worked for Politico Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editLee was born in Seoul South Korea and raised in Hong Kong where she and her brother attended Hong Kong International School an American system style school In her junior year of high school she moved to the United States to attend a boarding school and has never returned to South Korea 2 In 2009 she graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in government and Chinese 3 During college she interned for The Washington Post and South China Morning Post 4 Lee was offered an entry level journalism position but was then rejected due to being on a visa 2 Career editMonths after graduation Lee began working at Politico as a web producer 1 By 2012 she was a finance reporter after a year on the breaking news desk In 2014 she started working at CNN 5 Since working at CNN she has covered the 2016 United States presidential election both Trump and Clinton campaigns 6 as well as how the Me Too movement has affected Capitol Hill covering the allegations against ousted U S Senator Al Franken D MN former White House aide and Staff Secretary Rob Porter and former U S Representative Blake Farenthold R TX all of whom resigned from their positions as a result of abuse or sexual misconduct allegations 7 She has also covered the Republicans contemporary attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act 8 9 Lee covered the 2020 Democratic presidential primary with a focus on the Elizabeth Warren campaign and the 2020 United States presidential election with a focus on the Joe Biden campaign In January 2021 Lee was promoted to White House correspondent under the Biden administration 10 At APEC United States 2023 she asked US president Biden if he considered Chinese president Xi a dictator Biden replied yes 11 Personal life editLee became an American citizen on September 17 2016 on Ellis Island coinciding with her coverage of the 2016 US presidential election campaign 2 She is married to fellow journalist Alex Burns 3 In February 2021 she gave birth to their first child References edit a b Lippman Daniel March 5 2018 BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY MJ Lee CNN national political reporter Politico Retrieved October 5 2019 a b c Lee MJ September 23 2016 The day I became an American citizen CNN Retrieved October 5 2019 a b Pappu Sridhar March 5 2016 Millennial Reporters Grab the Campaign Trail Spotlight New York Times Retrieved October 5 2019 Success Stories Class of 2009 Georgetown University Retrieved October 5 2019 Wemple Erik December 19 2014 Politico editor Susan Glasser We re in a period of growth and rising ambition The Washington Post Retrieved October 5 2019 Wemple Erik December 8 2016 CNN reporter felt like a new person after switch from Trump to Clinton The Washington Post Retrieved October 5 2019 MJ Lee Correspondent CNN Retrieved October 5 2019 Lee MJ March 9 2017 Nobody wants their name on the Republican health care bill Casper Star Tribune Retrieved October 5 2019 Lee MJ January 9 2017 How the tables are turning on Obamacare CNN Retrieved October 5 2019 Brian Stelter January 11 2021 CNN announces promotions for Jake Tapper Abby Phillip Dana Bash and others CNN Retrieved January 11 2021 Donald Judd November 16 2023 Biden says he still believes Xi Jinping is a dictator CNN Retrieved November 20 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MJ Lee amp oldid 1185996075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
