Odette Yousef is NPR’s domestic extremism correspondent. Her stories often focus on how extremist ideologies and tactics filter into the mainstream. Prior to joining NPR in August of 2021, Yousef was a reporter at Chicago NPR affiliate station WBEZ. There, she hosted Season 3 of the investigative podcast Motive, exploring the emergence and spread of the neo-Nazi skinhead movement in the U.S. and its connections to the far right extremism of today. The season won a 2021 national Edward R. Murrow award. For more than a decade in Chicago, Yousef focused on stories about race, class and identity.
At the Summit
My network of professionals working on countering hate in all its forms grew exponentially after attending Eradicate Hate in 2021. The myriad voices represented at Eradicate Hate, from big tech companies to academic researchers to those with lived experience, reinforced to me the importance of cross-cutting and collaborative approaches to counter hate and its devastating impacts on society. I’ve been fortunate to sustain and build those networks with many of those I met at Eradicate Hate in 2021.
