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Clarissa Ward

Clarissa Ward(born January 31, 1980)[1]is a British-American television journalist who is the chief international correspondent forCNN.[2]Previously, she was withCBS News,based in London. Before her CBS News position, Ward was a Moscow-based news correspondent forABC Newsprograms.[3]

Clarissa Ward
Ward accepting aPeabody Awardin 2012 for reporting from Syria
Born(1980-01-31)January 31, 1980(age 44)
London,England
EducationYale University(BA)
OccupationJournalist
Years active2003–present
Notable creditCBS News
Spouse
Philipp von Bernstorff
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(m.2016)​
Children3

Early life

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Ward was born in London to a British father and American mother.[4][5]She grew up in London and New York City and attended the Godstowe andWycombe Abbeyboarding schools in England.[6][4][7]She graduated fromYale Universityin 2002 and holds an honorary doctor of letters degree fromMiddlebury College.[3][8]

Career

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Early career

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Ward began her career as an overnight desk assistant atFox Newsin 2003. From 2004 to 2005, she was an assignment editor forFox NewsinNew York City.She worked on the international desk coordinating coverage for stories such as the capture ofSaddam Hussein,theIndian Ocean tsunamiin 2004 and the deaths ofYasir ArafatandPope John Paul II.In 2006, she worked as a field producer forFox News.She produced coverage of theIsraeli-Lebanese war,the kidnapping ofGilad Shalitandsubsequent Israeli military actionin theGaza Strip,thetrial of Saddam Husseinand the2005 Iraqi constitutional referendum.

Prior to October 2007, Ward was based inBeirutand worked as a correspondent for Fox News. She covered the execution of Saddam Hussein, theIraq War troop surge of 2007,theBeirut Arab Universityriots and the2007 Bikfaya bombings.She conducted interviews with notable figures such as Gen.David Petraeus,Iraqi Deputy Prime MinisterBarham Salihand Lebanese PresidentEmile Lahoud.She also spent time embedded with the U.S. military in Iraq, most notably inBaqubah.[6]

ABC News

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From October 2007[6]to October 2010, Ward was an ABC News correspondent based in Moscow.[citation needed]She reported from Russia for all ABC News broadcasts and platforms, includingWorld News with Charles Gibson,NightlineandGood Morning America,as well asABC News Radio,andABC News Now.On assignment in Russia, she covered the2008 Russian presidential election.She was in Georgia at the time of theRussian intervention into Georgian territory.She was transferred to Beijing to serve as the ABC News Asian Correspondent, where she covered the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiin Japan. She has also covered the war inAfghanistan.[3]

CBS News

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Ward's CBS career started as the network's foreign news correspondent in October 2011. She was a contributor for60 Minutesand served as a fill-in anchor onCBS This Morningbeginning in January 2014.[9]

CNN

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On September 21, 2015,CNNannounced that Ward was joining the network and reporting for all of CNN's platforms, and would remain based in London. With more than a decade as awar correspondent,on August 8, 2016, she spoke at aUnited Nations Security Councilmeeting on the situation in thecivil war-torn Aleppo.[10][11]

In July 2018, CNN named her its chief international correspondent, succeedingChristiane Amanpour.In 2019, she became one of the first Western journalists to report on the life in areas controlled by theTalibanin Afghanistan.[12][13]In August 2020, reports emerged that she and her team were under surveillance while in theCentral African Republicin May 2019.[14]

In December 2020, in a joint investigation byThe InsiderandBellingcatin co-operation with CNN andDer Spiegel,she reported how RussianFederal Security Service(FSB) members stalkedAlexei Navalnyfor years, including just beforehis poisoning in August 2020.[15]The investigation detailed a special unit of the FSB specializing in chemical substances and investigators tracked members of the unit using telecom and travel data.

In February 2022, CNN deployed Ward, initially, to the city ofKharkivin order to cover the first moves from Russian Invasion inUkraine.After the first days of war, she was relocated toKyiv,where she engaged in a series of wartime reports on theadvance of Russian troopsand the flight ofUkrainian refugeesaway from Russian artillery strikes.[16]She was among the journalists who travelled to Ukraine to give insights into the humanitarian situation for children and wounded civilians in Ukrainian hospitals amidst the ongoing conflict.[17]

In December 2023, Ward became the first Western journalist to independently cover the2023 Israel-Hamas war.In a six-minute video report, she depicted the grim conditions in Gaza, emphasizing the impact on civilians and describing them as the worst she had seen in the strip in her 20 years as a reporter. Visiting aUAE-operated field hospital, Ward witnessed overwhelmed medical staff and interviewed an injured girl. While her report received praise, some criticized the attention, urging equal recognition for Palestinian journalists and aid workers. Ward faced past controversies, including accusations of fabricating a live report and misquoting UN statistics in her coverage of Gaza.[18]

Awards

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Ward received aPeabody Awardon May 21, 2012, inNew York Cityfor her journalistic coverage inside Syria during theSyrian uprising.[19][20]In October 2014,Washington State Universityannounced that she would receive the 2015Murrow Awardfor International Reporting in April 2015.[21]She has also received sevenEmmy Awards,an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Silver Baton, and honors from theRadio and Television Correspondents' Association.[22]

Personal life

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Ward was married in November 2016 at London's Chelsea Old Town Hall to Philipp von Bernstorff, a fund manager, whom she met at a 2007 dinner party in Moscow.[23][24]They have 3 children.[25][26][27]Ward speaks fluentEnglish,FrenchandItalian,conversationalRussian,Arabic,andSpanish,and knows basicMandarin Chinese.[20][22]

Bibliography

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  • Ward, Clarissa (2020).On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist.New York: Penguin.ISBN9780525561477.OCLC1277023055.

