Frederik Pleitgen (born 19 August 1976,[1][2] in Cologne[3]) is a German journalist and correspondent for CNN International.[4]
Frederik Pleitgen | |
|---|---|
 Pleitgen in 2016 | |
| Born | August 19, 1976 |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | CNN |
| Father | Fritz Pleitgen |
Pleitgen studied North American studies at the University of Bonn and at Free University Berlin.[5] 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.[6][7] In Paris, he covered the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo shooting.[8][9]
He is the son of German journalist and former director of public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Fritz Pleitgen.[11]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Martian | CNN reporter |
Recognition
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edit- ^ ""Die Hardcore-Islamisten sind auf dem Vormarsch"". n-tv.de (in German). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "One World with Zain Asher" (Transcript). CNN. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Phillips, Joseph (3 June 2022). "Frederik Pleitgen Ehefrau". GazetteBlaster. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Raabe, Mathias (17 January 2007). "Das Berliner Gesicht von CNN". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 6 November 2007.
- ^ a b "Frederik Pleitgen". Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Frederik Pleitgen". CNN.
- ^ "Frederik Pleitgen – Senior International Correspondent". CNN.
- ^ "See how the Hebdo suspects were taken down". CNN. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Two suspects still at large for Charlie Hebdo attack". CNN. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Frederik Pleitgen, Sohn des WDR-Intendanten Fritz Pleitgen, leitet das Hauptstadtbüro des US Senders: Das Berliner Gesicht von CNN". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 17 January 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Fritz Pleitgen ist tot: Lange Jahre WDR-Intendant". Der Spiegel (in German). 16 September 2022. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
Further reading
edit- "Frederik Pleitgen: "Der Krieg hat mich stärker gemacht"". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- Alumni VIP Korrespondent im Kriegsgebiet
External links
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