Frederik Pleitgen (born 19 August 1976,[1][2] in Cologne[3]) is a German journalist and correspondent for CNN International.

[5] Pleitgen also spent one year studying at the School of Journalism at New York University.

He worked for German television broadcasters ZDF and RTL as well as German news channel n-tv before joining CNN in 2006.

[6][7] In Paris, he covered the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo shooting.

[10] He is the son of German journalist and former director of public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Fritz Pleitgen.