Saba Hamedy () is the Trending News Editor for NBC News Digital. She previously worked as a national news editor for CNN Digital and co-author of The Point newsletter and as a breaking news reporter for CNN Politics. She also worked at HuffPost as a news assignment editor based out of Los Angeles, and at Mashable as an entertainment reporter. Her first job was at the

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, where she wrote about the Iranian community, national news, and the business of Hollywood and

digital entertainment Digital entertainment Industry includes, but is not restricted to, any combination of the following industries (that themselves have a considerable degree of overlap): *digital media *new media *video on demand *video games *interactive entertainmen ...

, including TV and the box office. She is an avid TV and movie watcher. She was editor-in-chief of “

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” while at

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. She had also been editorial intern for the

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and The Arizona Republic.

Education

Santa Monica High School Santa Monica High School, officially abbreviated to SaMoHi, is located in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1891, it changed location several times in its early years before settling into its present campus at 601 Pico Boulevard. It is a part o ...

, Santa Monica High School, diploma, 2009 *

, Boston, Massachusetts, B.S. in

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (pro ...

and B.A. in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...

, 2013

References

External links

Los Angeles Times profile page for Saba Hamedy
* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Boston University College of Communication alumni American people of Iranian descent CNN people {{US-journalist-20thC-stub