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A talented journalist wowed viewers this week with his coverage of the Ukraine crisis ― in six languages.
Polyglot Philip Crowther, an international affiliate correspondent for The Associated Press, has been reporting from Kyiv on the developing conflict with Russia. Speaking to assorted news organisations around the world, he detailed new developments in English, Luxembourgish, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German.
He posted a montage of his work Monday, which went viral and accumulated more than 1.8 million views by the end of the day.
Six-language coverage from #Kyiv with @AP_GMS. In this order: English, Luxembourgish, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German. pic.twitter.com/kyEg0aCCoT
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) February 21, 2022
Here’s just a handful of the impressed reactions posted on Twitter:
Incredible stuff.
And here I am, frantically texting my partner what the German word for paint is while talking to my in-laws https://t.co/OABx0rkbkf
— Rachael Davies (@rachdaviesetc) February 22, 2022
Wowsers. This journalist is a living Babel Fish. https://t.co/SPtCpYqpck
— Hans van Leeuwen (@hansvan333) February 22, 2022
how is his accent SO GOOD IN ALL OF THEM this is multilingual journalism goals https://t.co/BLoi3AnueI
— SophiA Smith Galer (@sophiasgaler) February 22, 2022
Genius! https://t.co/UrTE5cIEVN
— Zakka Jacob (@Zakka_Jacob) February 22, 2022
According to his website, Crowther was born in Luxembourg to a British father and German mother, and is based in Washington, DC, where he covers US diplomacy, foreign policy, politics and current affairs, as well as reporting on breaking international news stories from around the world.
Crowther often shares clips of his multi-language coverage of various US and global news events.
Source: Huff Post
