Olesya Shmagun

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Olesya Shmagun
Олеся Валентиновна Шмагун 
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Olesya Valentinovna Shmagun (Russian: Олеся Валентиновна Шмагун, IPA: [ʂmɐˈɡʊn]; born 21 August 1987) is a Russian investigative journalist. She worked for the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).[1] Shmagun is one of the founders of the iStories media outlet.

Education

Olesya Shmagun was born on 21 August 1987.

Master in Public Policy degree.[5]

Career

Shmagun has worked as a journalist for various organisations, including AvtoRadio, Gazeta [ru], Vzglyad and Izvestia. She also worked for two year for The Village [ru] outlet.[6] In 2013 and 2014, she worked as a curator at the Moscow City Library Centre, which was engaged in the development of libraries in Moscow.[7][8][9] Since the summer of 2015, she has been working at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.[10][11]

On 30 April 2020, it became known that Russian journalist

Important Stories [ru] investigative journalism outlet.[12] In January 2021, Shmagun left the outlet.[13]

On 20 August 2021, Shmagun was included in the list of persons performing the functions of "foreign agents" in Russia.[14][15][16]

Awards

In 2016, Olesya Shmagun received the Investigative Reporters and Editors Prize for Khadija Project, investigating the corruption of Azerbaijan's ruling family.[17][18]

She was awarded the Redkollegia journalism award four times, in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.[19][17][20]

In 2017, Shmagun received the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting as a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists group. She and her colleagues worked on the Panama Papers archive.[17] Their investigation was published in Novaya Gazeta.[21]

A 2018 honourable mention of the Trace Prize for investigative reporting for the "Agents of Influence" investigation.[22][23]

In 2020, she received Sigma Award in the Best data-driven reporting category.[17][24][25]

In 2021, Shmagun received the

Russian president Vladimir Putin.[26]

References

  1. ^ "Olesya Shmagun". International Journalism Festival. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Диплом МГУ" [Lomonosov Moscow State University Diploma] (PDF). MSU Faculty of Journalism (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Заключение" [Conclusion] (PDF). MSU Faculty of Journalism (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Заключение диссертационного совета Д 501.001.07" [Conclusion of the dissertation council D 501.001.07] (PDF). MSU Faculty of Journalism (in Russian). 23 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. ^ "The Graduate School. Hooding and Recognition Ceremony" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 7. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Олеся Шмагун" [Olesya Shmagun]. vmestemedia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  7. ^ Fedorenko, Natasha (11 April 2017). "Журналистка Олеся Шмагун о том, как получить Пулитцеровскую премию" [Journalist Olesya Shmagun on how to get the Pulitzer Prize]. wonderzine.com (in Russian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Национальный акцент" [National accent]. nazaccent.ru (in Russian). 18 December 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  9. ^ Karpova, Ruslana (5 June 2014). "В Марьино открываются летние читальни" [Summer reading rooms are opening in Maryino]. metronews.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  10. ^ "10 молодых журналистов, за которыми нужно следить в 2017 году" [10 young journalists to watch out for in 2017]. Esquire (in Russian). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  11. The Calvert Journal
    . Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Журналисты-расследователи запустили медиа "Важные истории"" [Investigative journalists launched the Important Stories media]. wonderzine.com (in Russian). 30 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  13. ^ Sechina, Anastasia (27 April 2021). ""Мы как будто работаем на поляризацию, и это больно"" ["It's like we're working on polarization, and it hurts"]. gribnica.online (in Russian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Russian authorities add Dozhd, IStories to 'foreign agents' register". Committee to Protect Journalists. Stockholm. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  15. ^ ""Дождь" и "Важные истории" объявили СМИ-"иноагентами" в России" [Dozhd and Important Stories were announced as "foreign agents"-media in Russia]. Meduza (in Russian). 20 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Реестр иностранных средств массовой информации, выполняющих функции иностранного агента" [Register of foreign mass media performing the functions of a foreign agent]. Ministry of Justice (Russia) (in Russian). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  17. ^ a b c d e "Olesya Shmagun". European Press Prize. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  18. ^ "The IRE journal" (PDF). Investigative Reporters and Editors. p. 26. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Олеся Шмагун" [Olesya Shmagun]. Redkollegia (in Russian). January 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Лауреатом премии "Редколлегия" в марте стала автор публикации в "Новой газете"" [The editor of the publication in Novaya Gazeta became the laureate of the Redkollegia award in March]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). 14 April 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Пулитцеровскую премию в главной номинации получили журналисты The New York Daily News и ProPublica" [The Pulitzer Prize in the main nomination went to The New York Daily News and ProPublica]. Meduza (in Russian). 10 April 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  22. ^ "TRACE International | Press". traceinternational.org. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  23. ^ "Times of Israel's Weinglass wins reporting honor for binary options exposé". The Times of Israel. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  24. ^ "The 2020 Sigma Awards". datajournalism.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  25. ^ Keng, Kuek Ser Kuang (7 January 2021). "The Troika Laundromat". The Sigma Awards. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  26. ^ "OCCRP and Member Center Awards". Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

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