MONICA PINNA CV

Date of birth: 22.08.1974

Address: Vico della Giuggiola 2/8

16125 Genoa -Italy

Mobile: (39)339337 10 59

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EDUCATION

January 2007Filming and editing: Toulon School of Journalism.

March 2003Academic Diploma in Journalism, University of Genoa. Final grade: 110/110 with honors and national prize 2004 for best thesis on Audiovisual Journalism. Title: EuroNews. Ten years between public service and commercial logic. Crisis and perspectives of the European information channel.

September 2000Passed written and oral exam to be added to the register of Italian Professional Journalists

1988-1993Diploma in Languages (equivalent to A levels) at the Liceo Linguistico of Genoa. Final grade: 58/60.

1995Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française, Diploma in French, recognized by the French Education Ministry.

1994Proficiency in English, University of Cambridge.

VIDEO PRODUCTIONS

Features for EuroNews (): video coverage, editing and script

Suq Cultural Festival: video coverage of 9th and 10th editions, 2007 and 2008 ()

Reportage “Mi hanno rubato il Prete”: directed, filmed and edited (July 2008)

Reportage “Italian politics on migration, criminality and security into practice: Genoa ” (Work in progress)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

April 2007 -…EBS (Europe by Satellite)

Correspondent. Freelance producer covering international events.

June 2001-… EuroNews (2 sabbatical yrs since March 2007)

Producer and reporter for the programme Terra Viva: two six-minute video reports per month on environmental and sustainable development issues.

-One Terra Viva report –Grisù- was shown at the Jules Verne Festival in Paris (October 2006) representing EuroNews magazine output.

-Production, on the spot interviews and recording video with camera crew; editing, writing script in English, French and Italian.

News reporter.Writing and voicing stories of 30” to 2 minutes on international affairs. Compilation of reports using English, Spanish, French agency wires and Internet research. Live reports and commentary for breaking news, sometimes including simultaneous translation of news conferences.

Producer

- Pass: two weekly reports on European matters (Duration: 2’15”). Choice of theme, research, writing script in French to be translated into the other six languages of EuroNews.

- Comment: one minute edit on international issues to provoke viewer response via EuroNews website. Choice of topic and pictures.

Forward PlanningDesk(regular replacements). Management of programmed events coverage (news conferences, anniversaries, etc): coordination of journalistic team, liaisons with news agencies, mediation between duty editors, journalists and control room.

October 2000-May 2001 Radio Babboleo (First private radio station in Liguria)

 News Editor. Writingand presenting daily news bulletins, supervising other journalists ad assigning stories. Full knowledge of radio editing software (autonomy in doing and editing interviews and specials). In the field reporting.

October 1998-October 2000Radio Stereo 103 –Genoese newsroom

Selecting daily news subjects, writing and presenting news reports and bulletins, conducting and editing interviews. Coordination of contributors and trainees. Presenting up to 10 news bulletins totaling 50-60 minutes daily.

May 1999-May 2000: Writing and presenting news reports in English and Spanish. Choice of news, interviews and editing.

February 1999- May 2001 RTL 102.5 Hit Radio

Correspondent.News, magazines and live programmes. Choice of contents and interviews. Covering events taking place in Liguria including live commentary and interviews.

May-september’98 Primocanale

Journalist. Suggesting news stories and conducting interviews. Writing, editing, and voicing news for two weekly programmes on the Ports of Liguria.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

September 2005 MyTV

Reporter. Coverage of CMB Foundation and Umberto VeronesiFoundation two-day conference in Monaco, Overview. Interviewing technological experts and scientists, including four Nobel Prize winners, in English and French. Producing reports for use by Italian and French Tv channels. Preparing final script in English.

December 1997- June 2001 DOVE (national monthly tourism magazine)

Correspondent. Weekends feature: writing text for five page in-depth travel reports andcommissioning photographer.

December 1998- June 2001 VIAGGIA L'ITALIA (National monthly tourism magazine)

Reporter and photographer.

LANGUAGES

Italian (Mother tongue) also fluent in English, Spanish and French

Arabic: Learning(Completedone year course at LyonIIIUniversity)

PERSONAL

Extensive experience of working in a team with people of different cultural backgrounds. Flexible and adaptable. Able to work under time pressures. Strong problem-solving skills.

Full driving licence.

Hobbies: photography, sculpture, trekking, world dance.