Frida Ghitis

Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist and analyst. She is a CNN contributor and wrote a weekly column at CNN Opinion, is a contributing columnist for the Washington Post Global Opinions,^[1] and the senior columnist at World Politics Review.^[2]

Ghitis' work centers on the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism, human rights, and emerging conflict. Her focus is global, but she is most frequently called upon to analyze events in the Middle East, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Her views have been entered into the U.S. Congressional Record and have informed legislation by the Congressional Research Service. They are frequently referenced in academic journalsand cited in policy debates around the world, including in retrospectives of major events.

She has written and spoken extensively about Russia's war against Ukraine, about the situation in Iran, and the challenges in Latin America, including China's advances in the region.

Biography

Ghitis has a BA in Economics from Emory University and a MA in Political Science from the University of Northern British Columbia.^[1]

A former CNN producer and correspondent, Ghitis is a frequent on-air commentator on CNN, CNN International and CNN Español as well as other radio and television networks around the world. In addition, she speaks to a variety of audiences in public and private events. Her work is frequently cited in academic research.

During her years on staff at CNN she was part of the award-winning teams that covered global events including the unraveling of the former Yugoslavia, the US intervention in Haiti, the collapse of the USSR, the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and subsequent US intervention via Saudi Arabia. She has worked in more than 70 countries. She has reported from Iraq, Bosnia, Burma, Tibet, the Amazon jungle, Gaza, the Arctic circle, Cuba, and countless other locations.

She worked for 18 years in various capacities for CNN and drew from that experience to write The End of Revolution: A Changing World in the Age of Live Television (2002).^[3] Ghitis' writing has appeared in newspapers, magazines and websites worldwide, including The Atlantic, Politico, the Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the International Herald Tribune, the NRC Handelsblad (Netherlands) and many others.^[4]

She is the author of "The End of Revolution: a Changing World in the Age of Live Television."

References

1. "Frida Ghitis". The Washington Post. date=19 February 2021 }}
2. "Author | Frida Ghitis". World Politics Review. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
3. Bush, Vanessa (February 2002). "The End of Revolution (Book)". Booklist. 98 (11): 909 – via EBSCOhost.
4. "Frida Ghitis". World Politics Review. Retrieved 2017-07-15.