Ali Martin is a West Coast writer, contributing to the Monitor鈥檚 national news coverage. She grew up in Los Angeles and launched her journalism career in Washington, D.C., where she also earned a master鈥檚 degree in journalism and public affairs at American University. Ali spent a decade in television news, reporting for stations in Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. Highlights include travel to Bosnia-Herzegovina to report on Pennsylvania troops supporting a NATO peacekeeping operation, and protracted coverage of the 9/11 Flight 93 impact on southwestern Pennsylvania. After another decade in nonprofit communications, she made her way back to Southern California, and to reporting for the Monitor. Ali spends her free time connecting with family and friends, and exploring the beautiful Golden State.
Stories by Ali Martin
- A year after LA wildfires, slow recovery but 鈥榓 feeling of hope鈥�
- Foiled LA terror plot highlights 鈥榤ishmash鈥� of beliefs that can fuel violence
- For California, a first: Formal role for public in fire-recovery policymaking
- EPA鈥檚 new clean-water rules: What a farmer, builder, and scientist say
- 鈥楢 mad rush鈥�: Federal workers return to backlogs 鈥� and another shutdown deadline
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