Ivan Watson
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Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Ivan Watson (born 1975) is a senior international correspondent for CNN based out of
Watson was born in 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Brown University in 1997 with a degree in international relations.[7] He has reported from Moscow and for NPR based in Istanbul, Turkey[8] before rejoining CNN in 2009.
In 2000 Watson reported for NPR in West Africa. He then covered Afghanistan from 2001 for five years and was based out of Istanbul, Turkey.[9][10] He was detained for 30 minutes during a protest in Turkey.[11]
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Watson has also covered the war in Ukraine.In Iraq, an armored BMW Watson was traveling in was blown up by what was believed to be a sticky bomb while he and his crew were kept away by Iraqi security forces.[14]
Watson was among four CNN reporters who appeared on the Charlie Rose show to discuss the war in Syria.
For relief and respite from the emotional toll of covering war and devastation, Watson said he has used therapy sessions and balances his reporting with feature stories, for example a millionaire doctor in the mountains of
References
- ^ "CNN Profiles - Ivan Watson - Senior international correspondent - CNN". CNN.
- ^ "Ivan Watson Rejoins CNN". www.adweek.com.
- ^ Eggerton, John (26 January 2009). "Ivan Watson Moves To CNN". Broadcasting & Cable.
- ISBN 9781681391090– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780742530607– via Internet Archive.
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- ^ a b Challa, Janaki (16 November 2013). "How Reporters Deal With Dark News". NPR.org.
- ^ Choi, Julia (13 April 2016). "CNN correspondent Ivan Watson '97 reports on tragedy, maintains hope".
- ^ "Ivan Watson is a correspondent for National Public Radio,... 575615 - NewsTimes". m.newstimes.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Five Years Later Afghanistan Faces New Threats From an Old Foe". niemanreports.org.
- ^ "Ivan Watson - Nieman Foundation". nieman.harvard.edu.
- Independent.co.uk. 2014-05-31.
- ^ "BPR Interviews: Ivan Watson - Brown Political Review". 5 May 2015.
- ^ "LittleSis: Ivan Watson". littlesis.org.
- ISBN 9781452120218– via Google Books.