Robert Yoon | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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Robert Yoon

Lecturer, Ford School; Associate Director, Wallace House
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Robert Yoon is an award-winning journalist, producer, and lecturer in public policy and journalism. He is an Elections and Democracy Reporter at the Associated Press covering his seventh presidential campaign cycle. He previously served as Director of Political Research at CNN, where he received two Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award for his contributions to the network's breaking news coverage. In 2016, he was named by Mediaite as one of the most influential people in the news media. In 2017, he was selected as a Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow and went on to serve as the organization's associate director. He holds degrees from Harvard University and the University of Michigan.

Educational background

  • MPP, Harvard University
  • BA in political science and communication, University of Michigan