Frederik Pleitgen | |
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Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | CNN |
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Frederik Pleitgen (born 1976, [1] in Cologne [2]) is a German journalist and correspondent for CNN International. [3]
Pleitgen studied North American studies at the University of Bonn and at Free University Berlin. [4] 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. [5] [6] In Paris, he covered the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo shooting. [7] [8]
He is the son of German journalist and former director of public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Fritz Pleitgen. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | The Martian | CNN reporter |