Jelena Prtorić
Journalist
Journalism
Multimedia
Multilingual
Web
Driving License
Professional Status
Freelancer
Available
About Me
Multilingual freelance journalist writing mostly about south-east Europe.
Does Radio/TV/Print/Web
Does Radio/TV/Print/Web
Freelance journalist and stringer
Courrier des Balkans (FR), Libération (FR), Europavox (ENG), RTL (CRO)...
Since January 2014
Zagreb
Croatia
- Pitching story ideas, reporting, writing and editing (Croatian/French /English).
- Reported from the Balkans, France, Poland, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Portugal
- My stories have been published in Libération, Courrier des Balkans, The Calvert Journal, SEPT (Switzerland), Roads and Kingdoms, Le Monde/The Guardian, French "XXI" magazine, Rolling Stone, RFI, Cafe Babel, Le Figaro....
- Field producer/stringer for: Refinery29, French production company Tony Comiti, Danish TV2, RAI, photojournalist Lara Jacinto (Portuguese collective «Collective»)
Web journalist
La Dame de pique
June 2013
to September 2013
Moscow
Russia
- Pitching story ideas, researching and reporting
- Conducting interviews in Russian and English, filing copies in French
- http://www.ladamedepique.ru/
Digital journalist
Francetv info
December 2012
to August 2013
Paris
France
- Pitching story ideas, researching, conducting interviews and reporting
- Covering all the website sections (focus on international affairs/politics, society and culture)
- http://www.francetvinfo.fr/journaliste/jelena-prtoric/
Translator (Freelance)
Fibra
Since May 2010
Zagreb
Croatia
- Translating graphic novels from French/Italian to Croatian
- Some of the translations: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5366293.Jelena_Prtori_
Freelance blogger
Future Challenges
May 2012
to December 2014
Paris
France
- Pitching story ideas
- Writing blog posts on current social and economical issues in France and Croatia.
- https://futurechallenges.org/local/author/jelena-prtoric/
Web journalist (intern)
Euronews
May 2012
to August 2013
Lyon
France
- Uploading daily stories (sports, politics, international affairs, business, culture)
- Writing international news articles
- Curating "no comment" video section
- Acting as Social Media Editor for Facebook and Twitter feeds in English and French
PR trainee
French cultural institute
February 2011
to June 2011
Zagreb
Croatia
- Producing content in French and Croatian language for the Institute's website
- Translating from French to Croatian (and vice-versa)
- Acting as social media editor for the Institute's Facebook page
Gathering background information about the political system in France, satus of French economy and agriculture, future of main French political parties, and the rise of far right.
Investigating Crimes Against the Environment course
UNICRI Journalism and Public Information Programme.
Since January 2016
A two day course on investigative techniques/reporting on environmental/societal issues in Turin (Italy)
Lectures: Developing investigations through reporting; Data analyses; Storytelling techniques; Interviewing techniques; Investigative documentaries.
Journalism training in Broadcasting, Radio, Print, and Web.
Specialization in Multimedia journalism (coding, writing for the web, digital tools, blogging).
Courses in Politics, History, Law, World Politics, Religion and Economics and Russian language.
Specialization in Multimedia journalism (coding, writing for the web, digital tools, blogging).
Courses in Politics, History, Law, World Politics, Religion and Economics and Russian language.
New York Times / UN online training “reporting on elections”
Sciences Po, Paris, France
September 2011
to November 2011
Successfully completed a 6 week training program on covering elections as a journalist. More information here: http://www.unaoc.org/wp-content/uploads/110915_NYTimes_UNAOC_Electiontraining.pdf
Master Degree in French and Italian language and literature
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
2005
to 2010
Courses in French and Italian language and Literature; Translation; Sociology.
Multiple elective courses such as "Evolution of theatre", "Russian language and literature"; "Theory of cinema/theatre" etc..
Multiple elective courses such as "Evolution of theatre", "Russian language and literature"; "Theory of cinema/theatre" etc..
- Blogging/CMS: Wordpress, Blogger, Coverit live, Tumbrl.
- Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tweetdeck, Hootsuite, Storify.
- Multimedia: You Tube, Soundcloud
- Final Cut Pro (Intermediate editing)
- Adobe Premier (Intermediate editing)
- Pro Tools (Intermediate editing)
- Adobe Photoshop (Basic)
- Croatian (Mother tongue)
- English (Full professional proficiency)
- French (Full professional proficiency)
- Italian (Full professional proficiency)
- Russian (Limited professional proficiency)
- Shooting (Sony DV-Cam PD170, Canon 60D)
- Recording (Nagra Ares-M, Zoom H4n)
- Graphic novels
- French and Italian literature
- Russian literature
- Non-fiction storytelling
- Contemporary dance; yoga; rock-climbing
