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Meg Kinnard

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Covers:  politics, 2020, legal affairs
Nat'l politics reporter @AP • Proud Tennessean and South Carolinian • @GeorgetownSFS and @UNCHussman alumna • Breast cancer survivor • 2025 @GUPolitics fellow

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Meg Kinnard’s Biography

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Meg Kinnard is a national political reporter for The Associated Press. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, she grew up in a political family and received a BSFS in International Politics from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., with a concentration in International Security. Her desire to work for the CIA was altered when an opportunity to serve on staff for student newspaper The Georgetown Independent would change her trajectory. After an internship at The W…

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I have a friend who calls me "Typewriter Girl."

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

With a glass of wine or a mimosa - depending on the time of the pitch.

Why did you become a journalist?

An internship at The Washington Post - and I was hooked.

Awards

AP Staffer of the Year

2008