Barak Ravid

Barak Ravid
ברק רביד
Ravid in 2015
Born (1980-05-22) 22 May 1980 (age 46)
Kfar Sava, Israel
EducationTel Aviv University (BA)

Barak Ravid (Hebrew: ברק רביד) is an Israeli journalist who serves as a political analyst for CNN and reporter for Axios and Channel 12 News. He previously worked for the Israeli website Walla News, Israel's Channel 13 News, and Haaretz newspaper.

Early life

Ravid was born in the Israeli city of Kfar Saba. At age 18 he was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces, serving in the signals intelligence division of Unit 8200. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern history from Tel Aviv University.

Career

Ravid and U.S. Sen. Chris Coons at an Axios event in New York in 2025

In 2007 Ravid started working as a political pundit for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

In 2017 Ravid joined Channel 13 News. He was dismissed from Channel 13 in 2020. In 2020, he began working for Walla News and Axios. In 2023, he began working at CNN as a political and foreign policy on-air analyst. In April 2024, Ravid won the White House Press Correspondents' Aldo Beckman Award for Journalistic Excellence, with the judges particularly citing his reporting on the October 7th attacks and their ongoing aftermath; the award was personally presented to him by President Joe Biden, who thanked Ravid "for his efforts on behalf of Israel".

In 2025, Ravid left Walla News and began working as a reporter and commentator for the Israeli television news company News 12 as a correspondent in Washington, D.C. In 2026, Barak Ravid's reporting of negotiation processes between the US and Iran during the ongoing Iran war, have been criticized by various American politicians, Wall Street analysts, and the Iranian state media, who accuse Barak of spreading false or misleading information, often citing reports from anonymous sources of "close" or "imminent" deals, for the purpose of market manipulation of oil prices. Ravid has denied having any coordination with traders and defended his reporting.

Publications

Personal life

Ravid lives in the Washington, D.C., area, where he moved for Axios in 2023, having previously lived in Tel Aviv. He is married and has two children.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Barak Ravid Joins CNN as Political and Foreign Policy Analyst". Retrieved 11 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Prominent diplomatic correspondent, a Netanyahu critic, loses his TV job". The Times of Israel. AP. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Liphshiz, Cnaan (15 December 2018). "JTA Twitter 50: Barak Ravid". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 4 October 2024. A former analyst in Israel's 8200 signal intelligence unit, Ravid worked as diplomatic correspondent for the NRG website and later in the same position for Haaretz, which he swapped in 2017 for Channel 10. He now also writes for the U.S.-based Axios site.
  4. ↑ Goldberg, Elisheva (14 September 2014). "Meet the 'Good Kids' Who Refuse To Spy for Israel". The Forward. Retrieved 4 October 2024. Barak Ravid, Haaretz's diplomatic correspondent and a Unit 8200 alum, went on Army Radio yesterday morning to explain his strong opposition to the letter.
  5. ↑ ""הנחייה לעבור על טורי הרכילות? האוזניים נשרפות כששומעים דבר כזה"". וואלה! ברנז'ה. 4 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "עת לטלוויזיה: ברק רביד מצטרף לתכנית הבוקר החדשותית של קשת". וואלה! ברנז'ה. 11 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Prominent Israeli journalist, Netanyahu critic, loses TV job". The Washington Post. 20 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Barak Ravid Joins CNN as Political and Foreign Policy Analyst". Retrieved 14 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "Barak Ravid joins CNN as political and foreign policy analyst". Editor and Publisher. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Barak Ravid of Israel's Channel 13 news on Axios". Axios.
  11. ↑ "CNN Signs Axios' Barak Ravid as Political and Foreign Policy Analyst". 28 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Israeli journalist Barak Ravid receives a journalism award from President Biden". Israel National News. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "שליחנו החדש: זה המחליף של יונה לייבזון" [Our new messenger: Barak Ravid will replace Yona Leibzon on Channel 12]. tvbee (in Hebrew). 8 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  14. ↑ Rosenfeld, Reuven (7 May 2026). "Iranian Media Accuses Axios Reporter of Market Manipulation Over U.S.-Iran Deal Report". VINnews. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  15. ↑ Tesfaye, Sophia (9 May 2026). "Axios accused of "market manipulation" with Iran reporting". Salon. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Remarks at 2023 National Press Club Awards video 1:42". X @BarakRavid. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Barak Ravid - moving to Washington D.C. Tweet".
  18. ↑ "Barak Ravid הרצאות מרתקות - מרכז המרצים". Israeli Speakers Center. Retrieved 11 September 2024.