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Tetyana Lokot

Associate

Tetyana is a Senior Teaching Fellow at Mohyla School of Journalism (University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy), where she leads Radio News Production and New Media and Online Journalism courses for masters-level students. Tetyana is also a 2nd year PhD researcher, researching online protests, digital activism and political participation online. As part of the Journalism School activities, Tetyana also acts as media trainer in projects for Westminster Foundation for Democracy and USAID Parliamentary Development Project in Ukraine.

Tetyana is a Consultant in Eastern Europe markets and social media for Webbmedia Group. In this capacity she has served on the judging panel for the ONA 2011 Online Journalism Awards (Non-English entries). She has also conducted new media trainings in Belarus newsrooms for ICFJ.

In the past, Tetyana has worked as a journalist for radio and online media in Ukraine, and has also served as Development Director at Media Reform Centre, a Ukrainian media NGO. Tetyana earned her Master's Degree in Journalism from University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in 2004, and holds a B.A. in management from International Christian University (Kyiv, Ukraine). Besides teaching and journalism, Tetyana's other passion is professional translation (both written and oral), and she has served as translator for a number of media initiatives in Ukraine, including the prestigious Digital Future of Journalism non-degree program for working journalists. Tetyana lives in Kyiv, Ukraine, with her husband and two cats.

Languages: English, Russian, Ukranian. Focus: Audio for the web, multimedia storytelling, blogging/podcasting, social networks, technology in Eastern Europe.