Frederik Pleitgen | |
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 Pleitgen in 2016 | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | CNN |
| Parent |
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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]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Martian | CNN reporter |
Recognition
References
- ^ ""Die Hardcore-Islamisten sind auf dem Vormarsch"". n-tv.de (in German). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ 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
- "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
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Frederik Pleitgen | |
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Pleitgen in 2016 | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | CNN |
| Parent |
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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]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Martian | CNN reporter |
Recognition
References
- ^ ""Die Hardcore-Islamisten sind auf dem Vormarsch"". n-tv.de (in German). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ 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
- "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
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
|
| This article about a German journalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 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