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
