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Abu Dhabi
Graduation 2021
The inaugural class ocnn-f CNN Academy graduated from the program in a virtual ceremony on April 11, 2021. Hosted by CNN’s managing editor and Abu Dhabi bureau chief Becky Anderson, the program presented exceprts from the students’ productions, as well as appearences by our class ocnn-f 2021 themselves.
Alireza is Director of CNN Academy and Deputy Bureau Chief of CNN’s Abu Dhabi production hub, where he oversees the network’s CNN flagship current affairs program “Connect the World with Becky Anderson.” Alireza’s experience includes producing high-profile interviews, live breaking news programming and long- form content.
Francho Barón
Francho Barón is a multi-award winner correspondent for CNN en Español. Focused on investigative journalism and foreign affairs, armed conflicts and unexpected contexts, Francho reported from different European and LATAM countries for 21 years. Based in Spain, he leads a CNN Academy co-branded Master in Multiplatform Journalism at Loyola University in Seville. He considers himself a multi-platform storyteller.
Luke Henderson
Luke has worked for rolling news channels for more than two decades. He began his career at Sky News after graduating from Leeds University in the United Kingdom. Luke worked at the heart of Sky’s breaking news operation including traveling to Phuket after the tsunami in 2004 to help the channel anchor its entire output from Thailand. He moved to CNN International in 2009 where he was a Senior Producer for Connect the World with Becky Anderson and The World Right Now with Hala Gorani. Luke relocated to Atlanta, USA in 2016 where he took on the role of Supervising Producer, overseeing much of CNN International’s dayside and overnight programming.