| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Diana Magnay |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | No confirmed information is available on the year she was born. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Spouse / Partner | No confirmed information is available. |
| Children / No. of Kids | No confirmed information is available. |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | British |
| Is Diana Magnay still in Russia? | Yes, Diana is currently the Moscow correspondent for Sky News. |
Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Diana Magnay is an experienced news correspondent, reporter, journalist and producer who works for Sky News.
- Smart and outspoken, Diana is not afraid to share her honest opinions on a variety of political and social issues and in the past, that has affected her career.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Diana is originally from England but has travelled to several different locations because of her work.
- She is multi-lingual and speaks three different languages – French, German and English.
- From June to November 2024, she took a six-month career break across London, Sri Lanka, and Georgia, where she balanced learning and leisure. She completed a creative non-fiction writing course, undertook a 200-hour yoga teacher training, rediscovering the UK through travel and reflection, and filling the time with countless brilliant moments of exploration, growth, and renewal.
- Currently, Diana lives in London and travels to wherever the story takes her, but often to Washington DC.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Magnay graduated from Oxford University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Modern History. During her time at Oxford, she received an Arnold Modern History Prize after writing the best thesis in her class. She was also a member of the school’s Drama society.
- She also holds a Master’s degree in War Studies from King’s College London (2015-2016), where she won the Director’s Prize for International Peace and Security.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Magnay has had a long and successful career that has seen travel to various destinations that include Seoul in Korea, Egypt, South Africa, Tokyo in Japan, Russia, Iraq and many countries throughout Europe.
- She began her career working for CNN in January 2001 as a production assistant. Magnay was based in their London office. By 2001, she had been promoted to an Associate Producer carrying out tasks such as research for feature programmes and producing international business bulletins and news programs.
- In December 2004, Diana became an official Output Producer working on various programs from London. She also worked as a broadcast journalist and covered mainly international affairs.
- In early 2007, Magnay moved to Berlin, Germany, as part of the CNN team. She worked as a Bureau Producer and worked on various important assignments, including the Russia-Georgia war in 2008.
- Later, she was promoted to International Correspondent in 2010 and eventually relocated to South Africa in early 2015, where she also worked as an International Correspondent.
- As a part of CNN, Magnay also worked for some time in Israel and Moscow.
- In 2016, she moved back to London and worked as a correspondent and covered mostly foreign affairs news on Channel 4.
- She was Sky News’ Moscow correspondent from 2018 to 2024, reporting on Russia and its neighbors, and international stories across Europe and Asia. During her time in Moscow, Diana reported extensively on the war crisis in Ukraine. Now, she works as an international correspondent based in London.
Diana’s Career Timeline :
- 2000 – Began as an intern at CNN, operating the teleprompter.
- 2001 – Early career shaped by 9/11 and the War on Terror.
- 2004 – Produced coverage of the Beslan school siege.
- 2006/2007 – Posted to Berlin as producer.
- 2008 – Covered the five-day Russia–Georgia war (her first foreign assignment and war).
- 2013 – Did temporary bureau cover in Moscow as the Maidan protests began in Ukraine, also covered the Bolshoi Ballet acid attack trial, and found Moscow exciting and modernizing.
- 2014 – Covered Crimea’s annexation and unrest in Ukraine/Russia.
- 2018 – Joined Sky News, based in Moscow full-time.
- 2024 – Relocated to London.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Diana had to be moved from Israel by CNN after allegedly making an offensive comment regarding Israelis on her Twitter (now called X) page. Magnay relocated to Moscow in Russia before she eventually quit CNN and joined Sky News.
- In 2015 and 2016, Magnay won the International Peace and Security Students prize for her work.
- When she is not working, Diana enjoys spending her time with friends and family. She especially loves to travel and enjoys skiing trips.
- In Russia, Diana covered major events including the death of Putin opposer Alexei Navalny, the Crocus City Hall attack in Moscow, and the Ukraine conflict. In October 2024, she participated in a talk in Tbilisi about reporting from Putin’s Russia and the challenges of working as a journalist under a repressive regime.
- She is outspoken on social media about her views, be they social or political.