Eileen Hsieh
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Eileen Hsieh (繁體: 謝雅琳, 简体:谢雅琳) is a bilingual journalist and blogger based in London, and the former host of CNN's weekly Chinese news program which ran from 2009–2011.{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/news/china/archive/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222200638/http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/news/china/archive/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 December 2015 |title=Chinese World News: News & Videos about Chinese World News - CNN.com |publisher=CNN |date= |access-date=2022-06-11}}
In April 2009 CNN launched its first-ever Mandarin program on CNN.com, using traditional Chinese characters.
Life and career
Hsieh was born in Taiwan and speaks fluent English and Mandarin.
She joined CNN in 2000 when her focus was on international news, including CNN's coverage of the Iraq war in 2003{{cite web |url=http://www.powertolearn.com/spotlights/CNN/war_and_news/iraq/PDF/CaseStudy8.pdf |title=How CNN covers the War in Iraq |access-date=2009-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715111216/http://www.powertolearn.com/spotlights/CNN/war_and_news/iraq/PDF/CaseStudy8.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-15 |url-status=dead }} and the 2004 U.S. presidential election.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080528023934/http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/newmedia/2004-11/05/content_2180127.htm CNN 2004 Presidential Election Coverage]
In December 2006, she was in Baghdad for Saddam Hussein's execution. In December 2008 she went to Athens, Greece to cover the 2008 Greek riots.[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7omap_bks-1209-phil-black-eileen-hsieh-in_news Riots in Greece, 2008]
She launched CNN's first Chinese news program in April 2009, a weekly news review available on CNN.com.
She's also been awarded two Peabody Award for journalism excellence.
References
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External links
- [http://cnn.com CNN.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090601113457/http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/news/china/archive/index.html CNN Chinese Weekly News Review]
- List of CNN Anchors
- [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eileen-Hsieh-CNN-Chinese-News-/98943999059 Facebook Page]
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Category:Taiwanese television news anchors
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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