Ellison Barber
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Ellison Litton Barber[1] is an American journalist and correspondent for NBC News. She frequently reports from conflict zones and contributes reporting to all NBC News platforms, including NBC News, MSNBC and NBC News Now.[2]
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Education | South Forsyth High School Wofford College[1] |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | NBC News |
Barber spent months on the ground reporting on the war in Ukraine[3] and was among the first group of international correspondents to report on the Israel-Hamas War in 2023.[4][5]
Barber was reporting outside of the United States Capitol as a mob attacked and overtook the Capitol building.[6][7][8] She remained live on NBC News throughout the evening.[9] She won a News & Documentary Emmy Award for her reporting on the siege of the U.S. Capitol, in 2022.[10]
In 2023, her war reporting earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Emerging Journalist.[11] [12]
Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, she graduated from Wofford College with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 2012.[13]