References

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  1. ^Ward 2020,p. 18.
  2. ^"International Correspondent Clarissa Ward Joins CNN".CNN. September 21, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on September 22, 2015.RetrievedAugust 20,2021.
  3. ^abc"Clarissa Ward".CBS News. Archived fromthe originalon February 23, 2015.RetrievedAugust 20,2021.
  4. ^ab"Clarissa Ward".The Female Lead Society.RetrievedAugust 20,2021.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^Morrell, Michael (June 2, 2021)."Author and war correspondent Clarissa Ward on reporting from conflict zones".Intelligence Matters.CBS News.Archivedfrom the original on August 20, 2021.RetrievedAugust 20,2021.
  6. ^abc"Clarissa Ward".ABC News.June 2, 2006. Archived fromthe originalon September 7, 2010.RetrievedAugust 20,2022.
  7. ^Ward 2020,pp. 20–22.
  8. ^Ward 2020,p. 24.
  9. ^"CBS This Morning episode".January 20, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 20,2014.
  10. ^Ward, Clarissa (August 12, 2016)."There are no winners in Aleppo".CNN.com.Archivedfrom the original on June 26, 2017.RetrievedJuly 26,2017.
  11. ^"Aleppo Under Siege: Syria's Latest Tragedy Unfolds - Security Council Arria-Formula Open Meeting (8 August 2016)".United Nations.Archived fromthe originalon June 6, 2021.RetrievedJuly 26,2017.
  12. ^"36 hours with the Taliban".www.cnn.com.Archivedfrom the original on August 12, 2020.RetrievedApril 27,2019.
  13. ^"CNN's Clarissa Ward Spent 36 Hours With the Taliban. This is What She Learned".www.globaldispatchespodcast.com.Archived fromthe originalon April 27, 2019.RetrievedApril 27,2019.
  14. ^Dobrokhotov, Roman;Grozev, Christo; Lehberger, Roman; Schmid, Fidelius (August 21, 2020)."Russische Söldner sollen CNN-Team ausspioniert haben"[Russian mercenaries are said to have spied on CNN team].Der Spiegel(in German).Archivedfrom the original on August 30, 2023.RetrievedJuly 1,2021.
  15. ^Lister, Tim; Ward, Clarissa; Shukla, Sebastian (December 14, 2020)."CNN-Bellingcat Investigation Identifies Russian Specialists Who Trailed Putin's Nemesis Alexey Navalny Before He Was Poisoned".CNN.Archivedfrom the original on September 29, 2021.RetrievedDecember 14,2020.
  16. ^"See moment that made Clarissa Ward stop reporting and help".cnn.com.March 5, 2022.Archivedfrom the original on March 5, 2022.RetrievedMarch 5,2022.
  17. ^"CNN makes heartbreaking visit to Ukraine's largest children's hospital".cnn.com.March 4, 2022.Archivedfrom the original on March 5, 2022.RetrievedMarch 5,2022.
  18. ^"CNN reporter sees 'horror of modern war' from inside Gaza".The New Arab.December 15, 2023.Archivedfrom the original on December 19, 2023.RetrievedDecember 19,2023.
  19. ^"The CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley: Inside Syria".The Peabody Awards.Archivedfrom the original on October 18, 2022.RetrievedOctober 18,2022.
  20. ^abCasserly, Meghan (April 19, 2012)."Dream Jobs: Clarissa Ward, CBS News Foreign Correspondent".Forbes.Archivedfrom the original on June 23, 2012.RetrievedJune 4,2012.
  21. ^"CBS News correspondent to receive Murrow College award".Washington State University. October 17, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on December 5, 2014.RetrievedNovember 30,2014.
  22. ^ab"Clarissa Ward".CNN.Archivedfrom the original on December 17, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 5,2021.
  23. ^Palmer, Anna; Sherman, Jake; Lippman, Daniel; Lacy, Akela (July 12, 2018)."Politico Playbook Power Briefing: Partisan Brawl Breaks out In Strzok Hearing".Politico.Archivedfrom the original on November 28, 2020.RetrievedDecember 26,2020.
  24. ^Kim, Leena (April 20, 2017)."An Award-Winning Journalist's London Wedding".Town & Country.Archivedfrom the original on October 28, 2020.RetrievedAugust 20,2021.
  25. ^Katz, A. J. (March 7, 2018)."Clarissa Ward Gives Birth to Baby Boy".adweek.it.Archivedfrom the original on November 25, 2023.RetrievedDecember 21,2020.
  26. ^"Clarissa Ward on Instagram:" On Monday June 29th, 2020 at 929am Caspar Hugo Augustus Idris von Bernstorff was born and three became four. The most blissful blessing!… "".Instagram.Archived fromthe originalon December 24, 2021.RetrievedDecember 21,2020.
  27. ^"CNN's Clarissa Ward Welcomes Her Third Baby".People.May 24, 2023.Archivedfrom the original on June 24, 2023.RetrievedJune 24,2023.
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