Ali Rae is a digital senior producer at Al Jazeera English (AJE) in Doha, Qatar. Her current role sees her streamlining the social/web efforts of AJE Programmes, in conjunction with AJE Online’s social team, and working on a variety of long-form interactive projects. Previously Ali worked for 3yrs as a digital producer with AJE’s London bureau, where she curated & maintained multiple social media accounts; edited and produced digital content for online; and supported the enhancement of the channel’s broader social strategy. In 2016, Ali was selected as an International Reporting Project fellow to South Africa and Lesotho. She has also undertaken a number of multimedia projects in Palestine, Fiji, PNG, Ghana and the Balkans. Ali has completed dual-degrees in Journalism and Arts (Peace and Conflict), together with Master’s degree in Communication for Social Change from the University of Queensland, Australia. Her work has received awards, including the DART Center for Journalism and Trauma Prize for reporting on violence, disaster or trauma in society. In 2013 she was awarded a Rotary Global Grant Scholarship to complete a Master of Science in Social Anthropology and Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Highlights

• Adelante, Fellow, 2017
• 2017 El Salvador and Guatemala Trip