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Jamie's Bio


Jamie McIntyre
National Security Correspondent, Al Jazeera America
Adjunct Professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park

Jamie’s journalism career spans nearly four decades, and includes stints in radio, television, blogging, and consulting.

After a six year, hiatus, he’s back to covering the Pentagon and national security, a beat he covered for 16 years as CNN’s Senior Pentagon and Military Affairs Correspondent from 1992-2008.

Prior to joining Al Jazeera America, Jamie could be heard daily delivering newscasts for NPR’s flagship news show “All Things Considered,” heard by an estimated 20 million people a week.

He also teaches multimedia journalism part-time as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland, where he received his Master of Arts degree in Journalism in 2014.

His previous jobs include Anchor/Reporter/Editor WTOP Radio (1976-1989), Host/Senior Writer WUSA-TV’s Capitol Edition, (1989-1991)  Voice of C-SPAN (1991-1992), Creator/Author of the blog, LineOfDeparture.com (2009-2011)


Known for his sense of humor, Jamie was named "DC's Funniest Reporter" in 2010 at a charity stand-up comedy competition at the National Press Club.