Matteo Besana

Matteo Besana

I recently graduated from the University of the Arts London where I obtained an upper second degree in journalism and gained skills in investigative journalism, data journalism, news and feature writing and radio broadcasting. I also had the opportunity to undertake several internship and work placements with news organisations and NGOs.

Curriculum

Key Skills


- Radio Broadcasting 
- Blogging 
- International Relations 
- Italian and English with bilingual proficiency 
- Online Journalism    


Work Experience
                                                                                                                                              November 2014 – Current
Journalist work experience with AIMS (African Institute for Mathematical Sciences)


Project: Alumni Stories 
The scope of the project is to collect the stories and experiences of alumni who have studied at the AIMS postgraduate centres across Africa. By doing interviews and profile we tried to show how their academic and professional career has developed through their study with AIMS.
Responsibilities:
- To coordinate and project manage the Alumni Stories project
- To arrange and conduct interviews with Alumni in the UK
- To compile Questionnaire guideline around key topics for interview
- To collate and write up stories from AIMS alumni based in the UK
- These stories are collected by interviewing the alumni and trying to convey their personal and professional development.
- To write up and publish compelling stories for use in AIMS network-wide communications materials


The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences is a pan-African network of centres of excellence for postgraduate training, research and outreach in mathematical sciences. The AIMS mission is to enable Africa's brightest students to flourish as independent thinkers and innovators capable of propelling Africa's future scientific, educational and economical self-sufficiency.


                                                                                                                                                        Mar. 2014 – Current
Radio Broadcaster with The News Agents on Resonance FM
My main responsibilities included:
- Conducting radio interviews with personalities from the world of culture 
- Curating radio program on a specific subject (https://soundcloud.com/matteobesanaaudioportfoli/the-news-agents-28-2-2015-the-housing-crisis)
- Acting as anchor or co-host of the programme 


                                                                                                                                                    Oct. 2013 – Mar. 2014 
Print Output Editor and News Reporter at Arts London News 
 As a news reporter my main responsibilities included: 
- Being assigned to report from a specific beat. 
- Pitch stories that I would later research and write, creating content that had to be suited to print, Internet, audio and video podcast. 


For three months I was appointed Print Output Editor of the weekly, printed edition of Arts London News, my main responsibilities included: 
- Ensured that all content was presented to the highest possible standard. 
- Responsibility for the front page and the cover story, 
- Reading all final proofs, order changes and sign off pages, 
- Identifying any legal or ethical problems at all stages of production and 
- Writing the weekly leader column. 


                                                                                                                                                             Jan. – Feb. 2014   Data Journalist Work Experience at Request Initiative, London 
 During my work experience placement I: 
- Received training in FOI and worked on a computer assisted investigative journalism project. 
- I was responsible for tagging, categorising and assessing the value of information gathered from a range of sources, including speeches, cuttings, interview transcripts and company information. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                              Jan.- June 2013  
Editor at Butcher’s Hook Magazine London
My main responsibilities included:
- Organising the work of a team of writer,
- Writing articles and leaders columns 
- Deciding which layout to use for the magazine
- Organising promotional events to publicise the magazine


Butcher’s Hook was a magazine developed in collaboration with other trainee journalists. Our aim was to offer a magazine with a more serious approach than might normally be expected from a student-led publication and to offer a fresh perspective for our readership to relate to.
Butcher’s Hook Magazine can be viewed by clicking the link below:http://issuu.com/butchershook/docs/butchershookfinal

Education
Sept. 2011 – July 2014   
University of the Arts London – London College of Communication
BA (Hons) in Journalism – Upper Second Class Honours


References
Available on request