The World Fellows

Member of Parliament

Andriy Shevchenko is the Chairman of the Free Speech Committee in the Ukrainian parliament. A seasoned television journalist, he helped establish the 5th Channel, the first independent 24-hour television station in Ukraine, and became the “face” of the 2004 Orange Revolution for television viewers. Prior to this, Shevchenko had been a leader of the journalists’ movement against censorship, and, in 2002, was among those who established the Kyiv Independent Media Union, becoming its first chairman. Shevchenko won seats in parliament in both 2006 and 2007 as a member of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc. He is the author of the Ukrainian Law on Access to Public Information.

Media

Can Ukraine Follow Georgia's Lead in Reforms? Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, November 18, 2010.

Capitalism Gave People Hope, Intelligence Squared, June 15, 2010.

Netcast (audio):  Good News, December 2, 2008.  Click here for Netcast >>

Deputy Andriy Shevchenko on the Situation in Ukraine, VOA News, November 17, 2008.

University for Presidents, 5th Channel, November 11, 2008.