Sergei Markelov. |
I have gained extensive professional experience working in Russia as an independent freelance journalist. Despite being declared the first foreign agent in the country, I have received recognition for my work, including the «2018 ICFJ Global Health Reporting Contest» award for a project about people suffering from severe psychiatric disorders. My reporting has also received awards, such as the "Professional journalist" award in 2021, the «Redcollegia» award for a reportage about tortures in Uzbekistan and I also received the «Vmeste media. Nord-West» award for a report about excavations in Sandarmokh Memorial Cemetery.

During my six years in freelance journalism, I collaborated with esteemed organizations such as SCOOP Russia, Transparency International Russia, “Tak-tak-tak,” and OCCRP to conduct several journalistic investigations. My work has been published in renowned media outlets including Novaya Gazeta, Associated Press, Radio Free Liberty, Current Time, TV-Rain, Meduza, Holod Media, 7x7, and Horizontal Russia.
What can I do?
I'm a good working with multimedia and reports, I have made and published few journalistic investigations with international journalistic organization and multimedia projects from the text to editing.
  • Text
    I've finished writing courses of Timur Anikin and professionally write longreads features, articles, reports, news, interviews for media and social networks
  • Photo
    I've finished photo courses at university and study at Docdocdoc photo school and professionally make photo reports, portraits, documentary photo, post photo processing in Photoshop/Lightroom
  • Video
    I've finished Current time training of social video in Georgia and mutual project of «7x7» and Sweden photographers Peter Ten Hoopen and Stefan Bladh. I can make video reports, documentary movie, video interview, streaming, and possessed of video editing in Premiere/Final cut
  • multimedia
    I've finished few workshops of multimedia storytelling and was a multimedia reporter in Oksana Silantieva's #Mediapowertour and I can professionally combine different multimedia formats and possessing of making the Infographics, timelines, multimedia photo, interactive maps, Tilda layouts etc.
professional skills
  • I can speak and write English
  • I work with the current updates in journalism and media.
  • I have a lot of acquaintances in domestic and international media and ngo-networks.
  • I can make reports and investigations that are satisfy international media standarts.
  • I work with different tasks in cases when it has to employ a several stuffs.
my projects
For a 9 years in journalism I've made several journalistic investigations in cooperate with international investigative journalists network SCOOP Russia, Transparency International Russia and OCCRP.
references
The media who trust me
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phone: +1(202)989-9424
E-mail: usmarkelov@gmail.com
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