Saskya Vandoorne - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

Part of team that plans CNN International's flagship business programme Quest Means Business. Produce international news segments: pitch daily business stories, secure exclusive interviews and original content for the show. Conceptualize editorial focus, prepare detailed research for Richard Quest, CNN's Chief Business Correspondent, on high profile interviews with world leaders and top CEOs. Select/edit visual elements and post-produce taped interviews under tight deadlines. Formulate political and economic policy backgrounders by interviewing subject experts, compiling statistics and reports from think tanks and government officials. Manage logistics and editorial needs for off-site interviews or when show is produced in the field; coordinating guests, satellite feeds, etc. (ex: IMF Spring Meetings in Washington) Responsible for promoting key interviews/op-eds on all CNN platforms: TV, online & across social media

Content

Total articles 3272

• Far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential race, throwing French politics into disarray

  By Joseph Ataman Verified, Saskya Vandoorne Verified, Niamh Kennedy Verified, Sérène Nourrisson| KADN-TV (Lafayette, LA) Verified Paris (CNN) — French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ruling that has shattered her hopes of winning the presidency in 2027. A Paris court also handed Le Pen, who was the frontrunner for the next election, a four-year prison sentence with two years suspended, to be served under house arrest, and a €100,000 ($108,000) fine.

  By Joseph Ataman Verified, Saskya Vandoorne Verified, Niamh Kennedy Verified, Sérène Nourrisson · KADN-TV (Lafayette, LA)

  Apr. 01, 2025

• ¿Podrá la extrema derecha de Francia ganar las elecciones sin Marine Le Pen?

  By Saskya Vandoorne Verified| WRCB-TV (Chattanooga, TN) Verified “Es mi muerte política lo que quieren”, afirmó en noviembre la líder de extrema derecha Marine Le Pen, una frase que resultó profética, aunque pocos la tomaron en serio en aquel momento. Este lunes, la tres veces candidata a la presidencia de Francia vio cómo se truncaba su camino hacia el poder cuando un fallo judicial le prohibió postularse para un cargo público durante cinco años, lo que desencadenó un terremoto político en Francia y eliminó a la favorita de la carrera presidencial de 2027.

  By Saskya Vandoorne Verified · WRCB-TV (Chattanooga, TN)

  Mar. 31, 2025

• Marine Le Pen seems politically dead, but can the far right win in France without her?

  By Saskya Vandoorne Verified| CNN Verified French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on the day of the verdict of her trial over accusations of misappropriation of European Union funds, at the courthouse in Paris on March 31. Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters Paris CNN  —  “It’s my political death they want,” far-right leader Marine Le Pen claimed in November – a prediction that proved prescient, though few took it seriously at the time.

  By Saskya Vandoorne Verified · CNN

  Mar. 31, 2025

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CNN Business is the business news division of CNN, which was founded in 1980 as the first 24-hour cable news channel. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, CNN is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN Business provides extensive coverage of global financial markets, economic trends, corporate news, technology, and personal finance. The platform offers a range of content formats, including real-time news articles, video segments, live broadcasts, market data, and financial analysis tools. It also features special reports on significant economic events and corporate developments. CNN Business serves individual investors, business professionals, and general audiences by delivering reliable and timely information to support informed financial decisions and understanding of market dynamics.