Skills And Values Of A Tra-Digital Journalism Program By Sig Gissler

A “tra-digital journalist,” term coined by Sig Gissler, former administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, has the skills and values of a traditional journalist with a digital overlay. I believe this term suits me and summarizes the skills I would bring to The Times as a trainee: a mix of old-school shoe leather reporting and new-school digital skills, enriched by an international background.
I built this skill set while pursuing my greatest ambition: working as a multimedia investigative reporter, able to produce cross-format stories. This aspiration led me to successfully apply to the Fulbright Programme. I decided to study in the U.S. to learn advanced multimedia and investigative skills, and build an international professional network.
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Working for such employers, my reporting has to adhere to the highest ethical and qualitative standards.
Since 2007, I have shaped my reporting skills by writing hundreds of articles about politics, crime, the environment and international news for several Italian media, including the international desk of Corriere della Sera, the leading Italian newspaper. As my portfolio shows, I can analyse data, make graphics, produce audio stories, shoot and edit video and write compelling text.
My international background perfectly suits a news organization like The Times. I am fluent in Italian, English and Spanish, and I have successfully studied or worked in Italy, where I was born, Spain, the U.K., Latvia and the United States. As a European citizen, I have the right to work in the U.K.
When I ask myself the reasons for pursuing this career, the answer I find deep down is simple: I enjoy the pure essence and emotion of reporting and investigating, the adrenaline of breaking news and the challenge of deep