Yaffa Fredrick is a writer and editor in New York City. She specializes in long form reporting, with an emphasis on world news and social activism stories. Since beginning her professional career, Yaffa has developed custom broadcast and digital content for PBS, MTV,  African Network of Centers for Investigative Reporting, World Policy Journal, and most recently, CNN.

Yaffa is a graduate of Wellesley College and the University of Oxford, St. Peter’s, where she studied political science and film. She is a member of the Overseas Press Club, an associate member of the Newswomen’s Club of New York, and a Global Shaper at the World Economic Forum.