Maria Balinska
Maria Balinska | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) New Jersey,US |
| Education | Princeton University[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
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Maria Balinska(born 1960) is an American journalist and author who is the Executive Director of theUS-UK Fulbright Commission.[2]
Born inNew Jersey,US, Balinska joined the Fulbright Commission after serving as part of the launch team forThe Conversation,later the Managing Editor and subsequently Editor-in-Chief.[3]
Balinska attended 10 schools in five countries before attendingPrinceton University.According to her, she became interested in journalism after the fall ofCommunism,reporting on the transformation of Poland as a freelance journalist.[4]She spent a decade as a radio producer and then Editor World Current Affairs atBBC.[5][6]In 2010 she was aNieman Fellow.[7]
In 2011, she foundedLatitude News.[1][8]In 2008 she publishedThe Bagel,which presents a history of thebagel,tracing its roots from ancient Rome to Poland to its flourishing in America.[9][10][11]
Books
[edit]- The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread:Maria Balinska, Yale University Press, 2009,ISBN9780300158205
References
[edit]- ^abRock, Maya (January 16, 2013)."Linking local and global news".Princeton Alumni Weekly.Princeton Alumni Association.RetrievedMay 27,2024.
- ^"US-UK Fulbright Commission: Appointment of new Executive Director".US-UK Fulbright Commission.RetrievedAugust 27,2022.
- ^Wang, Shan (September 15, 2015)."With writing by academics and underwriting from universities, The Conversation finds its place".Nieman Journalism Lab.Harvard University.RetrievedAugust 27,2022.
- ^Balinska, Maria (2011)."Founder's Message".Latitude News.Archived fromthe originalon November 27, 2011.RetrievedMay 27,2024.
- ^"Award win for Crossing Continents".BBC News.November 17, 2005.RetrievedSeptember 27,2022.
- ^"Foreign Press Association: HRH The Prince of Wales Will Attend This Year's..."Investegate.PR Newswire. November 12, 2008.RetrievedSeptember 27,2022.
- ^"Class of 2010".Nieman Foundation.Harvard University.RetrievedAugust 27,2022.
- ^Ellis, Justin (August 27, 2012)."Latitude News and PRX partner on an international news podcast".Nieman Journalism Lab.Harvard University.RetrievedAugust 27,2022.
- ^Rothstein, Mervyn (November 25, 2008)."The Circle of Life With Bagels".The New York Times.RetrievedAugust 27,2022.
- ^"'Bagels can change your perspective on history': Maria Balinska has written a book on the rise of the roll ".The Jewish Chronicle.December 12, 2008.RetrievedMay 26,2024.
- ^"The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread by Maria Balinska".Publishers Weekly.September 8, 2008.RetrievedJuly 8,2024.
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