Emily Maitlis

Emily Maitlis, 2010

Emily Maitlis (born September 6, 1970 in Hamilton , Ontario , Canada ) is a British journalist , filmmaker and news anchor .

Career

Maitlis is the daughter of Marion and Peter Maitlis. Her Jewish grandmother fled during the reign of the Nazis from Germany . She grew up in Sheffield and attended the King Edward VII School there and later the Queen's College in Cambridge . After school and training, she worked in Hong Kong for TVB News and NBC Asia for six years . Among other things, she reported on the economic collapse of the tiger states in 1997, and made documentaries in Cambodia and the People's Republic of China . In 2001 she moved to the BBC in London . There she worked in changing positions for the broadcaster. Since 2012, she presented on BBC Two the program Newsnight . She also became known in 2018 through her interview with Prince Andrew about the criminal case Jeffrey Epstein .

Maitlis is married and has two children.

Publications

Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News . Michael Joseph, 2019, ISBN 978-0-241-36285-3 (English).

Awards

London Press Club Prize, 2017

Web links

Commons : Emily Maitlis - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Gaby Hinsliff: Emily Maitlis: 'I always think, Oh my God, I'm exhausted, I want vodka and bed'. In: The Guardian. April 21, 2019, accessed on July 26, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Maitlis, Emily
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British journalist, filmmaker and news anchor
DATE OF BIRTH	September 6, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hamilton , Canada

[1] Gaby Hinsliff: Emily Maitlis: 'I always think, Oh my God, I'm exhausted, I want vodka and bed'. In: The Guardian. April 21, 2019, accessed on July 26, 2020 .