Eva Hartog

Eva Hartog Skorobogatova is a Dutch journalist, De Groene Amsterdammer and Politico Europe contributor.[1][2] She is a board member of the Dutch organisation Stichting 2 Oktober.[3] In 2017, aged just 29, she joined the English language Moscow-based (Dutch owned till 2015) newspaper, Moscow Times, serving as the publication's editor in chief between 2017 and 2019.[4][5]

Eva Hartog
Eva in 2018
Born1988
NationalityNetherlands
OccupationJournalist
OrganizationThe Moscow Times

Life

Eva Hartog Skorobogatova is the child of a Dutch father, who translated books from Russian into Dutch,[4] and a Russian mother. She grew up in Spain.[5] She is also completely fluent in English, having studied Liberal Arts and Sciences at University College Utrecht and Political philosophy at the University of Leiden.[4] In 2013, to her mother's uncomprehending bemusement, she was recruited by Derk Sauer to move to Moscow and work as an English language journalist for the Moscow Times, writing both for the (already rapidly dwindling) expatriate community in the Russian capital and for internationally-based readers.[5]

In 2017 it was announced that she had been appointed editor in chief of the Moscow Times. At around the same time the newspaper cancelled its regular print edition in order to concentrate on its online presence. Hartog stated that she had been unaware of this development when accepting her new position, but was nevertheless positive about the development, which appeared to have been driven by economic pressures. The occasional print edition continued to appear on an irregular basis, when sufficient advertising revenue could be secured. There was also a new Chinese version of Moscow Times launched. By this time, in response to new legal requirements prohibiting foreign ownership of the business, Moscow Times had transferred to a more complex ownership structure which meant that majority control had passed to Russian elements. Hartog insisted that the publication remained free of direct censorship, but acknowledged that it could at any time be closed down by the authorities in Moscow. By 2020 she had resigned her post as editor in chief.[4][5][6]

Alongside her work for the Moscow Times, Hartog Skorobogatova writes for The Guardian, Vrij Nederland and Time Magazine.[6] She also appears on various media channels, including the Dutch television programme De Wereld Draait Door until it was discontinued in 2020, as a "Russia clarifier".[7]

References
  1. "Eva Hartog – De Groene Amsterdammer". De Groene Amsterdammer (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  2. "Eva Hartog". Politico. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  3. "About Us – Stichting 2 Oktober". stichting2oktober.org. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  4. Kaira van Wijk (5 August 2017). "Rusland door de ogen van de nieuwe 29-jarige hoofdredacteur Eva Hartog Skorobogatova van The Moscow Times". Vogue spreekt Eva Hartog Skorobogatova van The Moscow Times vanuit haar woonplaats Moskou. Hearst Netherlands (Vogue Nederland), Amsterdam. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. Linda Nab (August 2018). "Rusland, de drug van Eva Hartog" (PDF). Eva Hartog Skorobogatova werd een jaar geleden hoofdredacteur van The Moscow Times, en heeft het haar missie gemaakt om nuance aan te brengen in het zwart-witte beeld dat van Rusland bestaat. "Achter alles wat in Rusland gebeurt zit Poetin? Dat is een luie vorm van journalistiek.". Villamedia Uitgeverij BV. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. "[articles by] Eva Hartog Skorobogatova". As seen in: The Guardian, Time Magazine, Fast Company, Money, De Groene Amsterdammer. Muck Rack, New York city. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. Eva Hartog and "vox pop" contributors (28 March 2017). "'A harsh but just ruler': what do Russians think about Putin?". One hundred years on from the revolution, six Russians give their views on Vladimir Putin and their country's place in the world today. The Guardian, London. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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