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ISIS: A Premature Autopsy?

ISIS: A Premature Autopsy?
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Alex Gibson
By Alex GibsonApril 23, 2019
Alex Gibson
Alex Gibson is a senior producer at GZERO Media and for GZERO World with Ian Bremmer on public television. Gibson spearheaded the launch of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer in 2017, a fast-paced global politics show that began as a digital project shot on iPhones and grew into a nationally distributed weekly PBS program with a roster of guests ranging from world leaders to human rights champions to courageous journalists. Gibson also pitches, produces and edits field pieces and standalone digital video content ranging from a report on Venezuelan migrant to an investigation into the mysterious death of the second UN Secretary-General. He has been with the show since it launched and with Eurasia Group since 2016. Before that, he worked in international polling and digital strategy, embedding in political campaigns in Albania, Estonia, and Colombia. He also completed a Fulbright scholarship in Argentina in 2011 and is fluent in Spanish.
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