Caitlin Stephen Hu

Director of News, Reporting

Caitlin Hu is Director of News, Reporting for CNN's International News Hub.
Caitlin Hu

About

Caitlin Hu is Director of News, Reporting for CNN’s International News Hub. In this role she directs international news coverage with a focus on the Americas from the network’s New York bureau.

A multi-award winning journalist, Hu was recognized with a 2025 Gracie Award for her field producing in Haiti amid its ongoing security crisis as well as a 2024 News and Documentary Emmy Award for her contribution to CNN’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. She is also the recipient of the Philip Meyer Award for investigative journalism.

A graduate of Wellesley College and Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Hu is fluent in English, French and Italian. Before joining CNN, her editorial work was exhibited at the Venice Art Biennale, London Design Museum, and Paris Photo Festival.