Olga's Media Resume

San Diego, CA
olgalazitskaya@gmail.com
okovalev@ucsd.edu

www.mediaendarkenment.com 4244565345
OLGA
LAZITSKI KOVALEVA
MEDIA RESEARCHER, JOURNALIST

2014 – 2020 (exp.) Ph.D. Student
Department of Communication
University of California, San Diego
2012 – 2013 Emerson College
Journalism Department
Boston, Fulbright Visiting Researcher
2000 – 2005 Amur State University
Journalism Department
Blagoveshchensk, B.A.&M.A., 3.97 GPA
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
2005 Diploma of Professional Education in Television Journalism
Internews School of Journalism, Moscow
2006 Certificate of Education in News Presenting
Internews School of Journalism, Moscow
Ruth Newmark Scholarship, San Diego, CA, 2016
Friends of the UCSD International Center Fellowship, San Diego, CA, 2016
Fulbright Scholarship, Boston, MA, 2012 – 2013
CNN Journalism Fellowship, Atlanta, GA, 2008
Internews Grant, Internews School of Journalism, Moscow, 2005
Russian Journalists Union Award, Moscow, March 2006
Prize of the national media contest “Healthy life in a healthy society”
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)
Russian Journalists Union
About me
I am a media scholar and a journalist. I study
the ways in which contemporary propaganda
operates in the settings of the major Russian
media outlets. My broad scholarly interest
relates to the concept of media endarkenment -
the term I coined to describe the process of
media influence that transforms (in different
ways) critical thinking ability of the people
who, as a result, are put in the “dark,” which is
a state of limited view of the reality.
I’ve been working as a reporter, producer,
anchor, and news writer for the Russian
national networks in Moscow and for the local
broadcasting companies in Siberia and in the
Far East of Russia.
I’ve also been a Fulbright scholar in Emerson
College in Boston. Currently, under the
umbrella of my broad research interests, I am
trying to define the subjectivity of people who
live under the Putin regime. My publications
appeared in such peer-reviewed journals as
American Behavioral Scientist and Business
Research Yearbook.
PROFILE
SOCIAL
http://olgalazitskaya.wordpress.com
Olga Lazitski
http://about.me/olgalazitskaya
www.mediaendarkenment.com
EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENTS

San Diego, CA
okovalev@ucsd.edu

OLGA
LAZITSKI KOVALEVA

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
2008 – 2014 News Writer, News Editor
NTV Broadcasting Company, Moscow
I’ve been writing scripts (anchor tosses and voice overs) for the Russian
national network's evening and morning primetime news shows, covering all major
national and international events, such as the Russian parliamentary election of 2011,
the mass protests after the Russian Presidential election in May 2012, the U.S.
government shutdown in 2013, the Crimean Crisis in 2014, etc.
2012 – 2013 Freelance Reporter
MIR Broadcasting Company, Moscow
Living in Boston, I have covered U.S. events and stories
for the weekly news show “Together” on the Russian
cable channel MIR. Among stories I have covered are the
Boston marathon explosions in April 2013, the Presidential
election of 2012, and hurricane Sandy in October 2012.
2007 – 2008 Contributing Reporter
CNN, Atlanta, GA
I have covered stories about Russian political, economic, and
cultural issues for the CNN program “World Report.” I also
participated in a CNN special project about the U.S.
Presidential election of 2008, reporting from the streets of
Moscow with the vox-pop on what Russians thought about
the U.S. candidates running for President.
2007 – 2008 Reporter, Producer
RBC-TV Business Channel, Moscow
I produced and prepared packages for the evening news
show “Intrigue of the Day” and reported on political and
economic events in Russia and overseas for news
bulletins throughout the day.
EMPLOYMENT

San Diego, CA
okovalev@ucsd.edu

OLGA
LAZITSKI KOVALEVA
2006 – 2007 Anchor, Reporter, Producer
TV-2 Regional Broadcasting Company, Tomsk
I hosted a daily two-hour live morning show “Have Time”
on TV-2, prepared packages for a weekly socio-political
program “Rush Hour. Saturday,” and reported on local events
for the channel’s news bulletins. I also produced live
broadcasts of the National Championship soccer games and
volunteered for the channel’s special charity projects. For one
of them I hosted a day long telethon to raise money in support
of disabled children.
2002 – 2006 Reporter, Producer
Alpha-Channel Broadcasting Company, Blagoveshchensk
I started working at this regional TV station as a news
reporter covering local political and social stories. After two
years of news reporting, I started working on my own
projects. One of them was the TV diaries of a cultural festival
“Amur Fall.” I also launched a weekly socio-political show
“Personal Account” for which I worked as a producer
and a main reporter.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant
UCSD Communication Department
I am teaching department’s core courses: Introduction to
Communication (Comm10), Social Forces (100C), Interpretive Strategies
(100B), and Media Production (Comm101).
Lecturer
Young Media Sharks Camp I give lectures on journalism practice skills, ethics, and media
Riga-Kuldiga, Latvia endarkenment for Latvian school teachers and high school students who
participate in a summer camp. (The working language of the camp
is English.)
Field Screening Panelist (Essay Evaluator) I read and evaluate essays written by candidates for participants in the
American Councils for International Education Secondary School Exchange Programs funded by the U.S. Department
Moscow, Russia of State. I work with the applications sent from Russia, former Soviet
republics, and Eastern Europe.
Mentor I have been mentoring interns while working for local and national
Alpha-Channel, TV-2, NTV Russian networks.
EMPLOYMENT

