Yaroslav Trofimov

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Yaroslav Trofimov
Yaroslav Trofimov Peterson Literary Fund Toronto 2024 (2).jpg
Born1969 (age 5556)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationWriter, journalist, and columnist
Genre Literary nonfiction
Website
www.yarotrof.com

Yaroslav Trofimov (born 1969) is a Ukrainian-born [1] Italian author and journalist who is chief foreign-affairs correspondent at The Wall Street Journal . Previously he wrote a weekly column on the Greater Middle East, "Middle East Crossroads," [2] in The Wall Street Journal. He has been a foreign correspondent for the publication since 1999, covering the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Prior to 2015 he was The Wall Street Journal's bureau chief in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in international reporting for two consecutive years, in 2023 for his coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine [3] and in 2022 for reporting on the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, [4] won the National Press Club award for political analysis in 2024, [5] received the Arthur Ross Media Award for his coverage of Ukraine, [6] won the Overseas Press Club award for foreign reporting on India, [7] won the SAJA Daniel Pearl award for the outstanding story on South Asia in 2007 and shared the SAJA award for coverage of the Mumbai bombing in 2008, [8] among other honors. In 2021 and 2023 he was awarded the Overseas Press Club Flora Lewis award citation for best commentary on international news. [9] [10]

His book, Our Enemies Will Vanish, was shortlisted for the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Writing. [11] It won the Peterson Literary Prize in December 2024. [12]

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Notes

  1. "Yaroslav Trofimov's evacuation from Kabul in WSJ".
  2. "Yaroslav Trofimov in WSJ".
  3. "Pulitzer Winners 2023".
  4. "Pulitzer Winners 2022".
  5. "National Press Club Winners 2024".
  6. "Ross Arthur Award 2022".
  7. "OPC Winners – 2007".
  8. "SAJA Awards – 2008 and -9 sections" . Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  9. "OPC Winners – 2021". 6 April 2021.
  10. "OPC Winners – 2023". 22 March 2023.
  11. "Orwell Prizes 2024 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  12. "Yaroslav Trofimov wins the 2024 Peterson Literary Prize" (PDF). Peterson Literary Fund. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  13. "Orwell Prize Finalist 2024".
  14. "Barnes and Noble Discover Awards".
  15. "Washington Institute for Near East Policy Book Prize" . Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  16. "Longlist – Authors 2006".

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