Anya Schiffrin
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Anya Schiffrin is acting director of the International Media and Communications (IMC) program and an adjunct professor
in the School of International and Public Affairs
at Columbia University
former business journalist. Previously, Schiffrin was editor-in-chief of the Istanbul
-based daily newspaper The Turkish Times, a stringer
for Reuters
in Barcelona
, senior financial writer at The Industry Standard
in New York, bureau chief for Dow Jones Newswires in Amsterdam
and Hanoi
, and a writer for many other publications. She was a former Knight-Bagehot academic fellow
in business journalism at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism
As well as her role in the School of International and Public Affairs
, Schiffrin is also the director of journalism training programs at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue
, an international network of economists based at Columbia, and founder of journalismtraining.net.
She is the daughter of the author and publisher André Schiffrin
, and the sister in law of the lawyer Philippe Sands
. She was married on October 29, 2004, to Nobel Prize-winning economist
and author Joseph E. Stiglitz
, who teaches at Columbia University
in New York City
.
In 2011 her comments about the gender balance at Davos attracted international attention
Professor
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in the School of International and Public Affairs
School of International and Public Affairs
The School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University is one of the most prestigious graduate schools of public policy in the world. Located on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus in the Borough of Manhattan, in New York City, the School has 15,000 graduates in more than 150...
at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
Biography
Schiffrin is an AmericanUnited States
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former business journalist. Previously, Schiffrin was editor-in-chief of the Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
-based daily newspaper The Turkish Times, a stringer
Stringer (journalism)
In journalism, a stringer is a type of freelance journalist or photographer who contributes reports or photos to a news organization on an ongoing basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work....
for Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
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, senior financial writer at The Industry Standard
The Industry Standard
The Industry Standard is a news web site dedicated to technology business news, part of InfoWorld, a news web site covering technology in general...
in New York, bureau chief for Dow Jones Newswires in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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and Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
, and a writer for many other publications. She was a former Knight-Bagehot academic fellow
Fellow
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in business journalism at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
As well as her role in the School of International and Public Affairs
School of International and Public Affairs
The School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University is one of the most prestigious graduate schools of public policy in the world. Located on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus in the Borough of Manhattan, in New York City, the School has 15,000 graduates in more than 150...
, Schiffrin is also the director of journalism training programs at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue
Initiative for Policy Dialogue
The Initiative for Policy Dialogue is a non-profit organization based at Columbia University in the United States.IPD was founded in July 2000 by Joseph E...
, an international network of economists based at Columbia, and founder of journalismtraining.net.
She is the daughter of the author and publisher André Schiffrin
André Schiffrin
André Schiffrin is a European-born American author, publisher and socialist.- Life :Schiffrin is the son of Jacques Schiffrin, a Russian Jew who emigrated to France and briefly enjoyed success there as publisher of the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, which he founded, and which was bought by...
, and the sister in law of the lawyer Philippe Sands
Philippe Sands
Philippe Sands, QC is a British lawyer at Matrix Chambers, and is Professor of International law at University College London. Sands is notable for writing a book, Lawless World, in which he accused US President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of conspiring to invade Iraq in violation...
. She was married on October 29, 2004, to Nobel Prize-winning economist
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and author Joseph E. Stiglitz
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Joseph Eugene Stiglitz, ForMemRS, FBA, is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University. He is a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the John Bates Clark Medal . He is also the former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank...
, who teaches at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in New York City
New York City
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.
In 2011 her comments about the gender balance at Davos attracted international attention
Books
- Covering Oil: A Reporter's Guide to Energy and Development (2005) Co-editor with Svetlana Tsalik ISBN 978-1-89-138545-2
- Covering Labor: A Reporter's Guide to Worker's Rights in a Global Economy (2006).
- Business and Economic Reporting: Covering Companies, Financial Markets and the Broader Economy (co-author)