Media in Progress Ep. 3: Who, what, where

December 9, 2021 11:35 am

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Media in Progress Ep. 3: Who, what, where

The newsroom of a nascent publication is separated by borders and time zones, as the threat of a full-blown Russian invasion of Ukraine calls for round-the-clock coverage.

Episode #3 of our origin story podcast "Media in Progress" is out.

Media in Progress · Who, what, where

Elina-Alem Kent

Podcaster

Elina-Alem Kent is the producer of Media in Progress, a podcast documenting the origin story of the Kyiv Independent and following the journey the team takes as they make an independent English media company from scratch in Ukraine. She previously worked at the lifestyle desk at the Kyiv Post covering the booming techno and art scenes of Ukraine as well as produced the Kyiv Post podcast. She has an International Relations degree from Boston University.

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