Frederik Pleitgen

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	(1976-08-19) August 19, 1976 (age 48) Cologne, West Germany
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]

Pleitgen lives in Berlin.^[10]

He is the son of German journalist and former director of public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Fritz Pleitgen.^[11]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	The Martian	CNN reporter

Recognition

• 2017 Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award^[5]