Doug James (journalist)

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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.

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