Top Political Reporter Joins i24NEWS Ahead of Elections
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- Shirit Avitan Cohen joins i24NEWS as a political commentator.
- She will appear regularly on the channel's political panel.
- Her role begins ahead of the upcoming elections.
- Avitan Cohen continues her work as a political correspondent for Israel Hayom.
- Her first broadcast on i24NEWS was on Monday evening.
Shirit Avitan Cohen, a senior political correspondent and commentator for the newspaper Israel Hayom, is joining the television channel i24NEWS. She will be a regular participant in the channel's political panel discussions as the upcoming elections approach. Avitan Cohen announced her new role on social media platform X, stating, "Something new is beginning. Starting today, for the election period, I will be a regular guest on i24 as a political commentator, alongside my main work at Israel Hayom as a political correspondent." While she did not provide further details on the format or schedule of her appearances, her first broadcast took place on Monday evening. Avitan Cohen joined Israel Hayom as its political correspondent in 2023. Previously, in August 2020, she joined Globes as its political reporter. Concurrently with her work at Israel Hayom, she hosted a weekly current affairs program on the Knesset Channel. Her journalism career began covering education and welfare, and in recent years she served as a Knesset and politics reporter for Makor Rishon.
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