MJ Lee

Min Jung "MJ" Lee (born March 5,[1] 1987) is a South Korean-born American political correspondent for CNN. She has previously worked for Politico.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
This article is about the American reporter. For the South Korean actress, see Lee Min-jung.
MJ Lee
Born
Lee Min-jung

(1987-03-05) March 5, 1987
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesMin Jung Lee
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materGeorgetown University (2009)
OccupationJournalist, political correspondent
Years active2009 – present
EmployerCNN (2014–present)
Politico (2009–2014)
Spouse(s)Alex Burns
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Min-jeong
McCune–ReischauerI Minjŏng

Early life and education

Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea and raised in Hong Kong, where she and her brother attended an American 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

Months after graduation, Lee got a job 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 currently covers the 2020 United States presidential election with a focus on the Elizabeth Warren campaign.

Personal life

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]

References
  1. Lippman, Daniel (March 5, 2018). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: MJ Lee, CNN national political reporter". Politico. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. Lee, MJ (September 23, 2016). "The day I became an American citizen". CNN. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  3. Pappu, Sridhar (March 5, 2016). "Millennial Reporters Grab the Campaign-Trail Spotlight". New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  4. "Success Stories: Class of 2009". Georgetown University. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "MJ Lee - Correspondent". CNN. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  8. Lee, MJ (March 9, 2017). "Nobody wants their name on the Republican health care bill". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  9. Lee, MJ (January 9, 2017). "How the tables are turning on Obamacare". CNN. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
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