Eleanor Hall
Eleanor Hall | |
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| Alma mater | University of Sydney, Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, broadcaster |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Known for | Reporting and presenting on The Drum, ABC News, The 7:30 Report, Lateline, Foreign Correspondent, ABC Radio Current Affairs |
Eleanor Hall is a distinguished Australian journalist and broadcaster.
Career
Eleanor Hall completed her studies in arts and law at the University of Sydney, graduating with first-class honours in history. In 1986, she was awarded a Harkness fellowship, which enabled her to work on documentary projects at WGBH TV in Boston and pursue a master's degree in Journalism at Columbia University in New York.
She began her tenure with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1990, where she has reported and presented on a variety of programs such as The Drum, ABC News, The 7:30 Report, Lateline, Foreign Correspondent, as well as ABC Radio Current Affairs.
Hall’s international reporting portfolio includes assignments across Boston, Mexico, Nicaragua, Cuba, Guatemala, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Thailand, the Philippines, India, and New York. Notably, in 1998 she was ABC’s Washington correspondent during the Clinton impeachment proceedings. Within Australia, she spent five years covering parliamentary affairs from Canberra’s Press Gallery for programs such as Lateline and The 7:30 Report.
Prior to joining the ABC, Hall worked as a television news reporter based in Sydney and Darwin. She also contributed as a scriptwriter to the acclaimed documentary Chile Hasta Cuando and freelanced for National Public Radio in the United States.
In 2000, Hall transitioned to ABC Radio’s current affairs division, contributing to shows including AM, PM, and The World Today. Following her maternity leave, she took on the role of presenter for The World Today.
In 2009, she was awarded a scholarship to study at Oxford University’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Her research focused on political communication in the YouTube era, with particular attention to Barack Obama’s electronic campaign strategies. In 2012, she received the European Union Journalist scholarship to investigate issues surrounding cloud technology within the EU. That same year, Hall was invited to participate in the Australia America Leadership Dialogue.