Seung Min Kim


Seung Min Kim is an American journalist who is a White House correspondent for The Washington Post and a political analyst for CNN.

Early life and education

Kim grew up in Iowa City, Iowa. She states that she had wanted to be a journalist since the age of 12, and in her first year at the University of Iowa in 2004, she joined the student newspaper The Daily Iowan. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a BS in journalism and political science in 2007, before earning an MA in journalism from American University.

Career

Kim started her career while still a student at the University of Iowa and American University, working as a reporter at a number of newspapers including The Des Moines Register, the St Petersburg Times and The Star-Ledger.
Kim joined USA Today as a reporter in Washington DC in 2008, before moving to become a reporter covering the Senate and immigration policy for Politico in 2009. She became a White House correspondent writing about the Trump administration for The Post in 2018.
Kim has appeared on CNN and PBS Washington Week as a political analyst. She is also a member of the Asian American Journalists Association, which honored her in 2020.