Iona professor contributes to Al-Jazeera’s election coverage

A Westchester County professor served as a political contributor to Al-Jazeera America during the 2014 midterm election season.

Jeanne Zaino, a professor of political science and international studies at Iona College, appeared as a guest on several of the channel’s programs, including “Real Money with Ali Velshi,” and was interviewed by several of the network’s reporters, including David Shuster, Stephanie Sy, Del Walters and Libby Casey. In her role as a political contributor, Zaino discussed issues ranging from turnout and ballot initiatives to the state of the economy and the impact of negative advertising.

On election night, Zaino appeared as part of the network’s “America Votes 2014” special alongside Al-Jazeera America”™s prime-time news anchor John Seigenthaler.

“I am looking forward to covering the returns as they come in and helping to put the results into a broader perspective. AJAM has an amazing team and I”™m honored to be a part of their inaugural election night coverage,” Zaino said in advance of Election Day.

Al-Jazeera America was founded in 2013 when Al-Jazeera Media Network, owned by the ruling family of Qatar, purchased cable channel Current TV. Headquartered in New York City, Al-Jazeera America has bureaus nationwide.