Valerie Hopkins is an American journalist and a correspondent for The New York Times newspaper based in Moscow, Russia. Valerie Hopkins reports for the Financial Times in Southeast Europe, covering Hungary, Romania, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia.
Before Budapest, she freelanced and worked with investigative groups in the Balkans. Her work often gets featured in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Politico, and other outlets. It shows her extensive experience living and working in the region.
Valerie Hopkins Bio, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth
Sources indicate that Valerie Hopkins hails from Washington DC and is likely in her early 30s. Information about her early life isn’t available online. She’s an avid reader and enjoys books during her downtime. She acquired a Master of Arts in Political Journalism from Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
Her thesis on female war criminals from Bosnia earned her a runner-up spot for best thesis. Valerie also holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, with a focus on Russian and Post-Soviet Studies, from the College of William and Mary. During her time there, she served as a student body president.
Career
Presently she is working as Moscow Correspondent at The New York Times. She covered Hungary, Romania, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia for the Financial Times. Before moving to Hungary, she lived and worked in the Balkans since 2009.
She freelanced and worked part-time with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), which produces Balkan Insight and Pristina Insight, among other publications. At BIRN, her reporting was focused primarily on the Brussels-mediated dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia and EU policy in the region.
Her freelance work from the Balkans and the former Soviet Union focuses primarily on political developments and post-conflict justice in the region. It was published in many places, like The New York Times, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, Politico Europe, the Guardian, Al Jazeera, Mother Jones, and more.
Rise to Fame
For just under three years, she was based in Sarajevo, Bosnia, and Herzegovina where she was the daily web editor for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Investigations she worked on there have been named finalists for the Daniel Pearl Investigative Reporting Award and a Global Shining Light Award. Before that role, she tracked war crimes cases in the Bosnian war crimes chamber for BIRN Bosnia.
Her involvement in projects addressing organized crime and corruption was noteworthy. Valerie kickstarted her journalism career in Sarajevo, covering trials for the Bosnian war crimes court. Later, she took on the position of daily web editor for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.
Valerie Hopkins Biography |
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| Real Name | Valerie Hopkins |
| Birth Date | 1990s |
| Age (as of 2023) | 30s |
| Birth Place | Washington, D.C, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | – |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 7” – in Centimeters – 170 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 58 kg – in Pounds – 127 lbs |
| Shoe Size | 7.5 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Light Brown |
| Eye Color | Light Brown |
| Body Type | Slim |
Family |
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| Father | – |
| Mother | – |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | – |
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| School | – |
| College | Columbia University |
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| Marital Status | Single |
| Affair | No |
| Who is her boyfriend? | None |
Personal Life
The is no information available regarding her personal life. Valerie Hopkins is currently very active on almost all social media accounts. On Instagram, she has 2073 followers. She joined Twitter in 2007 and has around 35.5k followers there. She has also maintained her LinkedIn profile very well. Valeri loves to update her on Facebook also, she is followed by 1589 people there. Other than this, she is known active on many social media platforms.
Valerie Hopkins Net Worth
Valerie Hopkins is working as a correspondent for The New York Times based in Moscow. She is earning money from there only. But there is no exact net worth shown on the internet.
Trivia
- Hopkins can speak many languages including Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian, Russian, and Albanian, and is currently attempting Hungarian.
- She was the Runner-up for Best M.A. Thesis. Which was a 10,000-word long-form article about Prosecuting Female War Criminals.
- Valerie was selected to participate in a month-long reporting exchange of young media professionals in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Her writings were published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Politico, Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera, the Guardian, and elsewhere.
