Olesya Shmagun

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.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Valentinovna and the family name is Shmagun.

Olesya Shmagun
Олеся Валентиновна Шмагун Edit this on Wikidata
Born21 August 1987 Edit this on Wikidata (age 36)
Russia Edit this on Wikidata
Educationcandidate of philology, Master of Public Policy Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationInvestigative journalist Edit this on Wikidata
Employer
Awards
Position heldeditor (iStories, 2020–2021) Edit this on Wikidata

Education

Olesya Shmagun was born on 21 August 1987.[2] In 2012, she graduated from the MSU Faculty of Journalism. From 2012 to 2015, Shmagun studied full-time postgraduate studies at Moscow State University and on 23 June 2017 she received her Candidate of Philological Sciences degree. The topic of her doctoral thesis was "Small" newspaper Petrogradskiy Listok in the period between the two revolutions of 1917.[3][4] In 2023, she graduated from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs with a Master in Public Policy degree.[5]

Career

Shmagun has worked as a journalist for various organisations, including AvtoRadio, Gazeta, Vzglyad and Izvestia. She also worked for two year for The Village 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 Roman Anin and Olesya Shmagun are launching the Important Stories 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 European Press Prize Investigative Reporting Award for an article "Kirill and Katya: Love, offshores, and administrative resources. How marrying Putin's daughter gave Kirill Shamalov a world of opportunity".[17] The article described the results of an investigation into the ex-husband of the daughter of 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. Amos, Howard (13 May 2020). "Unite or disappear: Russian media startup 'istories' wants journalists to join forces — before it's too late". 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. "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). 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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