Participants biographies - Council of Europe
Participants biographies - Council of Europe
Participants biographies - Council of Europe
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CHARA ZYMARA - Cyprus / Chypre<br />
Journalist<br />
Freelance<br />
My name is Chara Zymara and I was born in Cyprus. I have studied Political Sciences at the Aristotle University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Thessaloniki and have obtained my MSc in <strong>Europe</strong>an Political Economy from the London School <strong>of</strong> Economics<br />
and Political Science. Having completed my educational studies in 2011, I returned to Cyprus,<br />
where I pursued a career in journalism. I have worked as Economics/Business editor for<br />
Kathimerini newspaper from January 2012 to March 2013. In the meantime, I was also working<br />
as Supportive Administrative Staff for the Faculty <strong>of</strong> Social and Political Science <strong>of</strong> the<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Cyprus, where I study for my PhD (in Political Science). In March 2013, I had the<br />
opportunity to work as a fixer for the french news agency ARTE and the British BBC, with<br />
whom (ie BBC) I have established a partnership as freelance journalist specialized in Cyprus<br />
issues ever since.