Brittany Shammas joins CNN as a reporter

Brittany Shammas

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Brittany Shammas joins CNN as a reporter for the national news team, the network announced.

She will focus on distinctive national reporting and storytelling that goes beyond the headlines, developing original angles and producing richly reported narratives, scene pieces and deep dives that help CNN’s digital audience better understand the people, places and forces shaping the news.

Shammas is an award-winning reporter with a proven ability to uncover stories others miss and tell them with depth, clarity and nuance. Whether covering breaking news, reporting from the field or pursuing accountability journalism, she brings curiosity, rigor and sharp storytelling instincts that will strengthen CNN’s coverage of the most significant domestic stories.

Prior to joining CNN, Shammas spent seven years at The Washington Post. Most recently, she served as a local enterprise reporter, writing narrative and accountability pieces rooted in the Washington area. Before that, she covered national breaking news on The Post’s general assignment team.  During her time there, she produced a wide range of impactful journalism, covering everything from natural disasters and mass shootings to the long-term effects of the pandemic.

Before joining The Post in 2019, she spent eight years reporting in Florida, covering education and public safety for the Naples Daily News and the South Florida Sun Sentinel before becoming a staff writer at Miami New Times. There, her investigative reporting on deaths tied to a for-profit correctional healthcare company earned a Sigma Delta Chi Award.

A West Michigan native and graduate of Michigan State University, Shammas will be based in Washington, D.C.