Nicolás Kasanzew (Nikolai Leonidovich Kazantsev, Russian: Николай Леонидович Казанцев; born 31 May 1948) is Austrian-born Argentine journalist and writer of Russian origin.
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| Born | May 31, 1948 Salzburg, Austria |
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| Years active | 1970–present |
| Known for | Falklands War war argentine correspondent |
Biography
editHe was born in Salzburg to Russian parents with the name Nikholai Leonidovich Kazantsev, where he was born with his family in a camp of refugees Parsch. He emigrated to Argentina with his family when he was five years old.[1]
He started his career as journalist in La Nación newspaper, and the in the magazine Siete Días. In the 70's he started to be known as a political journalist and got programs and segments in the TV-owned broadcast Argentina Televisora Color.[1][2]
He was the only Argentine journalist to be allowed to be during the wartime on the Falklands War. He was known at that time for conduct the interviews and the daily informs for Argentina Televisora Color. After the Falklands he was criticized for his coverage of the war and disappeared from media due the "desmalvinización". In the present, he is still making courses and articles defending the war actions of the Argentine troops.[3][4]
In the 90's he decided to move to United States to work in Miami for Spanish-speaking American media like Telemundo and Unimedia. He was producer of CBS Overnight News.[2][5]
After the Argentine surrender he wrote many books and articles about the Falklands War and his experiences. In 2018 he published Las claves del verdadero amor, a romance novel.[2]
In February 2024 he was appointed as Director of Malvinas (Falklands) Office of the Argentine Senate by Victoria Villarruel.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Victoria Villarruel designó en el Senado al periodista Nicolás Kasanzew, quien fuera corresponsal en la guerra de Malvinas". Clarín. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "¿Qué es de la vida del periodista Nicolás Kasanzew, "la cara de Malvinas"?". La Nación. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Quién es Nicolás Kasanzew, el cronista de la guerra de Malvinas que Victoria Villarruel rescató del ostracismo". Página 12. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Corbacho, Alejandro (9 October 2019). "74 days under the Argentine Flag: The Experiences of Occupation during the Falklands/Malvinas War" (PDF). UCEMA. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Up to the minute: about us". CBS News. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Argentine Falklands War correspondent appointed head of Malvinas War Directorate in Senate". MercoPress. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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