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Alieu Sheriff is an international journalist and editor. He is the co-founder, political and business editor for The AfricaPaper, www.theafricapaper.com. Sheriff is also co-director of the African Institute of International Reporting (AIIR), the publication’s training institute. Sheriff has traveled extensively and reported on human rights, press-freedom, politics and the economy. A Scripps Howard Fellow, Sheriff has contributed to several national and international publications. He is a former political writer for the Syracuse Newspapers and a student intern at Time Magazine and New York Times Syndicate. A graduate of Hunter College and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Sheriff is a recipient of several journalism honors including the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, National Associate of Black Journalists (NABJ), and the Hellman/Hammett Award for human rights. Sheriff also holds an MBA degree from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. He is a guest speaker at several international colloquies. Sheriff is a member of the Society for Professional Journalists, National Association of Black Journalists, and Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals.