Norah O'Donnell
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Norah O'Donnell is a correspondent for NBC News, where she has worked since 1999. In May 2005, O'Donnell was named chief Washington correspondent for MSNBC. From September 2003 to May 2005, O'Donnell served as White House Correspondent for NBC News. O'Donnell has done reports that have appeared on numerous NBC News broadcasts, including NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, Dateline NBC, and MSNBC. O'Donnell has also filled in for Chris Matthews as host of Hardball with Chris Matthews and is a regular pundit for the Chris Matthews Show. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, Geoff Tracy, whom she married in June 2001. Prior to joining NBC News, O'Donnell served as staff writer for Roll Call, where she covered Congress.
Education
O'Donnell holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and a masters degree in international affairs from Georgetown University.Awards
O'Donnell won the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Breaking News Coverage for the Dateline NBC story "DC In Crisis," which aired on the night of September 11, 2001.Criticism
Some on the left feel that O'Donnell exhibited a right-wing bias in her interview of anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan during the July 6, 2006 edition of Hardball with Chris Matthews, which was guest-hosted by O'Donnell. Posters on a number of left-wing blogs, including Daily Kos and Democratic Underground pointed specifically to O'Donnell's constant interruptions and aggressive language during the interview as evidence of their claims. Charges of bias against O'Donnell in other instances are also prevalent among these same websites. However, some counter that O'Donnell merely acts as a devil's advocate during her inteviews (in keeping with the confrontational format of the show) and is similarly harsh with interviewees of other political persuasions. Furthermore, some on the right argue that, in the case of the Sheehan interview, Sheehan's own rhetoric invited such an aggressive interviewing style.
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