Sara A. Carter, who has reported from war zones and written award-winning stories on immigration and drug smuggling, will join the staff of The Washington Examiner as the newspaper’s National Security Correspondent.
Carter will report on the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as U.S. efforts to combat al Qaeda and the Taliban at home and abroad.
She will also cover U.S. military, intelligence and immigration issues, and will write a column for The Examiner‘s national security page.
“It’s crucially important that Americans get firsthand reports on what their young men and women are confronting in Afghanistan and Iraq,” Carter said. “I’m thrilled to join a paper that’s committed to covering the conflicts that are shaping our world — and that are vital to our national security.”
Stephen G. Smith, editor of The Washington Examiner, expressed his newspaper’s commitment to putting “boots on the ground” while covering the current conflicts and terrorist threats in southwest Asia.
“We’re delighted that a war correspondent of Sara’s experience and talent is joining our team,” Smith said.
Carter joins The Examiner from The Washington Times. She has appeared frequently as a guest on cable news programs, including “The O’Reilly Factor” and Sean Hannity’s “Great American Panel” — both broadcast on Fox News. She has also appeared as a guest on CNN and C-Span.
Before joining The Washington Times in 2007, Carter reported for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, where she was recognized for her investigation into drug trafficking along the U.S.-Mexican border, as well as her reporting on illegal-immigration issues.
During her career as an investigative journalist, Carter has twice received a National Headliner Award, as well as a Sigma Delta Chi Award.
She grew up in Saudi Arabia and has traveled to Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan during her career as a war correspondent.
Carter earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and communication at California State Polytechnic University before studying Middle East foreign policy at the University of California, Los Angeles.
