Anzhelika Minaeva
As seen in:
The Science Times
Covers:
The political system of the Russian Federation, Russian civil society, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and its impact on the conflicting parties and the global world.
Ph.D., political journalists, and scientists. muckrack.com/anzhelika-minaeva
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
political observer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
Everyone can write news and have access to a wide audience without having a professional education and experience. This reduces the quality audience
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
My husband
What does it mean to be a journalist?
explain complex things in simple words and provide verified information for readers to analyze
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I didn't understand the question
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
brain, professional connections, pen and paper, iPhone and MACbook
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
who is interested in politics and how society can influence it, who is worried when the war between Russia and Ukraine will end and how we will live on, who is interested in Russian culture and history
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to develop civil society in Russia and explain that democracy is important
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
no
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
a series of publications based on the results of my expert discussions on the results of the elections in Russia
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
a journalist should be accurate and cynical in the profession as well as a doctor
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
on the impact of Western European sanctions on the development of the war in Ukraine and the strengthening of Putin's regime
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
my attempt to form a civil society in my region
What's your favorite drink?
vine
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
on the ocean or in the gym
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Alexander Solzhenitsyn "GULAG Archipelago"
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I owe everyone something
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