Russia on Stage: Sochi, Putin, Terror and Diplomacy
When: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 12:30 PM
Where: Bell Hall, Fifth Floor, Belfer Building – HKS
As part of the Future of Diplomacy’s “Women in International Media”-series, former CNN Moscow bureau chief and current Shorenstein Center fellow, Jill Dougherty, will offer her perspectives on Russia ahead of the Sochi Olympics.
Dougherty worked for CNN from 1983 until December 2013, most recently as foreign affairs correspondent based in Washington, D.C. She also served as White House correspondent, Moscow bureau chief, U.S. affairs editor for CNN International, managing editor for CNN International Asia Pacific and Midwest correspondent based in Chicago. Prior to CNN, Dougherty was correspondent for WMAQ-TV in Chicago and has done freelance assignments for NPR and Time magazine. She began her career as a broadcaster and writer for Voice of America, USSR division. While at the Shorenstein Center, she will be writing a paper on the relationship between the Russian government and the media.