Lucy Kafanov
| Lucy Kafanov | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 8, 1982 Moscow, USSR |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Journalist |
| 👔 Employer | CNN |
| Notable work | Coverage of the Syrian conflict, reporting on ISIS, covering the Korean nuclear crisis |
Lucy Kafanov is a Russian-American journalist currently working [1]
Early life and education
Born on August 8, 1982, in Moscow, USSR, Kafanov and her family emigrated to the United States in 1990. She is the daughter of artist Vasily Kafanov and Eteri Lobzhanidze. Kafanov graduated *magna cum laude* and Phi Beta Kappa from George Washington University.[1]
Career
Kafanov began her journalism career covering Washington politics, including the 2008 Presidential Election, as a print reporter on Capitol Hill and later as a television producer for the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.[1] She then worked as an independent multimedia reporter and foreign correspondent, reporting predominantly on the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Russia.[1]
In 2016, Kafanov joined NBC News as a foreign correspondent based in London, covering major international news stories for the TODAY Show, Nightly News, and MSNBC. Her reporting took her around the world, including coverage of terrorist attacks across Europe, the battle against ISIS in Iraq, and the Korean nuclear crisis.[1]
Kafanov joined CNN in 2019, where she has covered stories including the coronavirus pandemic, nationwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, the impact of climate change and wildfires in the West, and the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.[1]
Awards and recognition
Kafanov has received several accolades for her work, including an International Reporting Project fellowship grant in 2016 for an investigative project in Myanmar and recognition by the Association for International Broadcasting for her report on Pakistani civilian victims of drone strikes.[1] In 2015, she received a grant from the IWMF's Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists and a fellowship in religion reporting from the International Reporting Project (IRP).[1]
References
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