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'''Miriam Elder''' is an American journalist who is foreign and national security editor for [[BuzzFeed News]]. She was formerly ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s [[Moscow]]-based correspondent.<ref name= "FP" /> Her writings have been published by ''[[ |
'''Miriam Elder''' is an American journalist who is foreign and national security editor for''[[BuzzFeed News]]''.She was formerly ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s [[Moscow]]-based correspondent.<ref name= "FP"/> Her writings have been published bythe''[[FinancialTimes]]'', ''[[TheSunday Telegraph]]'', ''[[TheAtlantic]]'',the''[[International Herald Tribune]]'' and ''[[The Moscow Times]]''. |
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Elder is a native New Yorker, and resided in Moscow from 2006<ref name= "Bio" >http://www.globalpost.com/bio/miriam-elder</ref> to 2013.<ref>https://twitter.com/MiriamElder/status/357031341184925696</ref> She is a graduate of [[Barnard College]], and holds an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in strategic studies and international economics from the [[School of Advanced International Studies]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref>http://www.miriamelder.com/?page_id=5</ref> She covered Russian news and affairs for [[Agence France Presse]] from 2002–2003, and worked for the ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'' in [[Paris]], France before moving to Moscow.<ref name= "Bio" /> |
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Elder is a native [[New York City|New Yorker]]. She is a graduate of [[Barnard College]], and holds an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in strategic studies and international economics from the [[School of Advanced International Studies]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miriamelder.com/?page_id=5 |title=bio/contact – Miriam Elder |website=www.miriamelder.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202180846/http://www.miriamelder.com/?page_id=5 |archive-date=2011-02-02}}</ref> |
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She covered Russian news and affairs for [[Agence France Presse]] from 2002 to 2003, and worked for the ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'' in [[Paris]], France, before moving to [[Moscow]]. She resided in Moscow from 2006.<ref name= "Bio" >{{cite web| url = http://www.globalpost.com/bio/miriam-elder| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090120105130/http://www.globalpost.com/bio/miriam-elder| archive-date = 2009-01-20| title = Miriam Elder {{!}} GlobalPost}}</ref> to 2013.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=357031341184925696|user=MiriamElder|title=Living my last week in Moscow with no hot water, which is nice<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=16 July 2013}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Elder was the first Western journalist to report on the Russian punk rock collective [[Pussy Riot]].<ref name= "FP" >{{cite news|last1=Friedman|first1=Uri|title=''BuzzFeed'' hires Miriam Elder as foreign editor|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/06/10/buzzfeed-hires-miriam-elder-as-foreign-editor/|work=Foreign Policy|date=June 10, 2013}}</ref> In April 2012, while |
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| ⚫ | Elder was the first Western journalist to report on the Russian punk rock collective [[Pussy Riot]].<ref name= "FP" >{{cite news|last1=Friedman|first1=Uri|title=''BuzzFeed'' hires Miriam Elder as foreign editor|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/06/10/buzzfeed-hires-miriam-elder-as-foreign-editor/|work=Foreign Policy|date=June 10, 2013}}</ref> In April 2012, while''TheGuardian''{{'}}s Moscow correspondent, Elder wrote an article critical of what she described as the epitome of Russian bureaucracy, stemming from an incident in which she attempted to retrieve her dry-cleaning after losing her ticket.<ref>{{cite news|last=Elder|first=Miriam|title=The Hell of Russian Bureaucracy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/apr/23/the-hell-of-russian-bureaucracy?INTCMP=SRCH|work=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 23, 2012 |accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref> The article prompted agreat laughterfrom [[Vladimir Putin]]'s spokesman [[Dmitry Peskov]],and Russians in general,who in a letter to ''The Guardian'' mocked Elder for her story<ref>{{cite web|title=Putin Aide Hits Back at Guardian 'Red Tape' Story|url=http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/134957/putin-aide-hits-back-at-guardian-39-red-tape-39-story.html|publisher=Journal of Turkish Weekly|access-date=2013-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141027/http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/134957/putin-aide-hits-back-at-guardian-39-red-tape-39-story.html|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> and countered with a comparison to the bureaucratic difficulties Russians face when applying for British visas.<ref name= "Peskov" >{{cite news |title=Want a response from Putin's office? Russia's dry-cleaning is just the ticket |author=Miriam Elder |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/apr/26/russia-abuses-bureaucracy-putin-drycleaning | work=The Guardian |date=April 26, 2012 |accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref> Elder alleged his response was evidence of a return to Soviet-era [[whataboutism]], and criticized Peskov for choosing to respond to a story on dry cleaning rather than the work she had done on corruption or the murder of [[Anna Politkovskaya]].<ref name= "Peskov" /> |
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*[https://www.buzzfeed.com/miriamelder Miriam Elder] On BuzzFeed |
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*[http://www.globalpost.com/bio/miriam-elder Biography at Global Post] |
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*[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/miriam-elder Profile] at [[The Guardian]] |
*[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/miriam-elder Profile] at''[[The Guardian]]'' |
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Miriam Elderis an American journalist who is foreign and national security editor forBuzzFeed News.She was formerlyThe Guardian'sMoscow-based correspondent.[1]Her writings have been published by theFinancial Times,The Sunday Telegraph,The Atlantic,theInternational Herald TribuneandThe Moscow Times.
Biography[edit]
Elder is a nativeNew Yorker.She is a graduate ofBarnard College,and holds anMAin strategic studies and international economics from theSchool of Advanced International StudiesatJohns Hopkins University.[2]
She covered Russian news and affairs forAgence France Pressefrom 2002 to 2003, and worked for theInternational Herald TribuneinParis,France, before moving toMoscow.She resided in Moscow from 2006.[3]to 2013.[4]
Elder was the first Western journalist to report on the Russian punk rock collectivePussy Riot.[1]In April 2012, whileThe Guardian's Moscow correspondent, Elder wrote an article critical of what she described as the epitome of Russian bureaucracy, stemming from an incident in which she attempted to retrieve her dry-cleaning after losing her ticket.[5]The article prompted a great laughter fromVladimir Putin's spokesmanDmitry Peskov,and Russians in general, who in a letter toThe Guardianmocked Elder for her story[6]and countered with a comparison to the bureaucratic difficulties Russians face when applying for British visas.[7]Elder alleged his response was evidence of a return to Soviet-erawhataboutism,and criticized Peskov for choosing to respond to a story on dry cleaning rather than the work she had done on corruption or the murder ofAnna Politkovskaya.[7]
References[edit]
- ^abFriedman, Uri (June 10, 2013)."BuzzFeedhires Miriam Elder as foreign editor ".Foreign Policy.
- ^"bio/contact – Miriam Elder".www.miriamelder.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-02-02.
- ^"Miriam Elder | GlobalPost".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-01-20.
- ^@MiriamElder (16 July 2013)."Living my last week in Moscow with no hot water, which is nice"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
- ^Elder, Miriam (April 23, 2012)."The Hell of Russian Bureaucracy".The Guardian.RetrievedJune 26,2012.
- ^"Putin Aide Hits Back at Guardian 'Red Tape' Story".Journal of Turkish Weekly. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-04-02.Retrieved2013-12-13.
- ^abMiriam Elder (April 26, 2012)."Want a response from Putin's office? Russia's dry-cleaning is just the ticket".The Guardian.RetrievedMay 16,2012.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related toMiriam Elder.
- Miriam ElderOn BuzzFeed
- Biography atGlobal Post
- ProfileatThe Guardian