Audrey Ash - Producer, Investigations
Audrey Ash
Producer, Investigations
Audrey Ash is an award-winning journalist based in Atlanta, and a producer for CNN's Investigations Unit.
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From Ukraine to Hawaii, odd behavior of suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt suggested ‘delusion of grandeur’
Sep 17, 2024
The man suspected of trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sunday depicted himself on social media as a globe-trotting freedom fighter – tweeting at world leaders, traveling to Ukraine to support its war effort, and professing his willingness to die for the causes he believed in.
Man detained in apparent assassination attempt on Trump criticized former president on social media
Sep 16, 2024
A man detained Sunday in connection with an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Florida went on social media to weigh in on politics.
Hidden-camera video shows Project 2025 co-author discussing his secret work preparing for a second Trump term
Aug 15, 2024
Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025, was caught on a secretly recorded video saying that Trump’s denials of any connection with the conservative policy blueprint were politics.
Takeaways from CNN’s Investigation: How Airbnb fails to protect its guests from hidden cameras
Jul 10, 2024
A CNN investigation into the company’s hidden camera problem found how it avoids taking responsibility for what happens at the homes it profits from.
No room for privacy: How Airbnb fails to protect guests from hidden cameras
Jul 10, 2024
A CNN investigation finds Airbnb fails to protect its guests against the persistent threat within its industry.
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‘So creepy’: Inside CNN’s investigation of Airbnb’s hidden camera problem
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Jul 10, 2024
For these renters, hidden cameras at their Airbnbs have spiraled into nightmares. CNN’s Kyung Lah investigates how the company keeps its hidden camera problem quiet.
‘A deep moral rot’: Coast Guard leader grilled by senators at hearing on sexual assault cover-up
Jun 12, 2024
Senators say US Coast Guard leader has fostered a “culture of concealment,” withheld critical information from congressional investigators.
Coast Guard Academy official resigns, says she was directed to lie to Congress as part of ‘cruel’ sexual assault cover-up
Jun 11, 2024
A US Coast Guard Academy official says leaders directed her to lie to sexual assault victims and Congress, making her an unwitting accomplice in a cover-up of abuse.
Frontline VA health jobs cut despite officials saying they’d largely be protected
Jun 10, 2024
VA staffing cuts include health care workers despite officials suggesting they’d be protected. Veterans already faced long wait times for care.
Dozens of professors among those arrested in campus protests
May 11, 2024
At least 50 professors arrested at campus protests across the country, according to a CNN review of police records, court filings, and news reports.
‘Incompetent dumpster fire’: Michigan GOP rocked by financial turmoil and infighting
Dec 25, 2023
The Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference often lures a who’s who of GOP power players to Michigan. Wealthy donors shake hands with presidential candidates, who give rousing speeches to packed audiences in hopes of winning the conference’s straw poll.
Class action lawsuit alleging discrimination filed against Navy Federal after CNN exclusive report
Dec 19, 2023
Class action lawsuit alleging discrimination filed against Navy Federal after CNN exclusive report
The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants
Dec 14, 2023
A major credit union serving military members and veterans rejected more than half of its Black conventional mortgage applicants
‘Change is necessary’: Coast Guard pledges reforms after mishandling reports of sexual assault
Dec 6, 2023
The US Coast Guard, rocked by allegations that its leaders for years concealed damning information about sexual assaults and other serious misconduct, released a highly critical report Wednesday acknowledging it had “failed to keep our people safe,” while vowing to make reforms that would better protect them.
Far-right conspiracy theorists accused a 22-year-old Jewish man of being a neo-Nazi. Then Elon Musk got involved
Nov 21, 2023
Ben Brody says his life was going fine. He had just finished college, stayed out of trouble, and was prepping for law school. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Elon Musk used his considerable social media clout to amplify an online mob’s misguided rants accusing the 22-year-old from California of being an undercover agent in a neo-Nazi group.
Homemade rockets and modified AK-47s: An annotated look at Hamas’ deadly arsenal
Oct 13, 2023
Homemade rockets. Modified AK-47s. Decades-old Soviet machine guns. Cheap, second-hand, and purloined weapons comprised Hamas’ deadly makeshift arsenal that fueled a devastating, multi-pronged attack on Israel over the weekend.
About
Audrey Ash is an award-winning journalist based in Atlanta, and a producer for CNN’s Investigations Unit. She graduated with a Bachelors in International Studies from Centre College, and a Masters in Investigative Journalism from City, University of London. Audrey has reported on both domestic and international breaking news stories, and currently focuses on domestic threats to democracy.
