Lindsey Mastis, WJLA’s morning news alert desk anchor and AI & Tech reporter, exits and “open to new possibilities”
Lindsey Mastis, WJLA’s morning news alert desk anchor and AI & Tech reporter, has signed off from the ABC affiliate in D.C.
“That’s a wrap!” she wrote on social media. “Grateful for my friendships, experiences, and adventures!” She then hinted at her next stop by saying, “Excited for my journey into AI & Tech, and open to new possibilities!”
“At the 7News Alert Desk, she uses interactive technology for real-time news coverage. Her ongoing Artificial Intelligence series explores AI’s role in everything from healthcare and education to policy and deepfakes. She’s also passionate about consumer safety. Her Call For Action series exposes online scams and advocates for digital security.
“Lindsey has earned four EMMY awards and a regional Edward R. Murrow Award.
“During the pandemic, Lindsey created an unscripted, daily live-streaming program called, “The Coronavirus Alert Desk,” to help answer viewers’ questions and connect with doctors and other wellness professionals. The program received more than 23 million views on Facebook.
“Her journalistic journey has placed her at the forefront of historic events. Lindsey reported from Capitol Hill during government shutdowns, social media hearings, the 2020 Presidential Impeachment Trial and vote, and significant Supreme Court confirmations. She has covered every presidential inauguration starting with President Barack Obama.
“Lindsey traveled nationally to cover the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Florida, the mass shooting near the University of California Santa Barbara, the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bomber and was front and center as authorities announced the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Watertown. She also covered the deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion and the mass shooting at a movie theater in Colorado.
“Internationally, Lindsey traveled throughout India with the International Reporting Project to create a documentary on child mortality, reported on medical tourism in Mexico and taught TV journalism and digital media to journalists in the Kurdish region of Iraq.
“Previously, she reported for the CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C., Feature Story News service from the Los Angeles bureau, was the breaking news anchor at the NBC affiliate in Tampa, Florida, and was a morning show anchor at the ABC affiliate in Southern Illinois.”
