Linda Givetash Email & Phone Number

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Editing for the English language desk covering European and African news

South Africa

• Reporting and producing for TV, radio, and print international news outlets from Johannesburg and across the country.
• Providing live on-air reports (TV and radio), as-lives, field producing and fixing services.
• Bylines: Voice of America, Agence France-Presse, Radio Television Serbia, NBC News, Radio New Zealand, etc.

London, United Kingdom

• Producer working on climate stories for NBC Sky World News.

London, United Kingdom

• Digital reporter focusing on the environment, climate change and breaking news.

• Reporter, editor, videographer working in Canada and East Africa

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Cover breaking news, human interest stories and everything in between in British Columbia and Yukon, producing print and broadcast materials (radio and digital video) for national and regional clients

Uganda

• Senior producer of the“Election Watch” series featuring interviews, analysis and audience engagement on issues related to 2016 Ugandan national election for Morning @ NTV
• Investigate and produce multimedia feature stories about global development — such as solutions in healthcare, HIV treatment and poverty — for the East African and Daily Monitor newspapers
• Participate in a month-long international development seminar and security training pre-departure

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Contribute to a year-long investigation on global mental health, scout stories and coordinate trip to Benin and Togo
• Report, pitch, produce and edit documentary (“Praying for a Cure”) for the New York Times
• Shoot and edit photos, and collaborate on written feature story published on the project website (“Out of the Shadows”)

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Develop expertise using social media analytics tools for the Social Media Advanced Research, Teaching and Training Lab (SMARTT Lab)
• Contribute to long-term research projects about digital social movements such as the Arab Spring and #IdleNoMore for Candis Callison and Alfred Hermida

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Produce news, entertainment and lifestyle videos for News24.com/Live
• Research and pitch stories, write scripts and backgrounders for hosts, live-edit broadcasts
• Produce and direct a pilot interactive magazine show

Kitchener, Ontario

• Report on breaking news along with general assignments including education and politics
• Cover the health beat writing news stories on services and evidence-based research, and also producing feature stories on health issues such as hospital wait times or disease prevalence affecting the community
• Use social media to provide live coverage of local news and interact with readers
• Collaborate with Web Editor to introduce new applications and tools (ie Storify) for The Record's… Show more
• Collaborate with Web Editor to introduce new applications and tools (ie Storify) for The Record's website and social media accounts Show less

Kitchener, Canada Area

• Manage and edit weekly print and digital content, motivate and support editorial staff and writers, plan special projects including elections coverage (campus and municipal), and uphold journalistic standards and ethics
• Oversee 19 editors and volunteers; facilitate hiring and training; develop annual budget and organize fundraising initiatives

Master Of Journalism, Journalism

Activities and Societies: CiTR 101.9 FM Recipient of the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Communications Award Recipient of.

Honours Bachelor Of Arts, English And Sociology