Ellie Kaufman is a News Assistant in CNN's New York Bureau. She covers domestic breaking news in the Northeast region.

Ellie started working at CNN in 2016. Her previous work has been published in The Huffington Post, Vox, Quartz, Fast Company, Mic and the New York Times' blog Women in the World. She graduated from the College of William and Mary in 2013 with a B.A. in English Literature and Hispanic Studies.