Joseph Ataman - Associate Field Producer
Joseph Ataman
Associate Field Producer
Joseph Ataman is an associate field producer for CNN based in the network's Paris bureau.
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Fans scuffle despite heavy security presence at France-Israel soccer match
Nov 15, 2024
A brief scuffle broke out in the stands as Israeli soccer fans returned to Europe, but a heavy security presence in Paris ensured there was no repeat of the large-scale violence seen in Amsterdam last week.
‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman
Oct 13, 2024
Thousands of messages bombarded Marzieh Hamidi’s phone after the Afghan Taekwondo champion suggested that her home country’s men’s cricket team didn’t represent her.
Large French ski resort to close as snow shortage leaves it struggling to build a future
Oct 9, 2024
The Alpe du Grand Serre is to close after it failed to find funds to turn its pistes into year-round attractions to compensate for a declining winter sports season.
Detention of Telegram founder sparks debate about free speech and criminal activity online
Aug 26, 2024
The detention of the Russian-born billionaire founder of Telegram, a messaging app known for its unfiltered content, has sparked debate about freedom of speech and illegal content on the internet.
Caster Semenya condemns gender ‘stigma’ that still haunts Olympics, a decade after her first Olympic gold
Aug 10, 2024
For two-time Olympic track and field champion Caster Semenya, Paris 2024’s boxing was unusually poignant.
Olympic Opening Ceremony dancers call off strike action
Jul 24, 2024
Hundreds of dancers threatening to disrupt the Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony over pay have called off strike action after reaching an agreement with Paris 2024, according to a statement from the union representing the dancers.
Russian detained in Paris over fears of Olympic ‘destabilization’ plans
Jul 23, 2024
A Russian national has been detained and placed under preliminary investigation in Paris over fears he was preparing to disrupt the Olympic Games, the Paris prosecutor’s office told CNN Tuesday.
Macron’s party wins parliamentary president role despite rebuke from voters
Jul 18, 2024
French lawmakers reelected Yaël Braun-Pivet as president of the National Assembly Thursday, overcoming a political deadlock after the hung parliament of July’s parliamentary elections.
Macron accepts French PM’s resignation, with no clear successor in sight
Jul 16, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his government, but asked him to remain in post to act as a caretaker until a new cabinet is appointed.
Statesman, crusader… gambler: How France’s Macron blew his legacy
Jul 9, 2024
It feels like a lifetime ago. Emmanuel Macron marched on to the stage in 2017, a boyish spring in his step: The grand entrance to his presidency. Now, he’ll be remembered for opening the door to the far right.
Marine Le Pen promises French far right will rein in aid to Ukraine, slams soccer star Mbappé
Jul 5, 2024
As Ukraine bleeds territory to Russia, support from one of Kyiv’s strongest backers looks set to falter if the far right sweep to power in Sunday’s French parliamentary elections.
Iran’s presidential election heads to a runoff after reformist wins most votes
Jun 29, 2024
Iran’s presidential election is heading to a second round after none of the four candidates managed to secure more than 50% in Friday’s vote.
Iranians vote for a new president under the shadow of conflict and economic woes
Jun 28, 2024
Under the specter of conflict with Israel, a struggling economy and social discontent, Iranians headed to the polls on Friday for snap presidential elections that could be the most important for the country in decades.
Barricades, betrayal and bust-ups: Macron triggers a wild week in French politics
Jun 15, 2024
Alliances brokered and cancelled, leaders defenestrated and besieged, and cries of “betrayal” and “shame” echoing across the airwaves: It was almost Shakespearean.
About
Joseph Ataman is an associate field producer for CNN based in the network’s Paris bureau.
Ataman led CNN’s coverage of the 2022 French election and has covered the Channel migrant crisis, wildfires, and the climate crisis in France. Field producing and writing for CNN, he has also reported on Europe’s response to the war in Ukraine and the 2021 evacuation of Kabul.
Ataman started working at CNN on the international video team, shooting and producing stories from across Europe, covering Covid-19’s first wave, Brexit and the First World War centenary. Prior to this, he worked as a freelance journalist in the Middle East.
Ataman earned a first-class degree in Geography from the University of Cambridge and was a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University during his Master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies.
