Gostanian briefed National Press Foundation fellows in July 2022: Working Through Trauma – Literally. 

Ali Gostanian is an award-winning senior reporter and producer with NBC News’ Social Newsgathering team, specializing in open-source intelligence and social media verification. Her work has been featured on various NBC News platforms, including NBCNews.com, Today.com, The Today Show, Nightly News with Lester Holt, MSNBC, NBC News Now and others.

Before joining SNG, Ali was an editor on NBC News’ National Assignment Desk helping drive the network’s coverage of all domestic news stories. She began her career at NBCUniversal as an intern with CNBC’s Marketing and On-Air Promotions team and Closing Bell Production team and with NBC News’ New York Bureau.

Ali is the winner of two RTDNA National Murrow Awards, a New York Press Club Award and the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award for Excellence in Professional Journalism. She has also been nominated for four Emmy Awards during her time at NBC News.

Ali studied Communications and Media Studies, Journalism and Business Administration at Fordham University in New York where she graduated cum laude in 2015. She lives in New York with her husband and 1 ½-year-old poodle puppy, Mochi. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, traveling and photography.