Elina Fuhrman
Encyclopedia
Elina Fuhrman is a travel and lifestyle journalist based in Los Angeles
.
in 1969 and emigrated to the United States
from Moscow
in 1989, becoming a U.S. citizen. She married Nick Fuhrman, a Madison
congressional candidate, in May 1991, with whom she has two children (actress Isabelle Fuhrman
b.February 25, 1997 and Madeline Fuhrman). She and her family moved to Atlanta in 1999, where she got a job with CNN
.
Fuhrman received her journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and studied linguistics at Moscow Foreign Languages Institute.
International and received awards for her coverage of the war in Afghanistan and the September 11th terrorist attacks. She has covered world events such the conflict in the Middle East
, the trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milošević
, the wars in Iraq and Chechnya, and interviewed numerous leaders, decision-makers and celebrities. Her work has appeared on CNN
, NPR
, and in The New York Times
, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
, In Style
, Conde Nast Traveler
, Travelgirl, SELF
, Jezebel
magazines and more.
Fuhrman also received a nomination for the prestigious International Health & Medical Media Awards, known as the Freddie Awards, for producing a report on autism.
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Personal life
Fuhrman was born in the Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1969 and emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in 1989, becoming a U.S. citizen. She married Nick Fuhrman, a Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
congressional candidate, in May 1991, with whom she has two children (actress Isabelle Fuhrman
Isabelle Fuhrman
Isabelle Fuhrman is an American teen actress. Fuhrman is best known for playing Esther in Orphan.-Life and career:...
b.February 25, 1997 and Madeline Fuhrman). She and her family moved to Atlanta in 1999, where she got a job with CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
.
Fuhrman received her journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and studied linguistics at Moscow Foreign Languages Institute.
Career
Fuhrman was writer, producer and correspondent for CNNCNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
International and received awards for her coverage of the war in Afghanistan and the September 11th terrorist attacks. She has covered world events such the conflict in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, the trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
, the wars in Iraq and Chechnya, and interviewed numerous leaders, decision-makers and celebrities. Her work has appeared on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
, and in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and its suburbs. The AJC, as it is called, is the flagship publication of Cox Enterprises. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the result of the merger between The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta...
, In Style
In Style
InStyle is a monthly women’s fashion magazine published in the United States by Time Inc. Along with advertising, the magazine offers articles about beauty, fashion, home, entertaining, charitable endeavors and celebrity lifestyles. Launched in 1993 , InStyle currently has a circulation of 1.7...
, Conde Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler is a US magazine published by Condé Nast. It has its origins in a mailing sent out by the Diners Club club beginning in 1953, listing locations that would take the card. It began taking advertising in 1955. In order to attract more advertisers, it became a full-fledged magazine,...
, Travelgirl, SELF
Self (magazine)
Self magazine is an American magazine for women that specializes in health, fitness, nutrition, beauty and happiness. Published by Condé Nast Publications 12 times a year, it has a circulation of 1,486,992 and a total audience of 5,541,000 readers, according to its corporate media kit. The...
, Jezebel
Jezebel
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magazines and more.
Awards
Over her years at CNN, Fuhrman was recognized with a number of awards. She was the recipient of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Award for a series of stories she wrote and produced immediately following September 11 terrorist attacks. She received another National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for her reporting on the war from Afghanistan.Fuhrman also received a nomination for the prestigious International Health & Medical Media Awards, known as the Freddie Awards, for producing a report on autism.