Andrew Stroehlein

Andrew Stroehlein is an American/Belgian/British journalist, communications professional, and human-rights activist who currently serves as European Media Director of Human Rights Watch. Based in Brussels, he is responsible for the organization's media activity in Europe, Central Asia, and West Africa. He previously spent nine years as Director of Communications for the International Crisis Group.[1][2]

Early life and education

Stroehlein attended Cornell University in 1986–89 and earned a BS in biology. He attended Masaryk University in Brno in 1995–96, receiving a certificate in the Czech language. In 1996–97 he attended the University of Glasgow, earning an M.Phil. in post-communist Central Europe.[1]

Career

He was founder of the Central Europe Review, serving as its Editor-in-Chief from April 1999 to July 2001. He managed 80 employees in 35 countries who covered the transition of Central and Eastern Europe, and built a readership of 40,000 within 18 months.[3]

From August 2001 to August 2003, he served as Training Co-ordinator at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. He established IWPR's journalism training program, educating over 1500 journalists in 23 countries, hired and managed trainers for aspiring journalists in Europe and Asia, and coordinated with other NGOs.

He was Director of Communications for the International Crisis Group from September 2003 to February 2013. Based in Brussels, he directed a media operation active in over 60 countries.[2]

Since March 2013, he has served as European Media Director for Human Rights Watch, based in Brussels.[1][2]

Honors and awards

During his tenure at the Central Europe Review, he was selected in 2000 as a finalist for the Online News Association's award for General Excellence in Online Journalism, Original to the Web. Also, he won the NetMedia 2000 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Online Journalism in Europe.

While at the International Crisis Group, he was included on Foreign Policy's 2011 "Twitterati 100" list, the "who's who of the foreign-policy Twitterverse."[1]

Publications

In a 2015 essay for Politico, he reported on the war crimes trial of former Chadian president Hissène Habré.[4] In a 2014 article, "40,000 Reasons Why Sri Lanka Is No Model for Nigeria," he criticized the plan by Nigeria to use the "Sri Lankan method" to crush Boko Haram. A 2013 article for The Independent (UK) lamented "Liberia's post-civil war reality," and a 2012 article for the same newspaper was entitled "On the Trail of Boko Haram," while a 2011 piece for CNN addressed the question of "Why Uzbekistan matters." In another 2011 essay, "Lessons from a Decade of Conflict," for Al-Quds Al-Arabi, he wrote that ten years after 9/11, "it is tempting to wonder if the world has not learned anything at all about conflict and conflict resolution."[1]

Miscellaneous

He is proficient in Czech, French, German, and Russian.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LinkedIn Page". LinkedIn. 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Andrew Stroehlein European Media Director". Human Rights Watch. Human Rights Watch. 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "About Andrew Stroehlein". Poynter, A global leader in journalism. the Poynter Institute. 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Andrew Stroehlein".

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