Meghan is a freelance, multimedia journalist with a decade of experience field producing, and scripting stories/pieces for ABC and CBS News. She is currently available for hire and is based in Nepal, where she is a visiting faculty member at Kathmandu University, teaching journalism to bachelor’s students.
Meghan is an expert at writing and producing stories of all kinds, including political reports and personal profiles. She most recently contributed to ABC’s daily coverage of the Trump administration by helping to report on the White House and script all pieces on it, as well as Congress for Good Morning America. She is an expert at boiling down in-depth policy to make 1:15 digestible scripts for morning viewers.
Before that, she spent three years at This Week with George Stephanopoulos, where she criss-crossed the nation delving into how policy made in Washington affects average Americans. She would find characters, book travel, write interview questions, transcribe interviews, craft scripts, and edit pieces in post. She also travelled abroad extensively, including as the lead field producer on a 10-day trip to Ukraine culminating in a sit-down interview with President Zelenskyy at the presidential palace in Kyiv. Meghan also prepared This Week co-anchor Martha Raddatz for coverage of the 2022 midterms and the 2024 presidential election, which included preparing extensive research and helping during the live special.
Meghan previously specialized in producing live interviews, having produced 100+ for CBS Mornings. Those ranged from former White House officials to different realms, including actor Mahershala Ali, Chance the Rapper, and author Brene Brown.
Meghan earned her Master’s in Politics and Communication at the London School of Economics. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University.
Beyond her journalistic work, Meghan loves to run, read, do yoga, and hike with her husband. You can find her at @MQMistry on X and on her LinkedIn.
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