Scott Neuman
Scott Neuman is a correspondent for NPR's General Assignment Desk, based in Washington, D.C.
He joined the network in 2007 as a breaking news editor and reporter. At NPR, he's reported on a wide range of topics, with a particular interest in international news, science and stories that put the day's news in context. In recent years, he's covered Florida's Hurricane Ian and the 2023 Gaza war.
Before joining NPR, Neuman worked at a variety of news organizations as both an editor and correspondent. At The Associated Press in Bangkok, Thailand, he was an editor on the news agency's Asia Desk, during which time he covered the 2004 Indonesian tsunami. Prior to that, he was an editor and correspondent with The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, and worked extensively in Pakistan in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001. He also spent time with the AP in New York, and in India as first a freelancer and then later, writing for United Press International.
Born and raised in Indiana, Neuman got his start in journalism at public radio in the Midwest, beginning in his hometown of Fort Wayne, and, later, at NPR stations in Illinois.
He is a graduate of Purdue University. In his spare time, he enjoys sailing, woodworking and amateur astronomy.
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NPR's Scott Neuman went to Virginia and Maryland to report on data centers. In this reporter's notebook, he shares why opposition to new ones is bringing together people who rarely agree on politics.
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Days after President Trump barred reporters from three major news outlets from the White House, the administration has launched a 24/7 YouTube channel promising to put its "biggest moments all in one place." -
With striking speed, the widespread debate around data centers has become a fault line in American communities, cutting across political parties and forging unexpected alliances. -
In some tight midterm races, how farmers frustrated with the war and rising costs vote could make a difference.
