Clarissa Ward Biography
Clarissa Ward is a multi-award-winning American television journalist/anchor and reporter. At the moment, she is working as a chief international correspondent for CNN.
Before joining CNN, she used to work for CBS News, based in London. Prior to that, she was a Moscow-based news correspondent for ABC News programs.
Clarissa Ward Age/Birthday
Ward is a January-born baby, who was born on January 31, 1980, in London, England, UK. She is 41 years old as of 2021 and she celebrates her birthday on the 31st of January every year since 1980.
Clarissa Ward Height
Ward stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.6 meters). However, information concerning her weight and other body measurements is still under review. We are trying to get this information and will post it as soon as we get it.
Clarissa Ward Family
Ward is a London, U.K-born girl although she was raised in New York City. Rodney (father) and Donna Ward (mother) are her parents. Her mother Donna, was an interior designer.
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Clarissa Ward Husband
Ward is a married woman who has been married to her husband Philipp von Bernstorff since November 2016. Philip is a fund manager and he met Ward in 2007 at a dinner party in Moscow. The couple has been blessed with two wonderful children together Ezra Albrecht Nikolas Nour (born on 2 March 2018) and Caspar Hugo Augustus Idris (born on 29 June 2020).
Clarissa Ward Education
Ward got an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Middlebury College in Vermont in 2013. Before that, she had graduated with honors from Yale University. She is fluent in French and Italian, conversant in Russian, Arabic, and Spanish, and has a basic understanding of Mandarin.
Clarissa Ward Career
Ward, based in London, is CNN’s top international correspondent. She has been reporting from the front lines all around the world for more than 15 years. Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Yemen to Ukraine, Georgia (during the Russian incursion in 2008), and Iran are the places she has reported from.
She is the author of ‘On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist’ (Penguin Press). This is a book that describes her singular career as a war reporter and how she has documented the violent reshaping of the globe from close range. She was titled 2019 Reporter/Correspondent of the Year by the Gracies.
Ward examined the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in late 2020, obtaining new evidence that identified Russian security services who followed Navalny on more than 30 flights over three years. Her coverage of the Turkish incursion earned the network an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Breaking News Coverage in 2020.
Also, she explored Russia’s employment of mercenaries for CNN in a two-part story titled “Putin’s Private Army” in 2019. On the other hand, she achieved unparalleled access to Taliban-controlled areas in Afghanistan for an exclusive report called “36 Hours with the Taliban.” She covered the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi extensively in 2018, including capturing exclusive footage showing a Saudi operator posing as Khashoggi in an attempt to cover up the murder.
Ward traveled to rebel-held regions in Syria in early 2016 to report on life there amid Russian and Syrian airstrikes. She visited Poland, Germany, and France in 2018 to see how they dealt with anti-Semitic incidents and stereotypes. Her reporting has earned her numerous honors. Ward worked for ABC News in Moscow and Beijing for two years. She covered the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011 as well as the worldwide food crisis in 2008. However, she began her media career as an intern in CNN’s Moscow bureau in 2002.
Clarissa Ward Net Worth
Ward is a hard-working television journalist but has not disclosed information concerning her income. We are however trying to get this information and we’ll update it when we get it.
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