Frida Ghitis

Frida Ghitis as worked for almost two decades at CNN, covering issues throughout the world, from Moscow to the jungles of the Amazon. During her time at CNN, Ms. Ghitis was unit manager, producer and correspondent, traveling to major news events all over the globe. She has worked in more than 50 countries in virtually every region of the world. she was part of the teams that covered the collapse of the Soviet Union from Russia, the 1991 Gulf War from Jordan and Saudi Arabia, the U.S. intervention in Haiti, the hostage crisis in Peru, multiple developments in Cuba, political conventions in the United States and a dozen presidential trips, from Ronald Reagan in Mexico and Madrid, to George HW Bush in Singapore and Somalia.She authored “The End of Revolution: a Changing World in the Age of Live Television” after leaving CNN in 2000. She now writes about world affairs for  The Miami Herald, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The International Herald Tribune, The Jerusalem Report and dozens of other publications in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, as well as online at World Politcs Review.Frida Ghitis grew up in Colombia and later moved to the United States. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in political science.