Ben has extensive experience working in international news and spent six years at Al Jazeera — first as an online producer with Al Jazeera English in Doha, then as a planning editor with Al Jazeera America in New York. Most recently, Ben worked as a senior business producer for AJ Impact, Al Jazeera’s business and economics vertical. He was also a digital content editor for Open Society Foundations.He is used to working in multiplatform newsrooms and creating digital content out of broadcast-first stories.Ben was a Fulbright Scholar in India and got his Master’s at Columbia Journalism School. He is based in New York City.An aspiring polyglot, Ben speaks French, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi and Spanish.
Explainer: Both candidates’ platforms underline US struggle to confront China
With China flexing its muscles like never before, Donald Trump and Joe Biden try to convince voters that their policies will be better for trade, technology and human rights. They also promise to lessen US dependence on Beijing, a campaign pledge that may prove difficult to fulfill.
