Ben Bamsey

Senior Producer, CNN Newsroom L.A. Former Senior Editor, Artworks Magazine and Music Director for The Carmel Art & Film Festival.

[Rosemary Church @rosemaryCNN]

One thousand children killed or injured since the start of #Russia's war on #Ukraine & thousands more traumatized according to a #UN assessment. Photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson documented the impact of the war on children for @UNICEF - he shares his incredible images with us:

[Rosemary Church @rosemaryCNN]

My interview with #Ukrainian rock star @s_vakarchuk fresh off his performance last night in #Germany, as his band tours #Europe to help raise money for war-torn #Ukraine - He's the lead vocalist for rock band @okeanelzy & shares his views on the #UkraineRussiaWar

[Rosemary Church @rosemaryCNN]

Global condemnation after the #execution of four pro-democracy activists in #Myanmar - I ask the UN Special Rapporteur, Tom Andrews @RapporteurUn what action needs to be taken by the international community:

[Rosemary Church @rosemaryCNN]

We've seen the extraordinary first color image taken by the #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope showing a glimpse of the deepest view of the universe & how it appeared 13bn yrs ago. I talk to the man who headed up the project, @MarkusPatig to find out what we could learn from all this:

[Rosemary Church @rosemaryCNN]

A new study puts an actual dollar figure on the economic harm caused by the #USA #China #Russia #Brazil & #India - countries most responsible for the #ClimateCrisis - I ask @cwcallahan45 how he came up w/the figure & what the future cost will be if nothing is done @EEES_Dartmouth

[Rosemary Church @rosemaryCNN]

Thrilled to report that my wonderful producer ⁦@BenBamsey⁩ is back at work after a much deserved break. We have two great hours of global news for you coming up at the top of the hour. Hope you can join us:

[Rosemary Church @rosemaryCNN]

Gathering & documenting evidence for #WarCrimes committed in #Ukraine is a massive task that @belkiswille @HRW has taken on. She joins us from #Chernihiv to share what she has documented so far with the goal to hold #Russia accountable for atrocities committed:

[Michael Holmes @holmesnetmedia]

My conversation with #Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko as Russian forces threaten the city. “It’s a huge patriotic movement right now.”
#UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineRussiaConflict

[Rosemary Church @rosemaryCNN]

Ratcheting up tensions #Russia & #Belarus stage joint military drills near the #Ukraine border. I ask @drmarples how far President #Lukashenko will likely go to do President #Putin 's bidding & what concessions, if any, should be made to Russia to avert war:

[Rosemary Church @rosemaryCNN]

The #TruckersConvoy is receiving support from Conservatives in #Canada & the US & @StephanieCarvin says the far right movement is at the center of the protest - putting out misinformation. The #DHS warns similar convoys could soon disrupt big US events like the #SuperBowl

[Rosemary Church @rosemaryCNN]

National Geographic's Feb 2022 cover story features the restoration of #notredamedeparis after the devastating April 2019 fire. It's on newsstands now. Here's my chat with Senior Environment Editor @rkunzig @NatGeo

[Michael Holmes @holmesnetmedia]

Slater Jewell-Kemker @slaterjk has spent 15 years documenting the youth #climate movement to make her movie Youth Unstoppable and says the young have momentum and aren't waiting their turn to fix what the older generation has so badly damaged.
#ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis

[Michael Holmes @holmesnetmedia]

Africa's Grauer gorillas are critically endangered but Dian Fossey's @SavingGorillas is working with locals to protect them. Filmmaker @thomasnybo has been documenting progress - "When you're ten yards away from a 200kg gorilla...it's one of the great experiences of my life."

[Michael Holmes @holmesnetmedia]

The #Myanmar military has killed hundreds of civilians, including children and arrested and shot journalists, meaning "citizen journalists" are playing a crucial role in documenting the brutality.
Journalist Thin Lei Win fears it will get worse
#MyanmarCoup

[Michael Holmes @holmesnetmedia]

"People in leadership are starting to say things in meetings like, ‘I have a sense of impending doom.’" - Dr. Gregory Schmidt of @uihealthcare wishes people ignoring the warnings signs could see what he and his co workers see each day.
#coronavirus #COVID19

[Ben Bamsey @BenBamsey]

@holmescnn @LevinsonJessica @LoyolaLawSchool Great having you on the show @LevinsonJessica — miss seeing you in L.A.

[Michael Holmes @holmesnetmedia]

Confusion, contradiction and "clarifications" - a day of monitoring the President in hospital - "frustratingly, a lot of evasion around some key questions," says Dr @choo_ek

And, amid a serious topic - a cameo by a lovely daughter!

[Esther Choo, MD MPH @choo_ek]

Welp it happened... my daughter crashed my news segment 😩🤣

[Isa Soares @IsaCNN]

We won a #newsemmy & I still cant quite believe it! Thank you to @TheLeadCNN with @jaketapper & to my dogged producer @VascoCNN & my incredibly hardworking team in 🇬🇧 & in 🇻🇪. Mil gracias al pueblo Venezuelano por vuestro cariño y tiempo, y por confiarme con vuestras palabras.

[Michael Holmes @holmesnetmedia]

"Long haul" #COVID19 sufferers are growing in number and feeling unheard - people who "recover" from #coronavirus yet live with ongoing symptoms for months. Amy Watson had a fever for 127 days and still suffers. Now she helps run a Facebook page for thousands in her situation