The Miami Herald has named Anna Jean Kaiser to cover the cruise industry and tourism for its business news desk.
She previously was a Report for America reporter at the paper covering economic mobility, focusing on economic recovery for low-wage workers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Previously, Kaiser was based in Brazil where she covered politics, deforestation, public security and more for outlets like The Guardian, The Associated Press, The Economist, The Washington Post and The New York Times. She has also produced television, radio and documentaries for The BBC, CNN and CBS News.
Kaiser is originally from the San Francisco bay area and speaks Portuguese and Spanish. She has an M.A. in political reporting from Columbia Journalism School and earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
