Rebecca Anderson is a British

United Kingdom

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 journalist

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, and the anchor of CNN International

CNN International

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's primetime news program Connect the World. She previously hosted Business International.

Early life

Anderson holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics

Economics

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 and French

French language

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 from the University of Sussex

University of Sussex

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, and a Master's degree in Mass Communication from Arizona State University

Arizona State University

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.

Journalism career

She began her career as a journalist working in Arizona

Arizona

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 in the early 1990s, and first started working for CNN in 1999, presenting World Business This Morning. She currently reports for CNN International

CNN International

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 from the network's London office.

Her earlier focus has been on the financial world but recently she has reported on a broader variety of topics such as the French

France

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riots in early 2006. Her reporting style tends to be direct with high intensity and dominance.

External links

• Becky Anderson profile at CNN.com