Chloe Cornish
Chloe Cornish
Chloe N. Cornish is a Journalist. Her specialties include international relations in the Middle East and the economic impacts of blockchain technology and health technology. [1]
She is currently a journalist for the Financial Times .
Early Life & Education
Cornish grew up North Yorkshire, England. After graduating from the Stokesley School, she attained a degree in Journalism from the University of Oxford in 2013. After that, she earned her Master's degree in Politics & International Relations in the Middle East from the University of Exeter. [1]
In between earning her aforementioned degrees, she became a proficient Arabic speaker. She received a diploma for the language from London's School of Oriental and African Studies in 2014. [1]
Career
Freelance (2013 - 2015)
Chloe Cornish's career began in 2013.
Shortly after graduating from Oxford, she developed a foundation in reporting and related skills in the field of international relations.
Within her first year after college, she had been featured in The Independent, Positive News , and Black and White Photography. [1] She also transcribed news segments for the Middle East Monitor.
In the summer of 2015, she started freelancing for IRIN, a news agency that reports on stories in regions that are often forgotten, under-reported, misunderstood or ignored. She focused on covering disputed territories within Iraqi Kurdistan, as well as humanitarian affairs within the region. [1]
Iraq (2014 - 2016)
In August 2014, after receiving her diploma in Communicative Arabic, Cornish relocated to Iraq to work for the United Nations'World Food Programme. While there, she wrote weekly reports, speeches, and briefings for senior management, including WFP’s Executive Director Ertharin Cousin. [1]
Her work was based out of Irbil and Baghdad.
Financial Times (2016 - Present)
In September 2016, Chloe Cornish relocated to San Francisco and began working for the Financial Times . She is now writing articles related to blockchain technology, health technology, and the economy.