S2E1: How I Became a Foreign Correspondent and won an Emmy with Alex Pena

The New School Podcast with Christine Hong

What’s it like to be a foreign correspondent? Are you actually putting your life on the line regularly just for a story? How do you even become one? I get the answers today from Alex Pena, digital journalist and producer at CBS. In this episode, we talk about how he got started in journalism, what life was like as a foreign correspondent in Kenya, how he got hired at CBS and won an Emmy for his work there, and what he thinks it takes to be a good journalist.

To learn more about Alex, visit thenewschoolpodcast.com