Ilze Jaunalksne
Ilze Jaunalksne | |
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| Born | 19 November 1976 Latvian SSR |
| Alma mater | University of Latvia |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Partner | Gundars Rēders |
| Children | 2 |
Ilze Jaunalksne-Rēdere, (born November 19, 1976, in
In March 2006 on De Facto, she broke the story of Latvian national political leaders from various different parties buying votes.[1][3] Her reporting on this caused a minister to be forced to resign, and some high-ranking political figures to be indicted.[3] In retaliation, her phone was illegally tapped and transcripts of her conversations released to the media by her opponents in the government.[1]
In response to this invasion of her privacy, Jaunalksne took the government to court for defamation of character, which was the first such case in Latvia.[1][2][4] She won, with the Latvian Financial Police being ordered to pay her 100,000 lats ($187,000) in damages for illegally recording her calls and making the transcripts public, and the Finance Ministry and State Revenue Service being found guilty of invading her privacy.[1]
She received a 2007
In 2019 Jaunalksne married fellow journalist Gundars Rēders. In 2021 she was awarded the Order of the Three Stars 4th Class.[7]
References
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- ^ a b c Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs (2007-03-07). "Honorees". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ a b "AWIU » 2007 WOC – Ilze Jaunalksne". Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ^ e-risinājumi (Logic), Kaspars L. <kaspars@case lv> (css HTML), SIA. "News". AT.GOV.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-07-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "US trumpets achievement of Latvian journalist". eng.lsm.lv. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Terrific Women". National Review. 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ "Žurnālists Domburs iecelts par Triju Zvaigžņu ordeņa komandieri. Apbalvojums piešķirts kopumā 12 žurnālistikas profesionāļiem". LA.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-05-05.
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