Nina Kuryata

About

Editor with 20-year long career in Ukrainian and international media outlets, including radio, print and digital outlets with the experience of reforming media outlets and launching/re-launching their websites. Former Head of the BBC News Ukrainian Service (2011 - 2019). At Tortoise media I produce analysis and podcasts on defence and security issues in Europe and beyond, but first and foremost - Russia's invasion of Ukraine. I am a PhD in Biology which gives me great understanding of research, data analysis, understanding statistics and distingwish between wishful thinking and well-based conclusions. I taught Science Jouralism at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla academy and Analytical jouralism at Ukrainian Catholic University. As a media trainer and consultant, I help media in Eastern Europe to improve their journalism and editorial management skills, providing media trainings and individual coaching for journalists and editors. I offer:- audit of the organisational structure, productioon cycle and the workload- strategic sessions on the mission, goals, target audience needs and the USP of media outlets- content audit in terms of meeting audience's expectations- editorial planning improvement, creating the working structure and workload- creation of the editorial strategy and editorial policy- training on Online journalism, Editorial standards, Journalism ethics etc.- individual coaching for media managers, editors and journalists.I am also a Ukrainian poet and writer, having published two books of poetry and my debut novel "Dzvinka" about the life in the Soviet Union and Independent Ukraine (Laboratory Publishing house, 2023)