Magda Gad

Magda Gad (born 17 October 1975 in Falun) is a Swedish war correspondent and Middle Eastern analyst. She has been a correspondent for the Swedish media outlet Expressen since 2015. Gad came to international prominence in June 2016 by covering the assault on Mosul in Iraq, where she reported the war against ISIS.

Magda Gad
Magda Gad in November 2016
Born
Magda Gad

(1975-10-17) October 17, 1975
Falun, Sweden
OccupationWar correspondent
Known forCovering the assault on Mosul where she reported the war against ISIS

She has been reporting from Afghanistan since September 2018, and is one of the few western journalists who gained access to the Taliban. Her focus is to shine a light on underreported regions and conflicts.

Previous assignments

Magda Gad reported about the Covid-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the election in the US 2020.

In 2019 she reported about Turkey's offensive against Kurdish-led forces in northeastern Syria and revealed suspected war crimes, such as the use of white phosphorus against civilians. She reported about the aftermath of the war against ISIS in Raqqah, Syria and in Mosul, Iraq, and the uprising in Baghdad, Iraq.

In 2018 Gad reported from Saudi-coalition controlled areas in south Yemen and Houthi-controlled areas in north Yemen.

In 2017 she reported from the front lines of the war against ISIS in Raqqah, Syria.

From 2016 she covered the war against ISIS in Iraq, including nine months in Mosul. Among her stories were the discovery of an ISIS mass grave in Hamam al-Alil and war crimes committed by Iraqi forces.

In 2016 Gad did in-depth stories about drug-affected ghettos in Sweden and in Romania. She reported from both sides of the front lines in war-torn eastern Ukraine.

2014 to 2015 she reported from Liberia during the Ebola outbreak. In 2015 she reported about the war between drug cartels in Honduras and interviewed gang members from Mara Salvatrucha and Mara 18.

In 2013 she reported on the conflict over blood minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and exposed child slavery in Ethiopia.

Magda Gad hosted the Swedish radio show Sommar I P1 2017.[1] She is co-founder of the foreign news-reporting site Blankspot.

Between 2004 and 2014 Gad worked as a journalist and editor for newspapers such as Tidningen Vi, Läkartidningen,[2] Modern Psykologi,[3] Café,[4] Svenska Dagbladet, QX, and as a feature and news journalist for newspaper Aftonbladet.

Magda Gad studied Political Science and Journalism in Stockholm. Additional edX coursework: "Terrorism and Counterterrorism", Georgetown University, "Religion, Conflict and Peace", Harvard University, ”Islam Through Its Scriptures", Harvard University.

Co-author of books:

  • Vi: de bästa texterna, volym 1, 2018
  • En annan historia, 2017

Awards
  • Newspaper of the Year Award for Best Picture and Sound 2020.[5]
  • Digital Educator of the Year Award from Consid AB 2020.
  • Stig Dagerman Award 2020[6]
  • Bronze Medal Award from the Board of Nordic Veterans Foundation 2019.[7]
  • Nominated for the Stockholm Media Week Award in the category Media Personality of the Year 2019.
  • Voice of the Year Award by Dagens Opinion 2019.[8]
  • Nominated for the Red Cross Journalism Award 2019 for reportage series in Afghanistan.
  • Nominated for the Swedish TV Award Kristallen 2019.
  • European Newspaper Award for best War Journalism 2018. [9]
  • Swedish TV Award Kristallen 2018. [10]
  • European Digital Media Awards finalist in Best in Social Media Engagement 2018.[11]
  • The Swedish Grand Prize for Journalism 2017.
  • Per Wendel Prize for News Journalist of the Year 2017. [12]
  • Nominated for the MEG Award in the category Innovator of the year for innovative war journalism 2017.
  • Scoop of the Year Award by Faktum 2017. [13]
  • Nominated for Guldspaden Award for reportage series "Utanförskapet inifrån" 2017.
  • Finalist INMA for "World-class war coverage and interaction on Facebook" 2017. [14]
  • Nominated for the Swedish Grand Prize for Journalism 2016.
  • Silver for Distinguished Writing at European Press Prize 2016.[15]
  • The Honor Award by Wendela 2016.[16]
  • Cordelia Edvardson Award 2016. [17]
  • Journalist of the Year 2015.[18]

References
  1. Radio, Sveriges. "Magda Gad - Sommar & Vinter i P1". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  2. Hammarström, Text: Magda GadFoto: Niclas (2013-08-06). "Två miljoner våldtagna i krigets Kongo". Läkartidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. jonasmodernpsykologi (2013-12-02). "Vapnet heter våldtäkt". Modern Psykologi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  4. "Dokument: Kampen mot viruset som dödat 7 000 människor". Cafe.se (in Swedish). 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  5. "Expressens Magda Gad vinner pris för talibanrapportering". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  6. Anonym. "Magda Gad is awarded this year's Stig Dagerman Prize | tellerreport.com". www.tellerreport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  7. "Magda Gad och Jeanette Widén hyllas med medaljer av Sveriges Veteranförbund". www.pressmachine.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  8. "Vinnarna i Årets Opinionsbildare 2018". Dagens opinion (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  9. "Expressens Magda Gad tilldelas prestigefullt pris". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  10. "Här är alla vinnarna i Kristallen". www.dagensmedia.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  11. "Expressens Magda Gad får särskilt omnämnande i European Digital Media Awards". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  12. "Magda Gad tilldelas årets Per Wendel-pris". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  13. "Magda Gad blev Årets avslöjare". www.dagensmedia.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  14. "INMA: Best Practice - Magda Gad – World-class war coverage and interaction on Facebook". www.inma.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  15. "2016". European Press Prize. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  16. "Pressrelease-Wendelapriset-2016" (PDF). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  17. "Magda Gad tilldelas 2016 års Cordelia Edvardson-pris". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  18. "Expressens Magda Gad Årets journalist". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
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