Francesca Giuliani Hoffman

Editorial Producer, Erin Burnett OutFront

Francesca Giuliani Hoffman is an editorial producer for Erin Burnett OutFront, where she plays a critical role in securing news, stories, and guests across a wide range of beats.
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Tony Robbins, motivational speaker, personal finance instructor, and self-help author, is interviewed during the taping of "Wall Street Week," on the Fox Business Network, in New York Thursday, March 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Mar 19, 2024
Best-selling author and life coach Tony Robbins was among the first people Robert F. Kennedy Jr. approached in late 2023 about being the independent presidential candidate’s running mate, according to a source familiar with the conversations. The source said Kennedy approached Robbins at least twice.
From left, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Paul-Henri Nargeolet and Stockton Rush
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Tribute paid to Titan five killed in ‘catastrophic implosion’ on ocean floor
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Tributes from grief-stricken relatives and friends have been pouring in after a “catastrophic implosion” killed all five passengers on board a Titanic-bound submersible at the bottom of the ocean.
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What’s the healthiest cheese? The best options, according to experts
Apr 27, 2023
Delicious and nutritious, cheese can be a great source of protein and calcium when consumed in moderation and in the context of a well-balanced diet. Whether it’s cottage cheese, mozzarella, cream cheese or goat cheese, what’s the best one for you? We asked some experts.
One of the two egg-napping male penguins at DierenPark Amersfoort. The penguins are unnamed, but they can be recognized by the color of the straps they wear on their wings: black-white for the one, purple-white for the other.
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Drama at the zoo: Egg-napping male penguin couple steals the nest of a female penguin couple
Oct 28, 2020
Is this the plot of a soap opera involving penguins? No, it’s just another day at DierenPark Amersfoort, a zoo in the Netherlands.
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7 continents, 1 wheelchair: Cory Lee’s adventures show travel has no boundaries
Sep 19, 2020
Going to Antarctica is a bucket list goal for many, but for Cory Lee, it was that and much more.
The Old Apple Tree in Vancouver, Washington, in an undated historical picture and in 2020.
A 194-year-old apple tree, the matriarch of the Northwest apple industry, has died
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An apple tree thought to be the oldest in the Pacific Northwest has died this summer at 194 years of age.
Gardner Pinnacles appear barren but host several species of seabirds and is part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005. While the islands have been protected for nearly 100 years as refuge, the surrounding reefs are entering a critical year for their protection in 2006. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni)
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The largest volcano in the world sits beneath two small rocky peaks in Hawaii
May 25, 2020
With two barren peaks that rise only about 170 feet above sea level, the now extinct Pūhāhonu volcano in the Northwestern Hawaii Islands doesn’t look like much. This is especially true since in the same archipelago, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa tower over every other volcano at over 13,000 feet above sea level.
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5,000-year-old sword is discovered by an archaeology student at a Venetian monastery
Mar 25, 2020
After visiting Saint Lazarus in 2017, a PhD student followed a hunch that a sword on display was not medieval as labeled. Two years of research proved she was right. The sword is among the most ancient ever found, dating as far back as 5,000 years.
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Castelvetro Deputy Mayor Giorgia Mezzacqui
A malfunction causes red wine to flow from faucets in an Italian town
Mar 7, 2020
The incident provided a moment of levity to the town that’s in the midst of the coronavirus crisis – which has hit northern Italy the hardest.

About

Francesca Giuliani Hoffman is an editorial producer for Erin Burnett OutFront, where she plays a critical role in securing news, stories, and guests across a wide range of beats. She is part of the team responsible for OutFront’s coverage of global conflicts and related storylines including the Israel/Hamas war and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine (which garnered OutFront two Emmy Award nominations in 2023), the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the death of Queen Elizabeth and coronation of King Charles III. Domestically, she coordinates coverage including politics and election news, threats against election officials, the legal cases involving former President Donald Trump, mass shootings, police brutality incidents, natural disasters, aviation incidents, and more.

Giuliani Hoffman joined CNN in 2017 as a member of the Reliable Sources team. Over the course of her career, she has written and reported for CNN.com and contributed to CNN’s investigations and newsgathering on major breaking stories including the Covid-19 pandemic and the Miami Surfside condo collapse.

She holds a master’s degree in political journalism from Columbia Journalism School, as well as a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree from LUISS Guido Carli University. Giuliani Hoffman was born and raised in Rome, Italy, and is fluent in Italian.