Athena Jones Biography
Athena Jones is an American anchor and reporter working for CNN as a national correspondent. She joined the CNN news team in July 2011, after previously working for NBC News.
Athena Jones Career
Jones is a national correspondent for CNN and is based in New York. She used to work as a White House reporter for CNN, where she reported on President Trump and his administration for all of the network’s shows and platforms. Jones joined the network in 2011 as a general assignment reporter. She has worked on political stories and a lot of different types of news stories for shows all over the network, from breaking news to national stories. Debates about immigration reform, the Affordable Care Act, the war against ISIS, and debt and budget problems have all been covered by her.
She has also covered protests against police brutality, Ebola, the COVID-19 pandemic, the #MeToo movement, Supreme Court decisions, weather events, and the arts. Jones has worked as a White House writer for NBC before. There, she wrote packages, produced story segments, and reported live for MSNBC and NBC News. Jones wrote about the campaigns for president of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, who were senators at the time, for NBC and the National Journal in 2008.
Jones worked as a freelance segment writer for CNN before she did work at NBC. She also worked as a writer for Reuters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 2001 to 2003. There, she covered general news stories, the Argentine presidential elections, the farm industry, the country’s economy falling apart, and more. Jones used to work for Bloomberg News, where he wrote about politics and business in both Chile and Argentina.
Jones graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Government. She then went on to Columbia University and got her master’s degree in journalism. The University of Madrid Complutense in Madrid, Spain, taught her Spanish language, literature, arts, and European politics. The American Research Center in Cairo, Egypt, with Duke University, taught her Islamic studies.
Athena Jones Salary
Jones earns a salary of about $47,000-$120,000.
Athena Jones Net Worth
Jones has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $7 Million which she has earned through her career as a Correspondent.
Athena Jones Age
Jones was born on July 6, 1976, in the United States. She is 47 years old as of 2023, and she celebrates her birthday on the 6th of July every year.
Athena Jones Height and Weight
Jones stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall (1.67m) and weighs 55kgs (121 lbs)
Athena Jones Family
Jones was born in the United States to Robert Jones (father) and Gaynelle Griffin Jones (mother). She has not revealed whether she has any siblings. However, this information will be updated when available.
Athena Jones Husband and Children
Jones has not disclosed her relationship status as she is very private with her personal life. However, this information will be updated when available.
Athena Jones Social Media Platforms
Jones is very active on her Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages. She has 25.9k followers on Twitter 4.8k followers on Instagram, and 3.7k followers on Facebook.