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Jennie Matthew
Correspondent starting a posting in Paris after five years in New York City. Previous postings in Middle East, South Asia, Africa.
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The mittens

Saturday 23 January 2021

It’s the cult photo that broke the internet and launched a thousand memes. The picture of Bernie Sanders sitting cross-legged, arms folded and wearing mittens at Joe Biden’s inauguration became the most viral image of the day – a global phenomenon in a social media universe often affectionate towards the independent Senator from Vermont.   

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In a New York minute

Monday 7 January 2019

"The first time I grabbed lunch in New York, I was yelled at," writes Jennie Matthew, a veteran correspondent who has just finished a five-year posting to the Big Apple.

"Back then, I was embarrassed, apologetic and intimidated. By the time I left, I was yelling myself."

"New York does that to people."

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When a hurricane comes barreling down

Thursday 7 September 2017

"It was when the water rushed around my ankles that I knew I was in trouble," writes New York City-based correspondent Jennie Matthew as she describes covering Hurrican Harvey.

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Chasing Trump

Monday 31 October 2016

"Four states in 24 hours. Six states in 48 hours. Who knew that flying around on a private, business-class jet could be so frenetic?" writes New York City-based correspondent Jennie Matthew.

"This is the lot of a journalist following a 70-year-old man around the country in his quest to become the most powerful leader in the free world. The man is Donald Trump and that quest, the US presidential election.

"But following him as a reporter is exactly that: following."

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Trump: the art of the political rally

Wednesday 17 February 2016

"To many people overseas it defies logic. How can a former reality TV star -- best known for making money, a spectacularly ugly divorce in the 1990s and wanting to ban Muslims from entering the United States -- ever win the New Hampshire primary?" writes AFP's New York City-based correspondent Jennie Matthew.

"But go to a Donald Trump rally and it starts to become clear."

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