In 2016 , she was nominated for a Shorty Award in the Journalist category . The next year , Alcindor won an award in a tribute to journalist Gwen Ifill , who had died in November 2016 , at the Syracuse University 's Toner Prize ceremony . Alcindor was number 13 on the 2017 edition of " The Root 100 " , an annual list by magazine '' The Root '' of the most influential African Americans between the ages of 25 and 45 . In January 2018 , she was named White House correspondent of the '' PBS NewsHour '' , replacing John Yang , who was named the '' NewsHour 's '' national correspondent . In this position Alcindor covers the Trump presidency
Shorty Award
8th Shorty Awards
Yamiche Alcindor