Elena Kuleshova
As seen in:
Cell Press
Covers:
Politics, feminism, gender and LGBT+, tourism, economy, culture.
Doesn't Cover:
None
journalist, media-manager
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Criminal reporter of policy
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Sarah Jane Smith
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Be amazing, honest person with flaming heart, intrepid and altruist.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
My own #dragonshares. Russian version means "dragon pokes about".
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Any suitable computer, smartphone or laptop. Everything at hand, even a notebook or a piece of newspaper and a pen.
Who do you wish followed you?
Stephen John Fry, John Barrowman, Steven Moffat, Seamus Dever... and over 100 persons else)
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to make the world a better place, and the strongest weapon that I had was the word.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did, of course. I was a school poet and dramatizer.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
After my publication, the owner refused to evict people from the apartment building to the street.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I told the truth about fake diplomas and lost my membership in the Union of Journalists of the Russian Federation.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Beat? What do you mean? Most people think that I am talented, but not unfocused. But I just work hard))
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