Valeria Gentile

Valeria Gentile

Freelance Reporting, New Media, Creative Writing

Rome Area, Italy

Current
  • Reporter & fotoreporter at Le Voci del Villaggio
  • Reporter & fotoreporter at Altri | Others
  • Columnist at The Populi
  • Staff, Journalist, Photoreporter at International Journalism Festival 2009
  • Web content consultant at Bitness
Past
  • Blogger, Blog manager, Social Media Web 2.0 Strategist at ISayBlog!
  • Blogger, Blog manager, Social Media Web 2.0 Strategist at Enormo
  • Internship at Colors Magazine at Fabrica
  • Web Editor, Writer, Proofreader at Viaggi Estremi
  • Writer at SIC
  • Fellow for neobloggers at University at Bloglab
  • Blogger at Underpress.it
  • Photo lab technician at Photoservice
  • Reporter, photoreporter at LaSpecula.com
  • Blogger at Blogo.it
  • Blogger at DalMondo.info
  • Blogger at Excite Italia
  • Web writer, editor, journalist, tutor for foreign stagists at Citylife Spa
Education
  • Officine Fotografiche
  • Nemo NT - Accademia delle arti digitali
  • Università degli Studi di Firenze
Connections
131 connections
Industry
Writing and Editing

Valeria Gentile’s Summary

Professional blogger with a journalistic and sociological background. Interested in social media 2.0, creative writing, ethnography, reporting and photography. Direct experience with blogosphere, blog directories, communities and nano social networking. Traveller and nomad for passion and living.

Valeria Gentile’s Specialties:

Professional Blogging, Social Media Web 2.0 Strategies, Freelance Creative Writing, Journalism and Photoreporting


Valeria Gentile’s Experience

  • Reporter & fotoreporter

    Le Voci del Villaggio

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    July 2009Present (5 months)

    Le Voci del Villaggio, quarterly magazine about society (Milan)

  • Reporter & fotoreporter

    Altri | Others

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    July 2009Present (5 months)

    Collaboration with Altri | Others, bimonthly magazine (Rome) about society

  • Columnist

    The Populi

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    July 2009Present (5 months)

    Collaboration with The Populi, daily. With the column "Multisterica, la rubrica sull'Italia Multietnica" about immigration

  • Staff, Journalist, Photoreporter

    International Journalism Festival 2009

    (Photography industry)

    December 2008Present (1 year )

    Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo, Perugia

  • Web content consultant

    Bitness

    (Online Media industry)

    April 2008Present (1 year 8 months)

    Researches on the italian blogosphere for Virgilio: http://local.virgilio.it/

  • Blogger, Blog manager, Social Media Web 2.0 Strategist

    ISayBlog!

    (Online Media industry)

    March 2009May 2009 (3 months)

    Goolliver.com

  • Blogger, Blog manager, Social Media Web 2.0 Strategist

    Enormo

    (Online Media industry)

    December 2008May 2009 (6 months)

    Posts, Blog Management, Social Media Web 2.0 Strategies and Community Awareness Raising Activities through microblogging and social networking for Enormo Blog, the italian branch of the international network about real estate

  • Internship at Colors Magazine

    Fabrica

    (Privately Held; Design industry)

    January 2009February 2009 (2 months)

    Internship at the Colors Magazine editorial staff, searching for unknown stories about the rest of the world, writing for the BenettonTalk blog (http://www.benettontalk.com), brainstorming for the Mondadori publishing project and helping out in the other Fabrica departments (creative writing, graphic design, photography).

  • Web Editor, Writer, Proofreader

    Viaggi Estremi

    (Online Media industry)

    October 2008February 2009 (5 months)

  • Writer

    SIC

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    November 2008January 2009 (3 months)

    "Scrittura Industriale Collettiva", the collective creative writing project.
    I took part in the collective writing group named “Il Tratto 2.0″: I invented the name and the subject, for the realisation of a novel written by many hands.

  • Fellow for neobloggers at University

    Bloglab

    (Online Media industry)

    April 2008December 2008 (9 months)

    Bloglab.it

  • Blogger

    Underpress.it

    (Online Media industry)

    September 2008October 2008 (2 months)

    Good news from all over the world

  • Photo lab technician

    Photoservice

    (Photography industry)

    August 2008October 2008 (3 months)

    photographer for events, photoretouching, developing, printing and delivery

  • Reporter, photoreporter

    LaSpecula.com

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    July 2008October 2008 (4 months)

  • Blogger

    Blogo.it

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    July 2008September 2008 (3 months)

    Blogging about Environment, Ecology and Renewable energy

  • Blogger

    DalMondo.info

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    January 2007April 2008 (1 year 4 months)

    Blogging about photoreporting

  • Blogger

    Excite Italia

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    May 2007August 2007 (4 months)

    Blogging about travel

  • Web writer, editor, journalist, tutor for foreign stagists

    Citylife Spa

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    January 2006March 2006 (3 months)

    writer (articles, features, press release, local hotels and events directory), editor (website daily updates), journalist (participating in press events and press conferences), tutor for foreign stagists


Valeria Gentile’s Education

  • Officine Fotografiche

    Fotografia 20092010 (expected)

  • Nemo NT - Accademia delle arti digitali

    Graphic Design, Web design, Marketing 20062007

  • Università degli Studi di Firenze

    Media and Journalism 20042007


Additional Information

Valeria Gentile’s Interests:

journalism, reportages, photography, travel, books, writing, poetry, web design, internet, blogs, art

Valeria Gentile’s Groups:

  •    IsayBlog!
  •    Club dei Media Sociali
  •    Gentile's brains in the world
  •    UXmagazine

Valeria Gentile’s Honors:

Bloglab 2007 (blogging at University)


Valeria Gentile’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • getting back in touch

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