Pavel Kanygin
Russian journalist (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pavel Yurievich Kanygin (Russian: Павел Юрьевич Каныгин, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪɫ ˈjʉrʲɪ̯ɪvʲɪt͡ɕ kɐˈnɨɡʲɪn]; born 30 January 1987) is a Russian journalist and media-manager. Former investigative journalist,[1] special correspondent,[2] and executive producer[3] of Novaya Gazeta. From 2022, editor-in-chief of the Prodolzheniye Sleduyet ("To Be Continued") media.[4]
Pavel Kanygin | |
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.jpg) Kanygin in 2017. | |
| Born | January 30, 1987 Neftekamsk, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Biography
Kanygin was born on 30 January 1987 in Neftekamsk, Bashkir ASSR.[5] He started his journalistic activity in the weekly regional newspaper Vecherniy Neftekamsk in the high school. In 2004, he moved to Moscow, studied at the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University and worked in the newspaper Moskovskie Novosti[6] and Moskovsky Komsomolets.[5] He has been a correspondent for Novaya Gazeta since October 2004.[2]
Kanygin interned at the Harriman Institute as a Klebnikov Russian Civil Society Fellow in 2016.[7] He won a Nieman Journalism Foundation Fellowship at Harvard University in 2019.[8]
On 14 April 2023, Kanygin was deemed in the list of foreign agents by the Russian Ministry of Justice.[9]
From the outset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kanygin openly condemned the Kremlin’s actions. Due to the risk of arrest, he left Russia soon after.[10]
Awards and recognition
- December 2018: Redkollegia award for "Khachaturyan. Pistol Dance"[11]
- July 2017: Redkollegia award for "I believed we weren't there in Ukraine.".[12]
- 2017: Andrei Sakharov Prize "For Journalism as a Deed".[13]
- 2016: Paul Klebnikov Russian Civil Society Fellowship at the Harriman Institute.[14]
- 2015: "Journalist of the year", by Chernovik newspaper.[15]
- 2014: Tamirlan Kazikhanov Award "For Courage and Professionalism" of the Russian Union of Journalists.[16]
References
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