Political Reporting: Lessons for a Successful Career

Antoine Sanfuentes is the Vice President and Managing Editor for CNN's Washington Bureau, where he oversees the White House and Capitol Hill beats.

In this program developed by the AFPC (Association Foreign Press Correspondents), Sanfuentes will present the most important lessons foreign journalists need to know to succeed as political reporters in Washington, D.C. Participants in this virtual meeting with Antoine Sanfuentes will need to be on camera. The program will be interactive, and the discussion will be off-the-record (recording is strictly prohibited).

WHEN: Monday, June 28 | 5:00 – 6:00 pm EDT

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Bio: Sanfuentes joined the network in 2014 by way of NBC News, with over 20 years of experience. During his 24 years at NBC News, Sanfuentes served as the Senior Vice President and Managing Editor, Vice President and Washington bureau chief, deputy bureau chief, Senior white house producer and was part of Ann Curry's team that won an Emmy Award for compelling reports on the refugee crisis in Darfur in 2007. In his various roles for NBC News he led the editorial and content direction of NBC News nationwide and oversaw the "Meet the Press" production team. Sanfuentes has earned various awards for his news coverage including the highly coveted Murrow award in 1999, the News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Coverage of a Breaking News Story, Gracie Allen Award, as well as a Headliner Award in 2009. He graduated from American University with a Bachelor of Science (BS), in anthropology and resides in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife and two daughters.