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Molly Hennessy-Fiske

Molly Hennessy-Fiske

National reporter
Houston,TX

Summary

Texas-based national reporter breaking news and delivering on deadline. Team contributions increased audience engagement and produced award-winning content.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

National Reporter

Washington Post
08.2022 - Current
  • Covers red state beat with bilingual reporting, capturing audio, photos, and video for multimedia stories.and live blogs. Collaborates with teams for mass protests, shootings, RNC/DNC (including Pulitzer finalist Trump assassination attempt coverage).

National/Foreign

Los Angeles Times
01.2006 - 01.2022
  • Houston bureau chief, Middle East bureau chief, metro, DC bureau.
  • I lived on the border for a series, covered a bomb defuser, migrant deaths in the Mediterranean, and women fleeing Saudi Arabia (or hiding out).

Projects

Post-Standard
Syracuse
01.2005 - 01.2006

At my hometown paper where I was once a papergirl, I worked my way up from a weekly section to help start an investigative desk. Traveled to West Africa with a photog to write a local series.

General Assignment

(Raleigh) News & Observer
01.2001 - 01.2005

Police and courts

Palm Beach Post
01.1999 - 01.2001

Education

Natural Disaster Training

Washington Post
04-2025

Civil Unrest Training -

Washington Post
01.2023

Hostile Environment Training

Centurion
01-2004

Bachelor of Arts -

Harvard College
05-1999

Skills

  • Bilingual reporting
  • Multimedia storytelling
  • Live reporting
  • Team collaboration

Fellowships

  • Mexico, Pew, 2004-01-01
  • Beirut, Reuters, 2006-01-01

Languages

  • SPANISH, Conversational
  • FRENCH, Conversational

Awards

  • APME International perspective, 2018-01-01, Civilian airstrike casualties
  • Overseas Press Club, 2015-01-01, Migrant surge and detentions
  • DART Award Columbia University, 2013-01-01, Standing up: Davien’s journey
  • Livingston finalist, 2012-01-01, Egyptian revolution's unsung heroes languish

Timeline

National Reporter

Washington Post
08.2022 - Current

National/Foreign

Los Angeles Times
01.2006 - 01.2022

Projects

Post-Standard
01.2005 - 01.2006

General Assignment

(Raleigh) News & Observer
01.2001 - 01.2005

Police and courts

Palm Beach Post
01.1999 - 01.2001

Natural Disaster Training

Washington Post

Civil Unrest Training -

Washington Post

Hostile Environment Training

Centurion

Bachelor of Arts -

Harvard College
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