Elena Morresi
Verified
As seen in:
The Guardian,
MSN Ireland,
MSN UK,
MSN India,
The Guardian Australia,
The Independent (UK),
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Yahoo News UK,
Yahoo Finance Canada,
Language Log
and
Covers:
News, investigations, human interest, news video, long form video, environment
Multimedia journalist @guardian — obsessive above my pay, views my own
www.instagram.com/elenamorevisual/
@elenamorresi.bsky.social
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter for Kent Live
How is social media changing news?
It is faster: reporters need only access the wifi to find a story. UGC means everyone is a journalist, no time to fact-check = fake news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ford Prefect
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Determination, thick skin, responsibility
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
With the right story at the right time
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Tweetdeck, Premiere Pro, notepad and pen, shorthand
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Stories that involve people and change lives, stories that turn over rocks,
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Get uncomfortable
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Outside, finding stories, or at the cinema
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Guardian, The Sun, Le Monde Diplomatique, The New Scientist, The New Internationalist
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It can be done quickly
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