Hind Hassan

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Hind Hassan
BornAugust 1983 (age 42)
Iraq
Alma mater
Years active2010–present
Website www.hindhassan.co.uk

Hind Hassan (born August 1983) is a British journalist and documentary maker. She worked as a reporter for Sky News and then as an international correspondent for Vice News. For her work, Hassan has won a News and Documentary Emmy Award, a Gracie Award and the Neal Conan Prize among other accolades.

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Early life

Hassan was born in Iraq and moved to England at age 3, settling in Kingston upon Hull where her father had earned a scholarship to study. She comes from a family of scientists and initially expected to follow that path. Hassan graduated with a degree in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Leeds in 2007. During her time at Leeds, she became involved in the student newspaper. [1] She also chaired the Leeds University Union (LUU) Council. [2] Hassan then completed a Master of Arts (MA) in Broadcast Journalism at City, University of London in 2009. [3]

Career

After graduating from university, Hassan began her career working as a reporter for Sky News. In 2016, Hassan joined Vice News in as an international correspondent. [4] [5] Her work with an investigative team on Uganda: Orphanage, Inc won them the Overseas Press Club's David Kaplan Award in 2020. [6]

In 2021, Hassan featured in Return of the Taliban: A VICE Special Report, which aired on Showtime, [7] and Inside the Battle for Jerusalem. [8] For her work on Return of the Taliban, Hassan and her colleagues won Best News Coverage: Long Form at the 2022 News and Documentary Emmy Awards in addition to being nominated for Outstanding Recorded News Special. With Hassan as correspondent, Inside the Battle for Jerusalem won Outstanding Breaking News Coverage. Credited as a Vice host alongside Paola Ramos, Hassan was nominated for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special at the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards. [9] Hassan won a 2022 Gracie Award in the Reporter/Correspondent category. [10]

Hind left Vice News in 2024. [11] She contributed to and presented the documentaries Under Fire: Israel's war on medics for Middle East Eye [12] and Fault Lines: Starving Gaza for Al Jazeera English. [13] [14] For her work on Fault Lines: Starving Gaza, Hassan received two News and Documentary Emmy Awards nominations. In November 2024, she won the Neal Conan Prize for Excellence in Journalism. [15] In summer 2025, Hassan gave a speech at the Columbia School of Journalism's graduation ceremony. [16]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020 Overseas Press Club David Kaplan AwardUganda: Orphanage, IncWon [6]
2022 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special ViceNominated [9]
Gracie Awards Reporter / CorrespondentWon [10]
News and Documentary Emmy Awards Best News Coverage: Long FormReturn of the Taliban: A VICE News Special ReportWon [17]
Outstanding Recorded News SpecialNominated
Outstanding Breaking News CoverageInside the Battle for JerusalemWon
2024Neal Conan Prize for Excellence in JournalismWon [15]
2025 News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Health or Medical CoverageFault Lines: Starving GazaNominated [18]
Outstanding Research: NewsNominated

References

  1. ↑ "Reporting from the epicentre of the story". University of Leeds. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Hassan, Hind (14 November 2006). "Leeds Students: A gargantuan fire". BBC Local Leeds. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Covering conflicts, humanitarian crises, and the most significant developing stories worldwide". Hind Hassan. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Hind Hassan - VICE". Showtime. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hind Hassan, Dalia Hatuqa and Lindsey Hilsum talk to Roula Khalaf". Hay Festival. May 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  6. 1 2 Bouchard, Chad (9 July 2020). "David Kaplan Award Winners From VICE News Share Background On 'Uganda: Orphanage Inc.'". Overseas Press Club of America. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (24 August 2021). "'Return Of The Taliban': Showtime Sets New Vice Special Report About Afghanistan Takeover". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "How a Few Dozen Homes Are at the Heart of the Latest Violence in Gaza". Vice. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Hind Hassan - Awards & Nominations". Television Academy. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  10. 1 2 Grobar, Matt (4 May 2022). "Gracie Awards: Elle Fanning, Melanie Lynskey, Melissa McCarthy, 'Maid' & 'Pose' Among Honorees; Host Set". Deadline. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Hashem, Mohamed (10 January 2025). "'If you're an Arab journalist, you're political': Western media & Gaza - Hind Hassan". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Under Fire: Israel's War on Medics," by Hind Hassan - a Middle East Eye production". Palestine Museum. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  13. ↑ ""Starving Gaza": Al Jazeera Film Shows U.S. Keeps Arming Israel as It Uses Hunger as a Weapon of War". Democracy Now!. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Abida Ventura (13 November 2024). "Periodismo desde Palestina y Ucrania: "Lo más importante es el aspecto humanitario"". Reporte Indigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Hind Hassan Awarded 2024 Neal Conan Prize for Excellence in Journalism". Cision. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  16. ↑ Hersh, Josh (28 August 2025). "Hind Hassan Is Sorry We Didn't Do More to Make Journalism Safe". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "Winners for the News categories of the 43rd annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards announced" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  18. ↑ "Nominees of the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards with Names" (PDF) (Press release). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 30, 2025.
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