Matthew Chance

Matthew Chance is a senior international correspondent for CNN based in Moscow. Chance grew up in Stourbridge, England, and previously worked for CNN in their London bureau. Some of the notable news stories he has covered include the 2001 war in Afghanistan, the 2005 London bombings, the ongoing Middle East crisis, the Beslan school hostage crisis, Russia under President Vladimir Putin's leadership, the devastating 2005 Pakistan Earthquake, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, and the 2008 South Ossetia war. He has recently reported on the 2011 Libyan war where based in the Rixos Al Nasr hotel.

Occasionally, Mr. Chance is heard speaking in Russian during his reports for CNN.

Chance officially joined CNN in 2001. He replaced correspondent Steve Harrigan in Northern Afghanistan after Harrigan famously left CNN for Fox News Channel while on assignment.^[1]

Previously, he was a reporter for The Independent.

References

1. ^ "Battle between CNN and Fox heats up as correspondent abruptly switches". AP. http://www.boston.com/news/daily/30/cnn_fox.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-24. 

External links

• Matthew Chance on Twitter
• Matthew's Profile on CNN.com
• Interview with CNN Media Info
• Articles written for The Independent on FindArticles.com
• Matthew Chance on Flickr

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