Welcome to a portfolio of my stories written between 2014 and 2015 for an MA Interactive Journalism at City University London.
DATA: How Buzzfeed leaves no article behind on social media – theMediaBriefing
Traditional media companies are still struggling take advantage of social sharing...
FEATURE: Revolution in Ukraine: 90 days at Maidan — Medium
EuroMaidan activist recollects her life-changing experience on the anniversary of the revolution victory...
DATA: How to track pro-Russia trolls: Guardian as a playground
Data-driven investigation into finding Russian paid trolls below the Guardian stories about Ukraine...
CURATION: Eastern promise – theMediaBriefing
The MediaBriefing used the contacts of our visiting student Krystina Shveda to produce a roundup of emerging media projects in Eastern Europe
BLOG: How to get started with GitHub for Dummies (Journalists) – Interhacktives
An entry-level manual on setting up a website using GitHub...
DATA VIZ: Counting the cost of US drones: Local wars killing local people – TBIJ
Analysis by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reporter Jack Serle, supported with an interactive map by Krystina Shveda
BLOG: Blue sky thinking: using drones for journalism – news:rewired
The emergence of drone technology has caused heated public debates. And yet...
BLOG: How to innovate your newsroom – news:rewired
13 lessons on experimenting in the newsroom: BBC, the Times and la Repubblica...
DATA VIZ: Belarusian IT industry in numbers – dev.by
Demographics, gender and other data from dev.by's annual IT market survey visualised in a series of graphs...
BLOG: Three key steps to improve newsroom data insights – news:rewired
Analytics in the newsroom is not about the tools, it’s about your workflow...
NEWS: Nimbys failed to stop social housing construction – Islington Now
Abandoned land in Hillrise will finally revive...
NEWS: Corbyn backs Kurdish fight against ISIS – ProtestHome
As the Syrian city of Kobane keeps resisting the Islamic State's attacks, a delegation of Kurdish protesters is meeting MPs to demand help...
MULTIMEDIA: "UKIP no way, immigrants are here to stay" – ProtestHome
Over 15,000 participated in a nation-wide rally against racism on 21 March 2015...
UGC: Islington street art pilgrimage – an Instagram guide – Islington Now
Start exploring Islington street art by wandering along Caledonian Road, graffiti-dense street featuring North London pop art star Pegasus...
EXPERIENCE: I was a comedian for a day – Islington Now
Islington Now reporter Krystina Shveda tries an improvisation comedy workshop. But it's not all fun and games...