Natasha Mozgovaya ( he, נטשה מוזגוביה, russian: Наташа Мозговая; born 1979) is an American-Israeli journalist. She is a TV host for

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Biography

Natasha Mozgovaya was born in the

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in 1979 into a family of Jewish journalists, and immigrated to Israel in 1990. At the age of 11, she published her first piece in a Russian newspaper. At 14, she was writing a weekly satiric column for the Russian-Israeli newspaper ''

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''. In time she advanced to become editor for two supplement magazines at the newspaper and translated several books from Russian to Hebrew. At the age of 12, she won her screen-debut, taking part in advertisements for the

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. Mozgovaya has bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology and a master's degree in political science from

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

. In 2000, Mozgovaya left ''Vesti'' and became a correspondent for '' Yediot Ahronoth'' newspaper, covering a broad spectrum of issues in Israel and all over the world. During the presidency of

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, Mozgovaya contributed extensive coverage of the Russian opposition. Meanwhile, she anchored the investigative report TV program "Special Department" on Channel 9, the cultural shows "Osim Ruach" on Channel 1 and ''Ha-boker ha-Shvii'' on Channel 2. From October 2007 she presented the nightly newscast on Channel 9 and starred in the documentary series ''Tmol Shilshom'', that engages in the history of Israel from 1948, each part dedicated to a different year in history of the country. Although working most of the time in Hebrew, her reports in Russian from the Palestinian territories and Israel were published in various magazines and newspapers in Russia, and one of her blogs was chosen twice as "the best blog" in Russian blogosphere and the "Best Journalistic Blog in Russian" by Deutsche Welle in 2004. In 2008, Mozgovaya left ''

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'' to become the Washington Bureau Chief for ''Haaretz'' newspaper in

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She was a frequent lecturer on Israel and Middle Eastern affairs in various U.S. universities, communities and think-tanks. She left ''Haaretz'' in 2012. In 2013, Mozgovaya started working at the

, hosting the daily ''Current time'' TV show. In 2013, she contributed columns for the Israeli news portal

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. In 2015, she developed and started hosting ''Briefing'', a daily web TV show.

Personal life

She lives in

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with her American-Israeli husband and three children.

References

External links

Natasha Mozgovaya Blog in Hebrew

Natasha Mozgovaya Blog in Russian
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