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Doug James reports on the fall of the Berlin Wall for CNN.

Doug James is a Canadian journalist, best known for his work as a foreign correspondent for CNN where he covered the Gulf War,[1][2][3][4] the Palestinian Intifada and the fall of the Berlin Wall.[5] Before joining CNN, he was a correspondent for the CBC flagship current affairs program, The Journal.[6][7]

After returning to Canada in the early 1990s, he anchored CBC Newsworld Business News.[8] Later he worked as a technology reporter for CNBC[9] Europe and as managing editor of CanadaInvest.com,[10] a financial website based in Toronto and HealthyOntario.com which, under his editorial leadership, won numerous awards, including a Webby for Best Government website from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences..

He currently works as a voice over artist with almost 80 audiobooks to his credit.

References

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  1. ^ "Canadians won the Gulf media war". Toronto Star, March 3, 1991.
  2. ^ Neuman, Johanna (1996-01-01). Lights, Camera, War: Is Media Technology Driving International Politics?. Johanna Neuman. ISBN 9780312140045.
  3. ^ Jeffords, Susan; Rabinovitz, Lauren (1994-01-01). Seeing Through the Media: The Persian Gulf War. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813520421.
  4. ^ "Holt Uncensored #353 :: 12/11/02". www.holtuncensored.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  5. ^ "How CNN covered fall of Berlin Wall - CNN Video". CNN. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  6. ^ "Talent Drain". Toronto Star, November 12, 1987.
  7. ^ "1985 Barrie tornado - CBC Archives". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  8. ^ "Newsworld : Calgary headquarters of high-energy operation". Calgary Herald, February 1, 1998.
  9. ^ "Online trading doesn't get any cheaper than this". National Post, February 3, 2001.
  10. ^ "Canada-iNvest.com provides compelling original Canadian market coverage, financial news, and analytic tools for the discerning Canadian investor". 2001-03-02. Archived from the original on March 2, 2001. Retrieved 2015-11-23.