Background
Mann was born in Montreal, Canada, to Adina and Harry Mann. His mother was a travel agent and his father a general practitioner and amateur actor.
journalist television presenter
Mann was born in Montreal, Canada, to Adina and Harry Mann. His mother was a travel agent and his father a general practitioner and amateur actor.
He anchors both the weekend editions of International Desk. He hosts Political Mann on cnn ". Early in his career, he worked as a freelance journalist in India covering the aftermath of the assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984.
He captured Canadian and international headlines when, defying a ban imposed on foreigners in the state of Punjab, he was arrested and placed in police custody in the city of Amritsar.
The incident received widespread media coverage and was even debated during question period in the House of Commons. Thanks largely to a concerted diplomatic effort by the Canadian government, Mann was released one week later.
The attention drawn to Mann during the affair is credited with helping launch his successful journalistic career, leading to work with the Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio, National Broadcasting Company Radio, and later Cable News Network, where he became the 24-hour news network"s first Paris correspondent. As a Montreal native, he speaks fluent French.
He received his primary school education at the Jewish People"s School, where he also learned Hebrew and Yiddish.
Mann received a bachelor"s degree in philosophy from York University in Toronto.