San Diego, CA
okovalev@ucsd.edu

OLGA
LAZITSKI KOVALEVA
OTHER PROJECTS
2016 Editorial Assistant for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
I am working with authors, reviewers, and publishers helping the Book Review
Editor organize and manage the book review section of the journal.
2015 IABD Communication and Media Studies section chair
I responsible for organizing a critical studies side track of the International
Academy of Business Disciplines annual conferences. I invite authors, select
papers for presentations, moderate section discussions, and organize special
panels.
2012 Producer of a Web-Documentary
I worked as a producer and researcher within an international
team of journalists filming a documentary about the
relationship between Russia and the European Union.
Please find the project here:
http://www.eeas.europa.eu/russia/flash/homepage.html
2010 Intern at the English language channel Russia Today
During my internship I wrote scripts in English for the
business block of the evening news show “Primetime
Russia” and helped the chief editor to search for news stories
for the business reporters to cover.
2002 – 2005 Interviewer for Public Opinion Foundation
I gathered data for socio-political and media research in
different regions of Russia, worked as an interviewer for the exit polls project
during during the Russian parliamentary election in 2003 and the Russian Presidential
election in 2004. election in 2004. I also participated in cooperative media research projects by
Russian Russian Public Opinion Foundation and U.S. Gallup Media.
, such as expe
2001 – 2003 Intern Reporter for the regional state radio Amur
I prepared radio reports for news bulletins.
2000 – 2002 Feature Writer for women’s newspaper My Madonna
EMPLOYMENT

San Diego, CA
okovalev@ucsd.edu

OLGA
LAZITSKI KOVALEVA
PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES (IN ENGLISH)
Media Endarkenment: How Does It Appear and Why? Influence on the Recent Election Results
in the USA and Russia, Business Research Yearbook, Volume XX 2013 number 2
ISBN 1-889754-18-8, p.p. 328 – 335
Media Endarkenment: A Comparative Analysis of 2012 Election Coverage in the U.S. and Russia,
American Behavioral Scientist, XX(X) I-30, 2013 SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/0002764213506219
PRESENTATIONS, SPEECHES, LECTURES & PANELS
Guest lecturer for COMM 109P course “Propaganda and Persuasion,” UCSD Department of Communication, May
2016, San Diego, CA
“Syrian Crisis and Its Outcomes for the International Relations: Role of the Media in a New Cold War,” a panel
discussion organizer and moderator, the International Academy of Business Disciplines Conference, April 2016, Las
Vegas, NV
Russian State Propaganda: New Appearance and Consequences, paper presented at the 2015 Association of Slavic
East European and Eurasian Studies Convention; participant of the roundtable “Information Control in Post-Communist
Eurasia” (chair: Ellen Mickiewicz). November 2015, Philadelphia, PA
How Does Recent Russian Propaganda Work? a two-hour lecture for the students of the Osher Institute for Lifelong
Learning at UCSD Extension, October 2015, San Diego, CA
Cold War Again? Examining the genealogy of the recent tension between Russia and the U.S., paper presented at the
2015 California Slavic Colloquium at Stanford University, May 2015, Stanford, CA
Searching for Antagonistic Counterpart of Manipulation: Does Genuine Communication Exist? paper presented at
the annual International Academy of Business Disciplines Conference, April 2015, Orlando, FL
The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict Coverage by Russian Media in Terms of the Media Endarkenment Concept,
a keynote speech at the annual International Academy of Business Disciplines Conference, April 2014, San Diego, CA
Media Endarkenment, paper presented at the annual International Academy of Business Disciplines Conference,
April 2013, Atlanta, GA
Freedom of the Press in Russia, paper presented at a Fulbright panel discussion on freedom of the press around the globe
Emerson College, November 2012, Boston, MA
ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO

San Diego, CA
okovalev@ucsd.edu

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LAZITSKI KOVALEVA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWAP7gnT1ug&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_8DNyxiZwY&feature=plcp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9g9E7PHOzQ

JOURNALISTIC PORTFOLIO
Boston Bombings
News report for NTV
(April 15, 2013)
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Vox-pop on the streets of Moscow on the U.S. Election
Report for the CNN special coverage
(July 2008)
3
Presidential Election Results
Special report for MIR
(November 11, 2012)

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San Diego, CA
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LAZITSKI KOVALEVA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWtGHtJsLDA
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Panhandling (Participant
Observation Method)
Feature report for
Alpha-Channel
(February 2005)
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SKILLS
Professional Skills
• Final Cut Pro
• Avid Liquid
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe Photoshop
Computer Literacy
• Microsoft Power Point
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Mac & PC operating systems
Languages
• Russian (Native proficiency)
• English (Full professional proficiency)
• Spanish (Elementary proficiency)
Additional Skills
- certified personal trainer and group fitness
instructor (by Aerobics & Fitness Association of
America)
- licensed Zumba Fitness instructor
- licensed R.I.P.P.E.D. instructor
JOURNALISTIC PORTFOLIO

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