Elena Vardon
Journalist in Gdansk, Poland
Elena is a journalist currently working as a news reporter for Reuters.
Based in Gdansk, she covers France & Benelux company news in French and in English.
In 2021, she completed a master's degree in International Journalism at City, University of London. She specialised in business and finance and took the broadcast journalism pathway.
During the course, she interned at Reaction and City A.M, and wrote for the local paper EC1 Echo (issues 9 to 11) .
She has written for other publications, including…
- a profile of two Ukrainian journalists for Women in Journalism, which was republished in the British Journalism Review
- a feature on students and graduates creating their own opportunities for The Tab
- a reported news story on Brexit and British beekeeping for Farmers' Guardian
- articles for her university blog, including a profile of a solo mum by choice and a multimedia piece on London's coronavirus memorial wall
Elena holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
She also has experience in digital marketing and in publishing, having interned at the French travel guide Le Routard in Paris.
Brought up in Mexico, she is also fluent in Spanish.