Marina Sherif Barsoum is a Senior Editor at The Cairo Review of Global Affairs at The American University in Cairo, where she contributes to the production and development of the quarterly policy journal. Her work includes editing, copyediting, proofreading, fact-checking, research, online publishing, and developing editorial and digital content.

Marina is a journalist and editor with more than a decade of experience in journalism, media, communications, project management, and higher education. She previously worked as a reporter at Ahram Online, where she researched, wrote, and edited stories across multiple sections, covered breaking news, interviewed public officials, experts, and analysts, and contributed to the publication’s digital and social media platforms.

At AUC’s University Center for Career Development (UCCD), Marina managed programs focused on career development, employability, and capacity building at public universities in Egypt. As a Project Manager, she oversaw programs at Suez and Port Said Universities, working with university administrations, project teams, employers, and other stakeholders. She managed program implementation, reporting, budgets, communications, events, and team development, while supporting the sustainability of university career centers.

Marina began her editorial career at AUC as Editor-in-Chief of The Caravan, where she led a team of reporters and editors and oversaw the production of the weekly English- and Arabic-language newspaper. She later taught writing and reporting, as well as events and sponsorship, at Misr International University as a Professor of Practice.

She holds an MSc in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BA in Journalism from The American University in Cairo, specializing in Multimedia Journalism. Her master’s research examined the role of news media in the state-building efforts of the so-called Islamic State, based on interviews with journalists and correspondents from international media organizations.

Her professional interests include journalism, international affairs, media and communications, political and social developments in the Middle East, and the role of journalism in shaping public understanding of global affairs.