Salameh Nematt
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Salameh Nematt (born 2 October 1962) is a Jordanian journalist and analyst with over 25 years of experience in economic and political reporting, research and analysis of developments in the broader Middle East, Europe and the United States. He has worked extensively on Arab-Israeli political, economic, security and human rights issues, and has done in-depth reporting on conflicts throughout the Middle East, the Gulf, and North Africa.
As Washington Bureau Chief for “Al Hayat” International Arab daily (2003-2007), and as international editor and contributor for THE DAILY BEAST (2008-2010), Nematt’s work focused on reporting on, and analyzing, U.S. foreign policy, including issues related to the war in Iraq, the global war on terrorism, the U.S. drive for democratization in the broader Middle East, as well as issues related to U.S. military and security strategies in the region. He also writes extensively on regional and global energy issues and their economic and political implications.
Nematt is currently setting up "Pillar Seven," a Middle East regional communications consultancy to be based in Amman, Jordan.
Prior to his work in Washington DC, Nematt served in London for two years (2001-2003) as Managing Editor for Al Hayat – LBC, a partnership between the two news organizations. Responsibilities included recruiting staff, designing and implementing the editorial plan and strategy for the news integration venture between the newspaper and the Pan-Arab satellite channel.
His previous positions included Amman Bureau Chief for Al Hayat, International diplomatic correspondent in London for Al Hayat, Amman Bureau Chief and regional correspondent for the BBC Arabic Service radio, and Chief economic correspondent, and later chief political correspondent for the English-language daily “Jordan Times” and Al-Rai Arabic daily.
He contributes to numerous Arabic, English- and other foreign language publications including The Economist, Al-Quds, Middle East Magazine, Jane’s Defence Weekly, Mideast Mirror, Die Zeit, dpa, Newsweek, BBC World Service (English), UPI, Oxford Analytica, Al-Ittihad as well as international broadcast media such as BBC World, ITV News, Fox News, CNN, ABC news, PBS, MSNBC, CBC , Al-Jazeera, Al-Arabiya and others. In 1994-1995, Mr. Nematt worked as regional correspondent for the BBC Arabic Service TV, in addition to his work as Bureau Chief for Al-Hayat and Correspondent for BBC Arabic Service radio. He reported on and analyzed developments related to the Iran-Iraq war, the 1990-1991 Iraq invasion of Kuwait, the second Gulf war, and the Arab-Israeli peace process.
Mr. Nematt was selected by the World Economic Forum’s organizing committee as a member of the Media Working Group, commissioned to plan a strategy for reforming the Arab media by 2010. He is winner of many journalistic prizes, including the 1985 Alfred Friendly Press Award and of the 2007 Eliav-Sartawi Middle Eastern Journalism prize presented by Columbia University’s School of Journalism and the School of International Public Affairs.
Mr. Nematt is a frequent commentator on Arab and international political and economic affairs for U.S., Arab and European news organizations and a regular speaker at a variety of forums in the U.S., the Arab world and Europe. He has lectured on Arab media, economics and politics at numerous universities including Oxford University, Johns Hopkins University, Brown University, Tufts University, George Mason University, Georgetown University, University of Virginia, American University, and Boston College.
a Jordanian journalist based in Amman
. He is the former Washington Bureau chief of the Al Hayat newspaper. He has received a number of awards for his commentary on the Jordanian government, and the 2007 Eliav-Sartawi Award from Search for Common Ground
for his work in collaboration with Israeli journalist Akiva Eldar
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He is currently opening a regional communications consultancy based in Amman.
As Washington Bureau Chief for “Al Hayat” International Arab daily (2003-2007), and as international editor and contributor for THE DAILY BEAST (2008-2010), Nematt’s work focused on reporting on, and analyzing, U.S. foreign policy, including issues related to the war in Iraq, the global war on terrorism, the U.S. drive for democratization in the broader Middle East, as well as issues related to U.S. military and security strategies in the region. He also writes extensively on regional and global energy issues and their economic and political implications.
Nematt is currently setting up "Pillar Seven," a Middle East regional communications consultancy to be based in Amman, Jordan.
Prior to his work in Washington DC, Nematt served in London for two years (2001-2003) as Managing Editor for Al Hayat – LBC, a partnership between the two news organizations. Responsibilities included recruiting staff, designing and implementing the editorial plan and strategy for the news integration venture between the newspaper and the Pan-Arab satellite channel.
His previous positions included Amman Bureau Chief for Al Hayat, International diplomatic correspondent in London for Al Hayat, Amman Bureau Chief and regional correspondent for the BBC Arabic Service radio, and Chief economic correspondent, and later chief political correspondent for the English-language daily “Jordan Times” and Al-Rai Arabic daily.
He contributes to numerous Arabic, English- and other foreign language publications including The Economist, Al-Quds, Middle East Magazine, Jane’s Defence Weekly, Mideast Mirror, Die Zeit, dpa, Newsweek, BBC World Service (English), UPI, Oxford Analytica, Al-Ittihad as well as international broadcast media such as BBC World, ITV News, Fox News, CNN, ABC news, PBS, MSNBC, CBC , Al-Jazeera, Al-Arabiya and others. In 1994-1995, Mr. Nematt worked as regional correspondent for the BBC Arabic Service TV, in addition to his work as Bureau Chief for Al-Hayat and Correspondent for BBC Arabic Service radio. He reported on and analyzed developments related to the Iran-Iraq war, the 1990-1991 Iraq invasion of Kuwait, the second Gulf war, and the Arab-Israeli peace process.
Mr. Nematt was selected by the World Economic Forum’s organizing committee as a member of the Media Working Group, commissioned to plan a strategy for reforming the Arab media by 2010. He is winner of many journalistic prizes, including the 1985 Alfred Friendly Press Award and of the 2007 Eliav-Sartawi Middle Eastern Journalism prize presented by Columbia University’s School of Journalism and the School of International Public Affairs.
Mr. Nematt is a frequent commentator on Arab and international political and economic affairs for U.S., Arab and European news organizations and a regular speaker at a variety of forums in the U.S., the Arab world and Europe. He has lectured on Arab media, economics and politics at numerous universities including Oxford University, Johns Hopkins University, Brown University, Tufts University, George Mason University, Georgetown University, University of Virginia, American University, and Boston College.
a Jordanian journalist based in Amman
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
. He is the former Washington Bureau chief of the Al Hayat newspaper. He has received a number of awards for his commentary on the Jordanian government, and the 2007 Eliav-Sartawi Award from Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground is an international non-profit organization operating in nearly 30 countries whose mission is to transform the way the world deals with conflict – away from adversarial approaches toward cooperative solutions. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with the majority of...
for his work in collaboration with Israeli journalist Akiva Eldar
Akiva Eldar
Akiva Eldar is an Israeli journalist and author, currently a chief political columnist and editorial writer for the liberal Israeli national daily Ha'aretz. His columns also appear regularly in the Ha'aretz-International Herald Tribune edition, as well as in the Japanese daily Mainichi Shimbun...
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He is currently opening a regional communications consultancy based in Amman.