Marina Calland

Marina Calland started off as a journalist in Ukraine, writing about cultural events. Having spent a year in an American high school as a MUSKIE scholar, her English language and journalistic skills made her become a fixer and local producer for TVE, BBC World and RAI2, who were filming documentaries in Ukraine. She specialised in social issues, environment and human trafficking. After a year doing MA in International Journalism at City, University of London as a Chevening scholar, she did various journalistic and non-journalistic jobs for London information agencies, luxury travel magazines and even a stint as a Marketing and PR director for a luxury car and bike show in Moscow. She worked as an events manager at the Frontline Club in London before joining the CIJ in 2009. She’s been living and breathing #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference ever since.