Andrea Stone
Encyclopedia
Andrea Stone is an American
journalist. She is senior national correspondent for The Huffington Post
. Previously, she was senior Washington correspondent for AOL News. Stone was a long-time correspondent for USA Today
where she covered national and foreign news, politics, Congress and the Pentagon.
. Stone earned a B.A. at CUNY Lehman College and an M.S. at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
.
in the Bronx. She also freelanced early on for Newsweek
, Business Week, Chicago Tribune
, The Gainesville Sun
(Fla.) and several New York City weekly newspapers.
In 1984, she went to work as a reporter, researcher and editor for Gannett News Service and Pennywhistle Press in Arlington, Va. The following year, she began as a reporter in the Money section of USA TODAY. In 1989 she joined the News section as a national correspondent. During her nearly 24 years at USA TODAY, Stone reported from 47 states and more than two dozen countries. She has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel and the Palestinian territories and covered 9/11 at the Pentagon.
She is a co-author on the book "Desert Warriors: Men and Women Who Won the Persian Gulf War."
Stone was hired by AOL in September 2009 as part of its push to produce original content.
At a National Press Club
luncheon on July 15, 2011, Arianna Huffington
and Tim Armstrong
, CEO of AOL
, the parent company of the Huffington Post Media Group, referred to Stone in their remarks: “A journalist is not a single entity. A journalist is a network,” Armstrong said. Someone like “Andrea Stone, who I was a big fan of before we started working together. My guess is Andrea Stone has a convening power. Certain people in the world, in the journalism field, who are able to convene the most important information as a society and are able to synthesize it and get it out to people in a way that’s very manageable and focused.”
, MSNBC, C-SPAN Washington Journal, Close-Up at the Newseum
and USA TODAY LIVE. On radio, she was a regular panelist on WBUR’s Here and Now (Boston)
from Sept. 2001 to Feb. 2005 and has been a guest on NPR’s All Things Considered
, Talk of the Nation
, To the Point
, The Connection
and On Point
; Washington Post Radio, WTOP
Washington and many regional commercial talk shows.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist. She is senior national correspondent for The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
. Previously, she was senior Washington correspondent for AOL News. Stone was a long-time correspondent for USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
where she covered national and foreign news, politics, Congress and the Pentagon.
Early life and education
Stone was born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y. She is a graduate of Christopher Columbus High School (Bronx, New York)Christopher Columbus High School (Bronx, New York)
Christopher Columbus High School is a public secondary school located in the Pelham Parkway, northeast section of the Bronx, New York. It is within walking distance from the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden....
. Stone earned a B.A. at CUNY Lehman College and an M.S. at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
.
Career
Stone began her career working for small newspapers in New York, Florida and Illinois, including the Riverdale PressRiverdale Press
Founded in 1950 by David A. Stein, The Riverdale Press is a weekly newspaper that covers the Northwest Bronx neighborhoods of Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Van Cortlandt Village. It is one of a handful of weeklies to win a Pulitzer Prize....
in the Bronx. She also freelanced early on for Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, Business Week, Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, The Gainesville Sun
The Gainesville Sun
The Gainesville Sun is a newspaper published daily in Gainesville, Florida, United States, covering the North-Central portion of the state. It is a part of the New York Times Regional Media Group. The paper is published by James E...
(Fla.) and several New York City weekly newspapers.
In 1984, she went to work as a reporter, researcher and editor for Gannett News Service and Pennywhistle Press in Arlington, Va. The following year, she began as a reporter in the Money section of USA TODAY. In 1989 she joined the News section as a national correspondent. During her nearly 24 years at USA TODAY, Stone reported from 47 states and more than two dozen countries. She has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel and the Palestinian territories and covered 9/11 at the Pentagon.
She is a co-author on the book "Desert Warriors: Men and Women Who Won the Persian Gulf War."
Stone was hired by AOL in September 2009 as part of its push to produce original content.
At a National Press Club
National Press Club
The National Press Club is a professional organization and private social club for journalists. It is located in Washington, D.C. Its membership consists of journalists, former journalists, government information officers, and those considered to be regular news sources. It is well-known for its...
luncheon on July 15, 2011, Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington is a Greek American author and syndicated columnist. She is best known as co-founder of the news website The Huffington Post. A popular conservative commentator in the mid-1990s, she adopted more liberal political beliefs in the late 1990s...
and Tim Armstrong
Tim Armstrong
Timothy Lockwood Armstrong is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work with punk rock bands Rancid, Operation Ivy, Downfall, and the Transplants. He is also the owner and operator of Hellcat Records.-Personal life:Armstrong was born November 25, 1965 and was...
, CEO of AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
, the parent company of the Huffington Post Media Group, referred to Stone in their remarks: “A journalist is not a single entity. A journalist is a network,” Armstrong said. Someone like “Andrea Stone, who I was a big fan of before we started working together. My guess is Andrea Stone has a convening power. Certain people in the world, in the journalism field, who are able to convene the most important information as a society and are able to synthesize it and get it out to people in a way that’s very manageable and focused.”
Media appearances
Stone's TV appearances include CNNCNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, MSNBC, C-SPAN Washington Journal, Close-Up at the Newseum
Newseum
The Newseum is an interactive museum of news and journalism located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. The seven-level, museum features 15 theaters and 14 galleries. The Newseum's Berlin Wall Gallery includes the largest display of sections of the Berlin Wall outside of Germany...
and USA TODAY LIVE. On radio, she was a regular panelist on WBUR’s Here and Now (Boston)
Here and Now (Boston)
Here and Now is a public radio magazine program produced by WBUR in Boston, Massachusetts, and distributed across the United States by Public Radio International. The one-hour program airs Monday to Friday at noon locally and generally at 11am, noon or 1pm on affiliate stations...
from Sept. 2001 to Feb. 2005 and has been a guest on NPR’s All Things Considered
All Things Considered
All Things Considered is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio. It was the first news program on NPR, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets...
, Talk of the Nation
Talk of the Nation
Talk of the Nation is a talk radio program based in the United States, produced by National Public Radio, and is broadcast nationally from 2 to 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Its focus is current events and controversial issues....
, To the Point
To the Point
To the Point is an hour-long public affairs radio program co-produced by KCRW in Santa Monica, California and Public Radio International. The program originates at KCRW at 12 pm Pacific Time each weekday. Award-winning journalist Warren Olney hosts the show; it is syndicated nationwide by PRI and...
, The Connection
The Connection
The Connection was a public radio call-in program from WBUR that ran from 1994 to 2005. Originally hosted by Christopher Lydon , and followed by Canadian Dick Gordon , it was syndicated to as many as 66 public radio stations in the United States.In March 2001, Lydon was dismissed after...
and On Point
On Point
On Point is a two-hour call-in radio show hosted by Tom Ashbrook, a former The Boston Globe foreign editor and reporter, author and Internet entrepreneur. It is produced by WBUR in Boston and syndicated by National Public Radio...
; Washington Post Radio, WTOP
WTOP
-Radio stations:*WTOP-FM, a radio station in Washington, DC, or one of its repeaters*WBQH, a radio station licensed to Silver Spring, Maryland, United States that held the call sign WTOP during 2010...
Washington and many regional commercial talk shows.