Konstantin Syomin
Konstantin Syomin
Konstantin was born in Yekaterinburg, Russia. At the age of 21 he graduated from the journalism faculty of the Ural State University, and since then has been working for TV RUSSIA (Russian State Television) as a correspondent, special correspondent, international correspondent, and finally nightly news presenter. His journalistic tenure includes reporting on the war in Macedonia and Kosovo , operation Enduring Freedom, Pakistan , operation Iraqi Freedom aboard US Navy aviation carrier Harry SS Truman . Konstantin also spent 3.5 years in New York as the US based correspondent for TV RUSSIA. He covered Presidential elections in 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, while also traveling around Latin America: Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba. Konstantin is an outspoken critic of the current global political and corporate establishment. His sharp commentaries on various political matters not once put him at odds with officials both in Russia, and abroad. In 2010 Konstantin decided to shift his attention to documentary filmmaking as the most effective way to spread his uncomfortable truth. That’s what made him to join NYU NewsDoc. Besides television Konstantin plays guitar in his rock-band, and has some interest in programming music. He is married and raising his 4 year old son.
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