Jomana Karadsheh — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Named Journalist of the Year by the Association for International Broadcasting (2025)
Recipient of a Gracie Award for inspirational reporting (2024)
International Correspondent at CNN
Reported on the Israel-Hamas War (2023)
Reported on the earthquake in Turkey and Syria (2023)
Reported on the Derna flooding in Libya (2023)
Studied journalism at the Lebanese American University in Beirut

Biography

Jomana Karadsheh is a Jordanian-born international correspondent for CNN. She was raised in Amman, Jordan, and pursued her journalism studies at the Lebanese American University in Beirut. Karadsheh has been based in London during her career as an international correspondent.

Throughout 2023, Karadsheh covered several significant global events, including the Israel-Hamas War and the earthquake in Turkey and Syria in February.