Master's degree at Graduate School of Journalism, concentrating on international reporting – Columbia University in 1994[6]
Career
Prior to marrying Prince Ali, Princess Rym worked extensively for international broadcasters including CNN, where she began as a producer in 1998 and later worked as a Baghdad correspondent from 2001 until 2004. She had developed her portfolio working for the BBC, Dubai TV, Bloomberg TV, Radio Monte-Carlo Moyen-Orient and United Press International-UPI.
She has been the Executive Commissioner of the Royal Film Commission – Jordan since July 2005.[7]
She is the founder of the Jordan Media Institute (JMI), a non-profit institution whose aim is to establish an Arab center of excellence for journalism education with a Master's program at its core and training-modules in parallel.[8][9]
She is also the president of the Amman International Film Festival "AIFF" Awal Film since 2017.[10]
In April 2011, Princess Rym Ali received a prestigious award from the Columbia University School of Journalism. The Alumni Awards are presented annually for a distinguished journalism career, an outstanding journalistic achievement, or a notable contribution to journalism education.
In July 2011, was awarded the "Best International Journalist" prize at the 32nd Ischia International Journalism Awards Ceremony, one of the most prestigious journalistic awards in Italy.[16]
In October 2012, she was awarded the Global Thinkers Forum 2012 Award for Excellence in Media for her exceptional work with the Jordan Media Institute (JMI).
In November 2013, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the United Kingdom's Coventry University for her contribution to the field of journalism and media, and her role in establishing the Jordan Media Institute (JMI).[17]
In November 2017, America Abroad Media Awarded their annual prize to Princess Rym Ali, for her significant role in media, at the 5th annual "Power of Film" Awards in Washington DC. The award honors leaders whose work exemplifies the power of media to inform, educate and empower.[18]