Peter W. Klein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Peter W. Klein

American journalist

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1970

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Peter W.
Klein (born in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a journalist, writer and documentary filmmaker.
He had been a producer for the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes since 1999, produces video projects for The New York Times and writes columns regularly for The Globe and Mail.
He is the founder of the Global Reporting Centre, a non-profit organization dedicated to reporting on neglected global issues and innovating the practice of global journalism. From 2009 to 2010 Klein was the host of the Canadian current affairs interview program The Standard.
From 2010 to 2015 he was the Director of the University of British Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism, where he continues to serve as a professor and runs the International Reporting Program, in which he produces projects with his students for major media outlets.
In 2010 Klein, co-teacher Sarah Carter and their students won the Emmy Award for Best Investigation for a Frontline documentary, the first time journalism students in North America earned the top national broadcast award.