Donna Abu-Nasr
Country: 
Lebanon
Organizations: 
Media Institution
Professions: 
Correspondent
Director
Journalist
Field(s) of expertise: 
Journalism
Areas of Impact: 
Arts

Personal information

Donna Abu-Nasr
Journalist

Work history

Previous Professions: 
  • Bureau Chief, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 1, 2019-Present Bloomberg LP.
  • Bureau Chief, Lebanon, December 2017-December 2018 Bloomberg LP.
  • March 2011-December 2017 Reporter, Bloomberg LP.
  • Fellow, 2010 - present, International Center for Journalists (Amman).
  • Bureau Chief, 2008 - January 2010, Associated Press (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
  • Correspondent, Reporter, & Newswoman, 1987 - 2008, Associated Press (Beirut, Cairo, & Washington).
  • Assistant Instructor of English, 1981 - 1987, Lebanese American University.

Major Achievements

Major achievements: 
  • Reporting on the upheavals that hit the Arab world following the eruption of the Arab Spring in 2011 for Bloomberg from Bahrain, Yemen and Syria.
  • Writing about the changes underway in Saudi Arabia, including being a part of a six-person team who interviewed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in October 2018.
  • Setting up the first bureau of Associated Press in Saudi Arabia in 2008.

 

Accomplishments

Distinctions: 
  • Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship, 1990.

Competences & Skills

Field(s) of Expertise: 
  • Journalism
  • Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Languages: 
  • English
  • Arabic
  • French