Frederik Pleitgen
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Frederik Pleitgen | |
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Born | 1976 (age 46–47) |
Occupation(s) | correspondent, news anchor, journalist |
Website | Frederik Pleitgen on Twitter |
Frederik Pleitgen (born 1976) is a German journalist and correspondent for CNN International.[1]
Pleitgen studied North American studies at the University of Bonn and at Free University Berlin. Pleitgen also spent one year studying at the School of Journalism at New York University. He worked for German television broadcasters ZDF and RTL as well as German news channel n-tv before joining CNN in 2006.[2] In Paris, he covered the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
Pleitgen lives in Berlin. He is the son of German journalist and former director of the public West German Broadcasting Corporation, Fritz Pleitgen.
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | The Martian | CNN reporter |
Recognition[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ berlinonline.de: Das Berliner Gesicht von CNN, January,18th 2007
- ^ cnn.com: Anchors and Reporters
External links[edit]
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- German male journalists
- 21st-century German journalists
- German broadcast news analysts
- 1976 births
- CNN people
- RTL Group people
- ZDF people
- Living people
- German television reporters and correspondents
- University of Bonn alumni
- Free University of Berlin alumni
- New York University alumni
- German expatriates in the United States
- Writers from Cologne
- German male writers
- German journalist stubs