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Balkan Beats editors A retrospective view of the Magazine
by Amanda Miteniece
Balkan Beats is celebrating a significant birthday, as it marks the 30th issue. Seven years
have passed, and a great deal of change has taken place. However, the same values have persisted throughout the years, namely discussing human rights, European topics and youth life. I wanted to see first hand how the life of an editor has changed, therefore I reached out to the previous editors. Let’s see what they have to say, shall we?
Giada Russo was the editor of 23rd and
24th Balkan Beats issue. Her experience as an editor was intellectually challenging and through the practice of carrying out the everyday tasks, she gained many useful skills.
“Good leadership, teamwork and conflict resolution skills are the abilities I have gained from the experience which I am sure will help me in my future job.” — Giada Russo.
Giada Russo
Giada has acknowledged that being an editor is
while still being vigilant and pragmatic about the deadlines. In general, she was extremely pleased with her EVS in Thessaloniki. Coming here was the best choice she ever made. “Getting out of our comfort zone is not that easy, but once we manage to do it well, we can say we lived our one-lifetime experience totally!”
almost like providing gymnastics for the brain. The process of rewriting, proofreading and reorganizing sometime lead to hours of work where self-doubt appears occasionally. For example, she had added a comma, kept gazing at it for 40 minutes and ended up removing it anyway. It’s a time-consuming job, however, “the final Francesca Millauro was the editor for proud moment was just indescribable!”. Giada the 14th edition. She learned how the writing did not face any major issues during this time styles and the use of English language varied as the small problems she was able to solve between volunteers based on their nationality through stress management, respectful attitude and mother tongue. You need a competence
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