ADAM Y. ELRASHIDI

Adam Elrashidi is a Washington, DC-based journalist currently working as a producer and reporter for Newsy, a video news and analysis network. Prior to joining Newsy, he worked as a producer for Al Jazeera International's The Stream—an award-winning, social media-driven current affairs program. In this role, he researched, scripted and produced long-form interviews on a variety of topics, from femicide in Latin America to environmental racism in the United States.

In addition to his broadcast and print journalism experience, he has won two Society of Professional Journalists awards for editorial cartooning. His work has been published by The Huffington Post, Muftah.org, Game Informer Magazine, and CNN.com. His commentary on the intersection of race and comic books was also featured in the award-winning documentary Drawn Together: Comics, Diversity and Stereotypes, which has screened at dozens of festivals including San Diego Comic Con International.

Adam is a native of Minneapolis, and a graduate of the University of Minnesota. He received his Master's in Media Studies from the SI Newhouse School at Syracuse University.