Christos Gavalas Email & Phone Number

Athens, Attiki, Greece

Suggests key upgrades for fact checking product based on AI, LLMs and ML technology that's best for journalists. Led to 5 crucial contract renewals and 3 new signings. Over 100 demo presentations of products with journalism use cases to clients and partners in Europe, US, Asia, Africa. Attended 20+ meetings and conferences to detect trends and find new opportunities to match newest tech with the media. Training Consultant for EDMO: demonstrating the features of EC's news verification platform to fact checkers. Project Manager: coordinating all dissemination activities of Disinformation Observatory in Greece, Cyprus and Malta, increasing its social media engagement. Writing proposals: inserting chunks of original text in communications and technology development work packages, particularly regarding news verification methods.

Greece

Assist undergraduate and graduate Data Journalism students in their lab hours, in the Computational Journalism Lab of National Kapodistrian University of Athens. Trainer: prepare educational material for synchronous and asynchronous learning for European projects such as "Analysis" and "Calypso". Help students write basic code (Python programming language) for more compelling data visualizations.

Greece

Led CNN Greece’s first-ever newscast, CNN NOW, as anchor, establishing a key daily program for the network in the country. Created and hosted Data Corner, an innovative weekly show that made complex issues accessible through impactful data visualization, resonating strongly with viewers. Conducted high-profile interviews with over 40 leading academics and professionals on global issues, which drove high engagement across social media. Spearheaded the production of original video content, managing a team of producers to deliver timely, high-quality programming.

Greece

Reviewed video content daily on the Glomex platform, a B2B service connecting content creators with publishers, and provided data-driven recommendations to partners. Developed and executed a content strategy to boost engagement, while maintaining close communication with multimedia and editorial teams. Visited over 10 newsrooms across Greece to support their onboarding and integration into the platform, which led to the successful addition of 24 Media into the ecosystem.

Athens

Produced and refined over 30 breaking stories daily with a commitment to accuracy and timeliness, ensuring that each update was quickly adapted for social media on platforms like Facebook and X. As a dynamic news editor, consistently identified and prioritized stories that not only drove significant traffic but also strengthened MEGA TV’s position as a trusted news leader in the region.

Athens, Greece

Played a key role in making MSN.gr the leading landing site for thousands of Greek users, who used MSN as their main portal for information and online interactions. Managed all editorial updates on the site, using data insights to create relevant and engaging content. Created, edited, and uploaded images, videos, and photo galleries to improve the user experience. Also served as the first point of contact for solving technical issues with content submissions, ensuring smooth updates on the platform.

Athens, Greece

Portal Lead of Pegasus' 1st weekly TV guide's webpage. Oversee all content creation activities for thewebpage. Write entertaining and informative search engine optimized copy. Execute cross linking strategies between publication and portal. Targeted keywords set by the online marketing manager and base articles around them.

New York

Worked for the “Paula Zahn Now” political weekday show prior to “Larry King Live”. Did initial story research, selected video footage to ingest from central CNN library, conducted pre-interviews, assisted with shoots on the field, & logged interviews.

New York

Worked at the Greek Press Agency before and at the commencement of the 61st General Assembly. Covered meetings, press briefings, interacted with ambassadors trying to get quotes.

The Lede, Data Journalism

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Fellow: In-depth program from the J-School and the Department of Computer Science designed to equip.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Broadcast Journalism, 3,7/4

Attended on of the most creative programs in journalism education that valued in-depth long form production, done step by step.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing

Focused on strategic marketing planning process, the marketing plan, industry attractiveness analysis, competitor analysis, customer.