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1 Filmography  





2 Recognition  





3 References  





4 Further reading  





5 External links  














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Frederik Pleitgen
Frederik Pleitgen
Pleitgen in 2016
Born1976 (age 47–48)
OccupationJournalist
EmployerCNN
Parent

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]

Pleitgen lives in Berlin.[9]

He is the son of German journalist and former director of public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Fritz Pleitgen.[10]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Martian CNN reporter

Recognition[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""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.
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