Burns Alumnus Covers Stories from Across the Globe

By: ICFJ Staff | 12/10/2010

CNN correspondent Frederik Pleitgen (Burns 2005) covered breaking stories around the globe this year.

Image 1: Former fellow Frederik Pleitgen conducted an interview with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi just days after she was released from house arrest. This picture shows them joking around before the interview at the headquarters of Suu Kyi's political party, the National League for Democracy.

Image 2: Burns alumnus Frederik Pleitgen in Pakistan's Swat Valley with soldiers after the flood disaster earlier this year.

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