Loneta Progni is a visiting fellow with the Transatlantic Security Initiative (TSI) at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, focusing on security, geopolitics, and transatlantic relations. She joins the Atlantic Council through the Albanian-American Development Foundation (AADF), which is dedicated to supporting Albania’s path toward sustainable development. In Albania, Progni is a journalist and news anchor at A2 CNN, the exclusive CNN affiliate in Albania, where she covers live rolling news, breaking stories, and in-depth reporting on Albania, the Balkans, and international affairs.
Prior to her current role, Progni served as a TV presenter at Euronews Albania, where she co-hosted Good Morning Albanians, a live weekday morning program featuring breaking news, correspondent reports, guest interviews, and studio debates. She also worked as a social media correspondent on the debunking news desk The Cube (KUBI) at Euronews Albania, specializing in fact-checking, digital storytelling, and countering disinformation. Progni also worked as a communication specialist and consultant, including with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), following the completion of her studies in communications. Throughout her career, she has gained extensive experience in live broadcasting, field reporting, and hosting topical call-in programs in fast-paced, high-pressure news environments.
