Ben Wedeman
Ben Wedeman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Benjamin C. Wedeman September 1, 1960 |
| Education | B.A. University of Texas at Austin M.A. University of London |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist War correspondent |
| Parent(s) | Martha Jean Hall Wedeman Miles G. Wedeman |
Benjamin C. Wedeman (born September 1, 1960) is an American journalist and
Early life and family
Wedeman's father, Miles G. Wedeman (January 23, 1923 – October 23, 2013), was a diplomat and civil servant from Pennsylvania. He was a devout Quaker.[2] His mother, Martha Jean (née Hall) Wedeman was a reporter for The Washington Post.[3]
Wedeman spent most of his childhood outside the
Wedeman attended
Career
From 1988 to 1992, Wedeman was based in Aleppo, Syria, and worked as a communications specialist for the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas.
Wedeman was originally hired by CNN as a local Jordanian employee in 1994 as a "fixer/producer/sound technician." One of his duties was to help reporting staff get through checkpoints, since he is fluent in multiple
From 1998 to 2006, Wedeman was CNN's bureau chief in
In October 2000, Wedeman was shot in the back while covering a clash between Palestinians and Israelis near the Karni border crossing between Gaza and Israel.[5][6]
In August 2011, Wedeman was in
Following the September 11 attacks, Wedeman was one of the first journalists to gain access to Iraq prior to the Iraq War. He was the only Western journalist granted access for an interview with Uday Hussein.[1]
In August 2012, he was in
Outside of the Middle East, Wedeman has traveled to war zones in Afghanistan, the Balkans, and Africa.
Since 2023, Wedeman is a recurrent guest of Che tempo che fa, a talk show aired on Italian TV channel NOVE, owned by Warner Bros Discovery.
Awards
- With his team, Wedeman won the 1996 foreign affairs for the network's coverage of Jordan's relationship with Israel after their peace treaty, as well as for its coverage of Iraq under Saddam Hussein.
- He led the team that won an Emmy award for its 2000 coverage of the civil war in Sierra Leone. This coverage also earned him an Edward R. Murrow award.
- His team won the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for its coverage of the 2006 Lebanon War, where they stayed in Lebanon, documenting the experience of the Lebanese people.
- In 2010, he won the Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting Award at the sixth annual International Media Awards in London, hosted by the International Council for Press and Broadcasting[9]
- In 2012, his team won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story – Long Form for his reporting in "Breaking News Simulcast of Revolution in Egypt: President Mubarack Steps Down"[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ben Wedeman bio". CNN.
- ^ a b "Miles George Wedeman" (PDF). Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ Washington Post: "MARTHA WEDEMAN" February 1, 2015
- ^ CNN January 3rd, 2009. Press release: CNN Appoints Kevin Flower as Bureau Chief and Ben Wedeman as Correspondent in Jerusalem
- ^ "CNN Correspondent Ben Wedeman wounded in Gaza", CNN website, 31 October 2000
- ^ "CNN Correspondent Wounded in Gaza", Committee to Protect Journalists, October 31, 2000.
- ^ "CNN Finds Possible 'Yellowcake' Uranium in Libya" Archived January 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, National Journal, September 22, 2011.
- ^ "Syria - Life and Death in Aleppo: CNN's Ben Wedeman Reports from inside Aleppo 8-13-12" YouTube; accessed November 21, 2014.
- ^ "Guardian Middle East editor wins peace-through-media award", The Guardian, 11 May 2010
- ^ "Congratulations CNN and AC360!", CNN, 2 October 2012