Saskya Vandoorne - Senior Producer
Saskya Vandoorne
Senior Producer
Saskya Vandoorne is a senior field producer for CNN based in the network's Paris bureau.
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Ukraine’s allies in disarray as Trump-led diplomacy nears
Nov 18, 2024
A thousand days into Europe’s most grueling war since the Nazis, the starting gun appears to have been fired for peace talks in Ukraine.
Russian disinformation network with ties to notorious ‘troll factory’ is taking aim at the US election, analysis finds
Oct 30, 2024
An investigation by researchers at Clemson University with CNN has found that a spinoff of the Russian “troll factory” that targeted the 2016 US presidential race now appears to be at the heart of a disinformation campaign trying to sway American audiences.
Kylian Mbappé’s representative says legal action ‘will be taken’ against Swedish media over rape allegations
Oct 18, 2024
A representative for Kylian Mbappé has denounced reporting in the Swedish press about the French soccer star as “totally false and irresponsible.”
Peacekeepers’ safety in Lebanon ‘in jeopardy,’ UN official warns after Israeli fire injures two
Oct 11, 2024
Concerns are mounting for the safety of United Nations peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon amid Israel’s ground incursion, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix warned on Thursday, after Israeli fire resulted in the injury of two UN troops.
Air France says jet flew over Iraq as Iranian missiles descended on Israel
Oct 9, 2024
Air France has opened an investigation into how a jet flying from Paris to Dubai went over Iraq as Iranian missiles fired at Israel crossed the same airspace, the airline said Wednesday.
Massacre in Burkina Faso left 600 dead, double previous estimates, according to French security assessment
Oct 4, 2024
The new figure would make the assault, in which civilians were shot dead as they dug trenches to defend the remote town of Barsalogho, one of the deadliest single attacks in Africa in recent decades.
The left won France’s election, but its new government will be at the mercy of the far right
Sep 24, 2024
Since French President Emmanuel Macron’s explosive gamble to dissolve parliament before the summer, rumors have swirled over how the newly divided National Assembly would be represented in the administration.
Paris mayor plans to keep Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower. But not everyone is happy
Sep 4, 2024
Parisians won’t be saying “adieu” to the Olympic Games as early as they expected after the city’s mayor announced plans to leave the Olympic rings as a permanent fixture on the Eiffel Tower.
What we’ll always remember from the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
Aug 12, 2024
Simone Biles seals status as the greatest gymnast of all time
Travis Scott released after Paris hotel fight with his bodyguard
Aug 10, 2024
American rapper Travis Scott was released from police custody in Paris on Saturday without charges after getting into a fight with his bodyguard the day before.
Foreign citizens urged to leave Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’ as regional tensions spike
Aug 5, 2024
Countries are urging their citizens to leave Lebanon “as soon as possible” amid heightening tensions in the region.
The ‘blue man’ at this year’s opening ceremony defends memorable Olympic moment
Jul 30, 2024
It was one of the more memorable moments of arguably the most unique opening ceremony in history, but one that has sparked controversy around the world.
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Controversial ‘blue man’ at Olympic ceremony says he’s sorry
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Jul 29, 2024
CNN’s Saskya Vandoorne speaks to French entertainer Philippe Katerine, who appeared as semi-naked Greek god Dionysus during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Who was behind the sabotage of France’s railway network? Here’s what we know
Jul 27, 2024
France was gripped by a sequence of coordinated railway attacks on Friday, prompting speculation over the identity of actors who unleashed national travel chaos on the first day of the Paris Olympic Games.
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Cardboard beds and sidewalks made of shells. Could this be the most sustainable Olympic Games?
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Jul 27, 2024
Organizers say Paris 2024 will be the most sustainable Olympic Games in history. With unique access, CNN’s Derek Van Dam went behind the scenes at the Olympic Village to see all the design details helping to make this goal possible.
French rail lines disrupted by ‘coordinated sabotage’ ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Jul 26, 2024
France’s high-speed train lines were targeted by multiple “malicious” acts including arson on Friday, in what has been described as “an attack on France” and “coordinated sabotage” to disrupt travel ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
About
Saskya Vandoorne is a senior field producer for CNN based in the network’s Paris bureau.
Vandoorne followed the 2017 French election and has covered the aftermath of major terror attacks in Paris, Nice, Manchester, Barcelona and Brussels.
Previously, Vandoorne was based in CNN’s New York offices where she produced for Richard Quest, CNN’s foremost international business correspondent and anchor of Quest Means Business. She was responsible for producing international news segments, securing exclusive interviews and original content for the show. She has field produced across the U.S, Latin America and Europe such as the International Monetary Fund meeting in Lima, Peru, and the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Vandoorne first joined the network in 2012 as an assignment producer in CNN’s EMEA headquarters in London, specializing in breaking news.
Vandoorne earned a Bachelor’s degree in English and French at Durham University, and a Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism at Columbia University in New York
