Shawna Mizelle

Associate Writer, CNN Politics

Shawna Mizelle is an Associate Writer covering breaking news for CNN Politics. She is based in Washington D.C.
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About

Shawna Mizelle is an Associate Writer covering breaking news for CNN Politics. She is based in Washington D.C.

Mizelle has been at CNN since 2019. Prior to her current role, she served as an Associate Producer for CNN Politics, where she wrote and produced breaking news for CNN’s digital platforms and social media audiences. Working through the 2020 presidential election, she often covered stories focused on voting access.

Before that, she was a News Associate. Mizelle got her start at CNN in 2019 as an intern for CNN Newsource in the Washington bureau.

Mizelle graduated from Howard University with honors in the Department of Media, Journalism and Film. She is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists.