Kristie Lu Stout is an award-winning anchor/correspondent for CNN International and host of News Stream from CNN's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.
News Stream is a one hour news program powered by the smart use of technology to give viewers a better understanding of the world. It airs each weekday at 9pm in Hong Kong, 1pm in London and 8am in New York.
Stout has reported on the world's major news stories and the people behind those stories for over a decade. She has led and anchored coverage of major stories including the death of Kim Jong Il, the dynamic political landscape in China, as well as the Arab Spring and protest movements around the world.
She has interviewed figures in a wide range of current events including Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, dissident artist Ai Weiwei, and global pop superstar Lady Gaga.
Since joining the network in 2001, various assignments have taken her to Beijing to cover the city's preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games, the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, and Banda Aceh, Indonesia after the Indian Ocean tsunami. Stout’s community efforts include speaking to students across the world. She has addressed students at Hong Kong University, Singapore National University, and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She has also led workshops for CNN affiliate CCTV, and moderated and spoken at high-profile events including the World Knowledge Forum in Seoul.
Stout is also an active member of The Women's Foundation, where she volunteers as a mentor to assist and guide young professional women in Hong Kong.
Her career in journalism started in San Francisco at Wired magazine's online division. Stout has written on technology for various media outlets including the South China Morning Post, where she founded and wrote the "Beijing Byte" column.
Before her career in journalism, she was an early employee at Beijing-based Internet site Sohu.com and worked for Reuters' new media division in China.
Stout is American of Chinese and European descent. She holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree from Stanford University, and studied advanced Mandarin Chinese at Beijing's Tsinghua University.
Kristie Lu Stout has also been integral in incorporating social media into her reporting. You can follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram and Sina Weibo:
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