Oksana Klinitskaya

I never started as a traditional "journalist." My career began in 1998 in corporate finance and industrial management. I worked inside the system specifically as the head of a department and advisor to the General Director at "Sibur-Khimprom" during very challenging times. I was involved in implementing production systems, including financial ones. I didn't start writing for the media to report the news. I started writing for publications like Vedomosti and Novy Kompanion because I had unique, insider knowledge of how industrial assets, bankruptcies, and corporate conflicts actually worked. I was sitting across the table from the beneficiaries of companies like Metafrax, Uralkali, and Motovilikha. When you have been on the factory floors, when you have walked the mines, and when you have personally interacted with the people who make billion-dollar decisions, you see the market completely differently. My "first job" in media was essentially translating my 30 years of real-world forensic experience into analytical articles. I wasn't chasing headlines; I was providing forensic analysis of assets and risks that most reporters could never access.

Yes, absolutely. My grandfather had one, and he used it almost until the very end of his life he lived to be 97 years old. I remember watching him work on it. That experience taught me a lot about patience, precision, and the value of the written word. When you type on a typewriter, you can't just hit "delete" or quickly rewrite a paragraph. Every word matters. Every thought has to be structured before it hits the paper. I think that discipline is something I carried over into my current work as a forensic analyst. Whether I'm analyzing billion-dollar assets or geopolitical risks, the principle is the same: you have to be precise, you have to think deeply, and you have to mean what you say. Today I use modern tools, but that old-school typewriter mindset where accuracy and intent come first is still at the core of everything I do.

Social media has turned news into a commodity. It has accelerated the news cycle to a point where people consume headlines in seconds, often without reading past the first paragraph. The biggest change is the dominance of "noise" over actual substance. Algorithms prioritize what generates clicks and outrage, not what is factually accurate or deeply analytical. As a forensic analyst with 30 years of experience, I see this as a dangerous trap. People are fed a constant stream of superficial takes from so-called "experts" who have never stepped foot in a factory or met a real beneficiary. They mistake speed for accuracy and volume for expertise. For serious investors and family offices, this is a massive risk. Social media creates echo chambers where geopolitical risks are either ignored or sensationalized. My job is the exact opposite. I don't chase trends on social media. I use public data, forensic analysis, and decades of real-world experience to see the signal through the noise. I use platforms like X and Telegram not to report the news, but to document my track record and provide a time handicap for my clients so they know where not to go before the crowd even realizes a shift has happened.