Iryna Olekhnovych
Correspondent
Main specialization - economics, politics, ecology, photo reports, control of decisions of local government bodies
Work experience
August 2025 - present - correspondent for the online media «NikVesti».
August 2024 - present - SMM manager and communicator of the public organization «Progressive Mykolaiv».
Education:
Journalism, Bachelor, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv (2022 - 2026)
Additional education:
Training «Effective targeting for media. Where to start and how to launch your first ad?», hub «Mediabase Mykolaiv» (June, 2025)
Webinar «SMM of Ukrainian media in difficult times. How to maintain the attention and trust of the audience in the realities of AI, fakes and clickbait», hub «Mediabase Kropyvnytskyi» (June, 2025)
Webinar «Where to look for potential stories about reconstruction. Cases from the editorial staff of Bihus.Info» investigators, hub «Kropyvnytskyi Media Base» (May, 2025)
Workshop «Fact vs Fake», hub «Mykolaiv Mediabase» (April, 2025)
2-week internship at «Media Detector» and «Ukrainian Radio» — 26th Military Media Mobility Hub from Souspilnist Academy and NGO «Society Foundation» (August, 2024)
Training «Algorithms and tools for searching and identifying individuals with Maksym Opanasenko», hub «Kropyvnytskyi Media Base» (January, 2024)
Training «InfoBarrier 2.0: protection against disinformation and fakes», Guarda Media (December, 2024)
Training «Search like a pro: OSINT tools and fact-checking in corruption investigations with Alisa Yurchenko», hub of the Institute of Mass Information «Mediabase» (December, 2024)
Courses «Universal Journalism School» (June - August, 2019)
