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Martin Fornusek

Editor And Journalist
Lviv

Summary

Editor and journalist with a focus on Ukraine, Eastern and Central Europe.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages

Work History

Senior News Editor

The Kyiv Independent
01.2024 - Current
  • writing breaking news stories for the news desk
  • writing long-form articles
  • editing articles
  • overseeing work of other writers

News Editor

The Kyiv Independent
05.2023 - 01.2024
  • writing breaking news stories for the news desk
  • writing long-form articles

Freelance Journalist

Euromaidan Press
03.2021 - 12.2023
  • Writing articles on Russia, Ukraine, human rights, and disinformation

Editor

Ukraïner
03.2023 - 07.2023
  • Editing, translating, and proofreading online written content, including long reads and social media posts

Volunteering

News Content Editor & Project Manager

Newsmatics
06.2020 - 05.2023
  • Writing and editing news articles and opinion pieces
  • Selecting and writing articles for the Ukraine news feed and the daily Editor's Picks
  • Project management, including project planning and development, preparing timetables, budgets, and reports
  • Managing a multinational team of editors and specialists, in charge of recruitment and training
  • Media monitoring and analysis

Volunteer in the Media Department

People in Need
12.2020 - 04.2021
  • Monitoring media content using the Monitora app
  • Creating and managing charts and tables using Microsoft Excel and Google Spreadsheets
  • Research in the fields of media, human rights, and humanitarianism

Intern/Analyst

STRATPOL - Strategic Policy Institute
02.2020 - 03.2021
  • Writing articles and social media posts
  • Conducting research on hybrid warfare, disinformation and international relations in Eastern Europe
  • Editing and translating
  • Fact-checking

Research Assistant

Institute of International Relations
06.2020 - 09.2020
  • Conducting research on foreign aid, Polish political and social issues and other topics in international relations, politics and economy
  • Editing and proof-reading academic text

Education

Master of Arts - Conflict And Democracy Studies

Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies
Brno, Czech Republic
02.2019 - 02.2021

International Relations And Development

Vytautas Magnus University
Kaunas, Lithuania
08.2016 - 12.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Security And Strategic Studies; History

Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies
Brno, Czech Republic
09.2015 - 01.2019

Skills

Journalism

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Software

Microsoft Office

Google Documents

WordPress

Wixcom

Courses

  • Navigating Misinformation: How to identify and verify what you see on the web (January 2022 - February 2022)
  • Disinformation: Types, tools and methods of protection (November 2021 - December 2021)
  • Literary Alchemy - Creative Writing Course (February 2019 - May 2019)

References

  • Oleksiy Sorokin - o.sorokin@kyivindependent.com, The Kyiv Independent, deputy chief editor
  • Matej Kandrík - kandrik@adaptinstitute.org, Adapt Institute (formerly STRATPOL), director
  • Teddy Witkowski - tewitkow@gmail.com, Newsmatics, marketing manager

Timeline

Senior News Editor

The Kyiv Independent
01.2024 - Current

News Editor

The Kyiv Independent
05.2023 - 01.2024

Editor

Ukraïner
03.2023 - 07.2023

Freelance Journalist

Euromaidan Press
03.2021 - 12.2023

Volunteer in the Media Department

People in Need
12.2020 - 04.2021

News Content Editor & Project Manager

Newsmatics
06.2020 - 05.2023

Research Assistant

Institute of International Relations
06.2020 - 09.2020

Intern/Analyst

STRATPOL - Strategic Policy Institute
02.2020 - 03.2021

Master of Arts - Conflict And Democracy Studies

Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies
02.2019 - 02.2021

International Relations And Development

Vytautas Magnus University
08.2016 - 12.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Security And Strategic Studies; History

Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies
09.2015 - 01.2019
Martin FornusekEditor And Journalist