Julia Ioffe

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Julia Ioffe (pronunciation /ˈdʒuːli.ə ˈjɒfi /, Russian Юлия Иоффе , * 1982 in Moscow , Soviet Union ) is a Russian- American journalist. She is an expert on Russia and has worked in the foreign policy sections of various renowned newspapers, including The Atlantic , The Washington Post , The New York Times , Foreign Policy , Forbes , The New Republic and Politico .

Life

Ioffe was born in Moscow to Jewish parents. At the age of 7, she and her family immigrated legally to the USA in 1990 - according to her own statement, to escape the widespread anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union. This happened as part of a family reunification possible for Jewish Soviet citizens since 1988 , which within a few years comprised around 60 relatives and other relatives. Ioffe studied Soviet history at Princeton University and has worked as a journalist since graduating. She speaks Russian fluently , but does not have Russian citizenship.

Activity as a journalist

From the start of her career, Ioffe focused on reporting on Russia and the other former Soviet republics, particularly Ukraine . In 2009 she received a Fulbright scholarship and worked for two years as Russia correspondent for the newspapers The New Yorker and Foreign Policy . She later worked as a senior editor in the foreign affairs department for other renowned media outlets, including the New York Times , The New Republic and Politico . She has been the national security and foreign policy correspondent for The Atlantic newspaper since 2017 .

Ioffe often appears as a commentator or in discussion boards on major news channels in the United States. In October 2017, she was among the experts interviewed by the PBS television program for The Putin Files series on the subject of Russian influence in the 2016 US election campaign . In addition, she took part as a discussant and speaker at high-profile conferences on foreign policy and national security, e. B. at the Aspen Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations . She was twice nominated as a finalist for the renowned journalist Livingston Award.

In her reporting, she is often critical of the Russian government and Russian President Vladimir Putin , for which she claims to have been hostile and insulted as a “traitor”.

In February 2014, she reported on the spot for the newspaper The New Republic on the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine , which led to the overthrow of the then President Viktor Yanukovych . She wrote guest articles about her experiences in the Kyiv Post .

Portrait of Melania Trump and the aftermath

In April 2016, Ioffe published a portrait of Melania Trump , wife of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, in GQ magazine . Melania Trump herself was interviewed for the article; However, Ioffe also researched in her home country Slovenia . She reported, among other things, on tax evasion proceedings against Melania Trump's father in the 1970s and on a half-brother from an earlier affair of the father, unknown to the public at the time . The Washington Post rated Ioffes report as “excellent”. Donald Trump called them unfair. A commentator from the Trump-related network Fox News described the post as "condescending". Ioffe himself stated to the TV broadcaster CBS that the report contained some “dirty laundry”; However, reporting on such matters is her job as a journalist.

As a result, Ioffe received messages of hate through email and social media , including death threats, some with an anti-Semitic background. Among other things, she was sent a photomontage showing herself in concentration camp inmate clothing with a Jewish star. The sender added a note that she should "swallow her diamonds" in good time. She also received anonymous calls in which excerpts from Adolf Hitler's speech were played. Melania Trump expressed the view that Ioffe had "provoked" the hostility through her contribution. You yourself have "no control over your fans". Donald Trump also refused to distance himself from it.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CNN April 29, 2016: Trolls target journalist after Melania Trump GQ article , accessed November 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ The New Republic November 27, 2014: I'm an Immigrant in America Thanks to Executive Action — Just Like Many of Your Ancestors Were , accessed November 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ Amherst College : Top Political Journalists to Share Election Insights on Oct. 6 , accessed November 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ Washington Post April 25, 2010: A Russian American's uneasy return to Moscow , accessed November 12, 2017.
  5. ^ The Atlantic December 6, 2016: The Atlantic Hires Julia Ioffe to Cover Politics and Foreign Policy , accessed November 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ a b MSNBC August 25, 2016: Being The Target Of Trump's Alt-Right Supporters , accessed November 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ CNN September 13, 2013: Why did Putin pen that New York Times op-ed? , accessed November 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ CNN January 25, 2013: Experts weigh in on Russia and Snowden , accessed November 13, 2017.
  9. ↑ PBS October 25, 2017: The Putin Files , accessed November 13, 2017.
  10. ↑ Aspen Institute January 30, 2017: National Security in the Age of 'America First' , accessed November 13, 2017.
  11. ↑ Aspen Institute July 20, 2017: Active Measures: The Kremlin Plan to Beat the West without Firing a Shot , accessed November 13, 2017.
  12. ↑ CFR June 27, 2013: Presidential Inbox Series: Russia , accessed November 13, 2017.
  13. ^ The Atlantic December 6, 2016: The Atlantic Hires Julia Ioffe to Cover Politics and Foreign Policy , accessed November 13, 2017.
  14. ↑ Kyiv Post August 7, 2014: Julia Ioffe: Vladimir Putin might fall. We should consider what happens next , accessed November 13, 2017.
  15. ↑ Foreign Policy May 7, 2012: Vladimir the Unstable , accessed November 13, 2017 from personal blog entry.
  16. ↑ Washington Post April 25, 2010: A Russian American's uneasy return to Moscow , accessed November 12, 2017.
  17. ↑ The New Republic February 23, 2014: Yulia Tymoshenko Returns to Politics, and Ukraine's Liberals Aren't Too Pleased , accessed November 13, 2017.
  18. ↑ Kyiv Post June 17, 2014: Julia Ioffe: My mind-melting week on the battlefields of Ukraine , accessed on November 13, 2017.
  19. ↑ GQ Magazine April 27, 2016: Interview with Melania Trump , accessed on November 13, 2017.
  20. ↑ a b Washington Post April 29, 2016: Why we can no longer laugh about the Trumps' media obsession , accessed November 13, 2017.
  21. ↑ Fox News April 29, 2016: Why GQ's condescending Melania Trump profile goes too far , accessed November 13, 2017.
  22. ↑ CBS News April 28, 2016: Melania Trump trashes GQ after magazine's deep dive of family past , accessed November 13, 2017.
  23. ↑ The Guardian April 29, 2016: Journalist who profiled Melania Trump hit with barrage of antisemitic abuse , accessed November 13, 2017.
  24. ↑ Vox April 30, 2016: Julia Ioffe profiled Melania Trump. Then she started getting calls from Hitler , accessed November 13, 2017.
  25. ↑ Haaretz May 18, 2016: Melania Trump: Julia Ioffe 'Provoked' anti-Semitic Death Threats , accessed on November 13, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Ioffe, Julia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Иоффе, Юлия (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian-American journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow , Soviet Union