Other places where you have lived: Trento, Malmö, Bologna
Where are you living at the moment? Göteborg
Languages: Italian, English, French (basic)
Academic background: BA in International Studies, Politics and International Organizations. MA in International Relations, Crime, Justice and Security.
Work background: I worked as a bartender, baker, farmer, then I worked in honey production and sale. Finally I also worked in hospitality.
Journalistic experience: Internship at Melting Pot Europe, a website reporting on migrants, migration routes, migration laws, mainly focused on the European area.
Writing skills (English): C1
I have used Excel (spreadsheets): YES
I have worked with Python: YES, but basic level
I use other programming languages: NO
I have used WordPress: NO
Graphic/illustration skills? NO
Digital publishing/social media? I followed few classes on social media and digital publishing, but I have not direct experience with it.
Audio/radio/pod? NO
Photography? YES
Video/tv/filming? NO
Other editing or publishing skills? NO
Knowledge of the European Parliament: During my BA, I studied and analysed European institutions in depth, such as the Parliament. So I got to know the actors and institutions involved, with a particular focus on the electoral process.
Special interests/knowledge relevant to research/investigative journalism: My research so far has mainly focused on migration studies. In particular, I specialised in crimmigration and wrote articles about the European borders. In fact, I have researched and shared my findings on migrants’ experiences of the Polish-Belarusian border and the Lithuanian border. I also researched the British migration laws and the recent changes they have undergone.
Other skills/hobbies: I love gardening, hiking and baking sourdough bread.
I think I will be able to support my fellow students with: Throughout my working life I have had many different jobs, trying to be the best at each one. This allowed me to become quite adaptable to many different environments and taught me how to work under pressure. Changing jobs and places of study also means learning how to work with many different people. This is also something I am very good at.
If you want to share a website or other personal links (Linkedin for example), please write the url:s here:https://www.meltingpot.org/tag/francesca-olivi/ here are listed the articles I wrote for Melting Pot Europa (italian)
