23 min

Ep 16: At Just 22 years old, CBN journalist Emily Jones took a leap of faith & moved to Jerusalem for her dream job Becoming Storytellers

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As a young girl, Emily Jones was fascinated with the Middle East & Jerusalem. Growing up in a Christian household, she noticed the stories she read in the Bible happened in the Middle East. Emily was introduced to the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in college and though she didn’t want to be a journalist at first (her dad’s a journalist & she would tell him how boring she thought his job was lol ) she gave it a shot anyway and fell in love with storytelling. At 22 years old she was offered the opportunity of a lifetime; to be a multi-media journalist for CBN based in Jerusalem. 
Listen to episode 16 of Becoming Storytellers to hear Emily talk about:
 
- Taking the leap of faith even when she didn’t know how it would turn out
 
- Her experience adjusting to life in a different region of the world
 
- A day in the life of a young journalist covering Jerusalem
 
- Her most memorable stories & biggest challenges
 
- Advice for others looking to become international journalists

As a young girl, Emily Jones was fascinated with the Middle East & Jerusalem. Growing up in a Christian household, she noticed the stories she read in the Bible happened in the Middle East. Emily was introduced to the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in college and though she didn’t want to be a journalist at first (her dad’s a journalist & she would tell him how boring she thought his job was lol ) she gave it a shot anyway and fell in love with storytelling. At 22 years old she was offered the opportunity of a lifetime; to be a multi-media journalist for CBN based in Jerusalem. 
Listen to episode 16 of Becoming Storytellers to hear Emily talk about:
 
- Taking the leap of faith even when she didn’t know how it would turn out
 
- Her experience adjusting to life in a different region of the world
 
- A day in the life of a young journalist covering Jerusalem
 
- Her most memorable stories & biggest challenges
 
- Advice for others looking to become international journalists

23 min