Author

Elira Canga has worked as a journalist and editor in Albania for 11 years. She is now working at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe media project manager aiming to modernize the public service media in her country and enriching the journalism curriculum. She has previously worked as journalist and producer for the BBC and as a Media Team Leader at USAID. Elira is experienced in media development and international affairs. She has spent ten years working on media development to encourage investigative reporting and fact-checking, as well as training and mentoring young journalists on media and information literacy and countering disinformation online. During 2021-2022, she is pursuing her Humphrey Fellowship, part of Fulbright program, at Arizona State University, USA.

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