Alexis Papahelas or Papachelas ( el, Αλέξης Παπαχελάς; born March 1961), is a

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and the current

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of '' Kathimerini'' newspaper. He is the creator and principal presenter of the weekly prime time news program called "''Oi Neoi Fakeloi''" ("''The New Files'' ") on

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, which is a continuation of his show in

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called "''Oi Fakeloi'' " ("''The Files''"). “The New Files”, which premiered in the 2010 - 2011 season, was an award-winning current affairs documentary series on domestic and international news which as of the season 2009–2010 season integrated a series of studio interviews. In January 2016 he created and is the principal presenter of the current affairs program "Istories" (Stories) on Skai TV, together with Pavlos Tsimas, Sia Kossioni, and Tasos Telloglou. Papahelas is also a political and diplomatic commentator for the SKAI Evening News, a columnist and the

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of three books.

Biography

Papahelas was born in

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in March 1961 the son of Aristomenis and Aikaterini Papahelas. The family's origins lie in Messinia, southern Peloponnese and in Istanbul. Papahelas grew up in the Athens district Plateia Victorias. He attended Athens College and then went to the

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for tertiary studies. He majored in

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and

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and later received a Master's in

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and

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from

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. Papahelas started his journalistic career in 1983, as the

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correspondent for the daily Greek newspaper '' I Avgi'', then for '' Kathimerini'', the ''

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Greek recent history

Greek military junta of 1967–1974

Tasos Telloglou Tasos Telloglou ( el, Τάσος Τέλλογλου; born 1961) is a Greek investigative journalist. He is one of the presenters of the weekly news program "Special Report" on ANT1. He also writes for the newspaper Kathimerini. He was born in A ...

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