<i>Den</i>’s office has been opened in Mykolaiv

Den’s editor-in-chief Larysa Ivshyna and Director of the Mykolaiv College of Press and Television Hlib Holovchenko reported that on December 1 it was decided to open Den’s office in Mykolaiv using the facilities of the college. By the way, even before it was formally opened the office had already issued an article about Den’s day in Mykolaiv published on November 29 (The Day, No. 68). The text was edited by the Director of Department for International Relations at the College of Press and Television Viktoria Veselovska, so taking into account the successful cooperation Veselovska was appointed its coordinator by mutual agreement.

“The decision to open an office in Mykolaiv is a result of my recent visit to this city,” Larysa Ivshyna said. “To be honest, I was struck to find out that we know so little about this city. Besides, during the meetings I felt the reciprocal interest to the topics and the level of conversation suggested by Den. I think it will be useful for all the participants, especially for our readers whose interests are a priority for us. We want our readers to feel our attention towards them every time they read our newspaper. I think that everyone who will work in our Mykolaiv office will be inspired by the idea to inform the people about everything if they were their closest friends and write about the topics they would like to share with their family…”

The office in Mykolaiv will be open for everybody. The criteria for the materials are invariable: high quality and understanding of the local, Ukrainian and world context.

“I hope we will be able to meet the high standards we set today for the future Den’s reporters in Mykolaiv,” Hlib Holovchenko says reporters. “We realize the responsibility we assume today. It will be easier to speak about our joint project in a year and yet easier in five years when the people we discover will become well-known. In this context we should discuss where the Ukrainian journalism has to move. We were educated near the fleet so we understand that there cannot be many flagships. We would like to be a good training ship near a flagship in the squadron moving towards the development of the information state in Ukraine.”

“We would like to open Mykolaiv for Ukraine since most of Ukrainians do not know anything about it,” Viktoria Veselovska says. “Cooperation with Den is a great opportunity. It concerns not only the past of our city but its present as well: today the city has several projects that might be interesting for Ukraine and the world. I hope, our articles will make the newspaper yet more interesting for the readers including those who live in Mykolaiv.”

Den’s office in Mykolaiv started its work on December 1. They do not only prepare the materials but also coordinate the work of the authors who are scholars and experts in various areas.

Coordinator’s contacts:

Viktoria Veselovska: 050 394 3423, vveselovska@gmail.com