Olga Rudenko
Olga Rudenko | |
---|---|
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Occupation | Editor-in-chief |
Years active | 2011 - present |
Employer(s) | The Kyiv Independent; Kyiv Post |
Known for | founding editor of The Kyiv Independent |
Olga Rudenko (born 1989) is a Ukrainian journalist who worked for Kyiv Post before leaving to assist in the establishment of the Kyiv Independent in 2021, where she is the editor-in-chief.[1] Her work has also been published in a number of major Western news outlets, including the Washington Times, the Global Post and USA Today.[2]
In 2022, Rudenko featured as the front cover image on Time magazine's May double issue.[1]
Early life
Rudenko's father died when she was four years old. Her mother raised her on her own in Dnipro. Although encouraged to follow an economics career, she chose journalism instead, which she studied at the city's university.[1]
Career
Rudenko began her journalism career by working as an intern at a local newspaper. In 2011 she moved to
In 2021, Rudenko accepted the offer of a fellowship from the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Whilst still in Chicago, a large number of her colleagues at the Kyiv Post were sacked by the newspaper's proprietor because they had been refusing to work with a newly appointed editor who had been brought in to ensure the paper wrote pieces that were less critical of the Ukrainian government under President Zelensky. Rudenko joined these colleagues who, in November 2021, decided to set up their own, independent news outlet - the Kyiv Independent. She was unanimously chosen to be its editor in chief, and by 2022 she was in charge of 24 journalists and editors.[1] The publication was independent. As Russia's troops gathered on the border she described the President as "mediocre" in an op-ed for the New York Times titled "The Comedian-turned-President is seriously in over his Head".[3]
When Russia's invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, Kyiv came under immediate bombardment. With the likelihood of phone and internet connections being lost, Rudenko moved out of the city to western Ukraine where she continued to work to report on the developing situation in her war-torn country.
In May 2022, Time Magazine named Olga Rudenko as one of its
In September 2023, Rudenko received the special prize of the Hanns-Joachim Friedrichs Award, recognizing excellence in journalism.[8]
In March 2024, Rudenko was named to Ukrainska Pravda's Power of Women list, a list of 100 Ukrainian women who are bringing "victory closer with daily work, self-sacrifice, and care for the next generations of Ukrainians."[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Abend, Lisa (11 May 2022). "Olga Rudenko Is Giving the World a Window Into War". Time.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Olga Rudenko, Author at KyivPost". KyivPost. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ Sharp, Rachel (10 March 2022). ""Everyone is now a war reporter": Inside the newsroom of The Kyiv Independent". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Abend, Lisa (6 March 2022). "Ukrainian Journalists Are Fighting to Keep Their Country Informed". Time. Time USA LLC. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Russia's invasion flooded The Kyiv Independent with attention and funds. Now its CEO worries war fatigue could bring it—and Ukraine—down". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ a b Felsenthal, Edward (12 May 2022). "How TIME Chose Its 2022 Next Generation Leaders". Time. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Zylm, Wojciech (September 2023). "Ukrainian Female Journalists Honoured with Prestigious Hanns-Joachim Friedrichs Award". BNN Breaking. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Kyiv Independent editor-in-chief on Ukrainska Pravda's Power of Women list". The Kyiv Independent. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
External links
- Olga Rudenko on Twitter
- Time magazine video with Olga Rudenko.
- Hariman Institute, Columbia University interview with Olga Rudenko.