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Nataliya Gumenyuk
Ната́ля Петрівна Гуменю́к
Born1983
Birobidzhan, Ukraine
Other namesNatalia Humeniuk
Alma mater
Occupations
  • journalist
  • writer
Employers
OrganizationHromadske
Spouse
Peter Ruzavin
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(m. 2017)​
AwardsHonour of Profession

Nataliya Gumenyuk (alternate spelling, Natalia Humeniuk; Ukrainian, Ната́ля Гуменю́к; born 1983) is a Ukrainian journalist who specializes in foreign affairs and conflict reporting,[1] and an author of three books. She is the founder of the Public Interest Journalism Lab;[2] as well as the co-founder and chair of the public television NGO, Hromadske.

Early life and education

Nataliya Gumenyuk was born in Birobidzhan in 1983. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Institute of Journalism of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Kyiv National University; KNU) (2000–2004 or 2001–2005). She earned a master's degree in international journalism from Örebro University, Sweden (2005–2006).[3]

Career

Gumenyuk taught the course "International Media Systems" at the Mohyla School of Journalism in Kyiv.[4] From 2002 to 2004, she was the editor-in-chief of the independent student newspaper, Nasha Sprava. In 2002–2003, she was an international journalist on Novyi Kanal. Also in 2003, she was an international journalist for 5 Kanal. In 2003–2004, she was an international journalist for the fact-check program, ICTV. In 2004, she worked for the "ProfiTV News Agency". In 2005–2007, she was the head of the international department, a special correspondent for the "K1" TV channel, and the author and host of the "One Reportage" program.[3]

From 2007 to the end of 2009, she headed the international department of the INTER TV channel,[4] and also served as a special correspondent.[3] Towards the end of this period, in 2009, for the first time among Ukrainian TV channels, INTER was nominated for an Emmy Award in the News category for its coverage of the South Ossetian War (reporter, Ruslan Yarmolyuk).[5][6][7][8] In 2009, Gumenyuk also did an internship at BBC World News on HARDtalk and at The Guardian and The Independent.[8][3]

At the end of 2009, she was fired from the INTER TV channel without explanation. This caused a wave of outrage among her colleagues, who collected more than 70 signatures against her release. After that, some journalists resigned of their own free will (including Roman Vintonov).[9] Afterwwards, she did not get a job in other media and became a freelancer.[4][8][10]

In 2010–2011, Gumenyuk was the editor-in-chief of the project "Our" (INTER, studio "07 Production") whose focus was on fifteen TV programs about Ukrainians who left Ukraine for various reasons and became successful abroad, including in Norway, Brazil, South Africa, India, China, among others.[4][8] Gumenyuk took part in the search for sponsors of the project.[8] After that, she covered the events of the Arab Spring at her own expense. She worked as an international freelancer mainly for Ukrainian publications, such as The Ukrainian Week, Ukrayinska Pravda, Esquire Ukraine, studio 1 + 1, radio Voice of the Capital, as well as for some foreign media, such as: OpenDemocracy Russia (UK), RTL-Netherlands, and M6 (France).[4]

In 2013, she became one of the initiators for the creation of the digital broadcasting TV station, Hromadske,[11] and was elected its head in May 2015.[12]

Since November 6, 2019, Gumenyuk has been a member of the Council for Freedom of Speech and Protection of Journalists.[13]

Personal life

In Minsk, on August 12, 2017, she married Peter Ruzavin, a journalist with the Russian TV channel, Dozhd.[14]

Awards

  • 2009 - Laureate of the Anatoliy Moskalenko Foundation for the Development of Journalism for achievements in journalism.[15]
  • 2013 - Silver medal in the competition of artistic reporting "Samovydets" (for the report "How the desert sounds where the water begins", a collection of emotional notes from Jordan, Egypt, Iran, Tunisia).[16]

Selected works

Books

  • Veni, Vidi, Scripsi: Світ у масштабі українського репортажу (Veni, Vidi, Scripsi: The World on the Scale of Ukrainian Reporting) (collection of reports by various authors), Kyiv: Tempora, 2013.
  • Майдан Тахрір. У пошуках втраченої революції (Tahrir Square. In search of the lost revolution.), Kyiv: Political Criticism, 2015.
  • Загублений острів. Книга репортажів з окупованого Криму (Lost island. Book of reports from the occupied Crimea.), Lviv: Old Lion Publishing House, 2020.

References

  1. ^ "Nataliya Gumenyuk". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Nataliya Gumenyuk". www.wilsoncenter.org. Wilson Center. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Natalia Humeniuk at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 May 2014) // The Mohyla School of Journalism (in Ukrainian)
  4. ^ a b c d e Natalia Humeniuk: How to be a freelance international journalist at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 April 2014) // Redactor - 16.09.2013 (in Ukrainian)
  5. ^ 2009 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine // International Emmy Awards.
  6. ^ Програма «Подробиці» номінована на Emmy! // Інтер, 24.07.2009. (in Ukrainian)
  7. ^ Анна Безлюдная: «Номинация программы «Подробности» на Эмми – это беспрецедентное событие для всей Украины» Archived 2014-05-04 at the Wayback Machine // Комсомольская правда в Украине, 25.08.2009. (in Ukrainian)
  8. ^ a b c d e Марина Баранівська. Наталя Гуменюк: «Кожен з наших героїв — це людина, яка спромоглася на вчинок, не побоялася змінити своє життя» Archived 2014-05-05 at the Wayback Machine // Телекритика, 18.02.2011. (in Ukrainian)
  9. ^ За що звільнили Наталю Гуменюк? Archived 2014-04-27 at the Wayback Machine // Телекритика. Дуся, 15.12.2009. (in Ukrainian)
  10. ^ Гуменюк відповідає на запитання Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine // Телекритика. Дуся, 16.12.2009. (in Ukrainian)
  11. ^ «Громадське ТБ» хоче вийти в ефір у вересні. Програмну раду очолює Скрипін // Телекритика, 11.06.2013. (in Ukrainian)
  12. ^ "ГО "Громадське телебачення" оновлює керівний склад та розпочинає новий етап діяльності" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 1 April 2016.
  13. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №808/2019". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  14. ^ Голова «Громадського» вийшла заміж за російського друга «ДНР» Народна правда, 15.08.2017 (in Ukrainian)
  15. ^ Гуменюк – найкраща журналістка 2009 року Archived 2014-05-04 at the Wayback Machine // Телекритика. Дуся, 01.03.2010. (in Ukrainian)
  16. ^ "Світ під мікроскопом" [The world under a microscope]. tyzhden.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2022.

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