Yamiche Alcindor (C’09) on Politics, the Media and All Things Georgetown

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On October 15, 2024, Georgetown University published an interview with English Department alumna, Yamiche Alcindor. Read the excerpt below, and check out the full article on the College of Arts & Science’s blog!

Award-winning journalist Yamiche Alcindor (C’09) is one of the country’s preeminent reporters covering national politics, known for her distinctive voice and unwavering commitment to truth. 

Currently the Washington correspondent for NBC News, Alcindor has a broad range of media experience, having worked as the White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour, a national political reporter for The New York Times and a breaking news reporter for USA Today. She moderated the PBS show Washington Week, co-moderated a 2019 Democratic presidential debate and has appeared on numerous other programs, including Morning Joe, Meet the Press and NBC Nightly News.  

Alcindor’s reporting has been recognized by a bevy of organizations. She received the Radio Television Digital News Association’s John F. Hogan Distinguished Service Award, the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Gwen Ifill Award and the White House Correspondents’ Association’s Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage. Alcindor received a Peabody for her work as part of a team covering the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. She is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and was named the organization’s 2020 Journalist of the Year. 

In May, Alcindor delivered the commencement address for Georgetown University’s College of Arts & Sciences. In anticipation of the presidential election, we sat down with Alcindor to pick her brain on all things politics, media and her memories from the Hilltop.

Read the full interview with Yamiche Alcindor on the College of Arts & Science’s blog.