Homepage for Nicole Ruskell

Editor-in-Chief,
International
journalist

Riviera Insider magazine

Editor-in-Chief of Riviera Insider, an English language, glossy lifestyle magazine based in the French Riviera.

JOURNALISM

Reporting from the
French & Italian Riviera

Five-star hotels, haute-couture, charity galas, Michelin-starred chefs and international festivals. I cover the top events and news across the French and Italian Riviera and the Principality of Monaco. I particularly enjoy interviewing chefs, artisan food producers, innovative educators and local artists. I also interview local businesses for advertorials, giving a personal story to businesses.

My articles can found in Riviera Insider Magazine, Palaces, Dolce Design, Monaco Economie, HelloMonaco and Italy Magazine.

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EDITING

Copy Editing
Developmental Editing
Translation

From manuscripts and academic articles, to online features and news reports. I specialise in editing non-native English text, careful to maintain the author's original voice, and can tackle everything from simple copy-editing to intensive, structural and developmental editing.

Publications I have edited for include: HelloMonaco, Riviera Insider, Alternative Spirituality & Religion Review, Alternative Spirituality, and other academic manuscripts.

Being tri-lingual aids in editing non-native English articles. This gives me a better understanding of sometimes strange grammatical layout or the point lost within a complex sentence structure. I have restructured articles originally written in French, Russian, and Chinese.

My training in copyright and media law is very useful in editing online news content, to assure stories are free from potential lawsuits over copyright infringement or defamation.

In addition to editing, I also translate articles into idiomatic English. I have translated articles and web content from both Italian and French.

If you would like to contact me for editing, click here.

MY CREED

Travel, health & wellness, organic food,
and the preservation of the planet.

These are the topics I feel passionately about. Whether explaining a revolt in Sicily, reporting from the UK's general election, spreading the word about devastating floods in the Cinque Terre, covering charity refugee organisations in the French Riviera, or just sharing Italian recipes, I bring my unique perspective on European current events.

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Originally from California, I have lived in Europe for several years, including France, Italy, Norway and the UK.
I have a Master's degree in journalism, certification in Culinary Nutrition, and speak Italian and French. In addition to writing and reporting, I have contributed to academic works on media studies and presented papers at academic conferences.

PERSONAL PROJECT

The Nourish Report

The Nourish Report is a new website devoted to traditional, organic and biodynamic food production. We cover news and current events on food policy, EU agricultural legislation, environmental news and updates on organic regulation. In addition, we feature an 'Artisan Spotlight', showcasing traditional artisans producing goods according to ancient traditions. We interview farmers, winemakers, cheese makers, traditional confectioners and more.
Stay up to date with the Nourish Report Twitter feed: @NourishReport

Food News

Featuring articles on food policy across the world, focusing on the latest EU legislation. Topics covered will include agricultural policy, recent food and nutrition research, organic farming news, and more.

Environment

From global warming to the widespread use of pesticides and the record loss of bees, wildlife and flora, this section will cover new developments, scientific findings and those making a difference.

Artisan Spotlight

Interviews with farmers and artisans producing products according to age-old traditions. Here we honour their work, sacrifice, and dedication to natural practices that honour tradition and the earth.

Visit: www.TheNourishReport.com

CERTIFICATION

Culinary Nutrition Expert

This 13-week program focuses on the nutrition of food, understanding ingredients, creating healthy recipes and provides the tools for getting out in the world to share this great knowledge. Even though I have studied nutrition for most of my life, I found this program educational, rewarding and fun. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves cooking and is interested in living a healthier life.

Learn more about the CNE program

ACADEMIC WORK

2016 Conference on Frontier Topics in Religious Studies, China

2015 Political Studies Association Conference, UK

International conferences

My interest in democracy and Italian politics led me to present a paper with the Italian Politics Specialist Group at the PSA conference in Brighton, UK. I presented a paper on new media and social media's role in the future of democracy.

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Working with Academic Publishing has combined my research on Media studies and religious studies to discuss how the media interacts and reports on various New Religious Movements. I presented a paper on media strategies, propaganda, and current challenges for journalists at Wuhan University in China.

BLOGOSPHERE

Blogging an Italian life

In 2010, I started Cultural Comments, a blog devoted to my adventures in culture, food and curiosities I encountered in my daily life in Italy, and throughout Europe.

In 2011, the village of Vernazza, was devastated by a landslide after a day of intense torrential downpour. Severed from the rest of the world, I realised it was up to me to write about the tragedy. I continued to provide updates on the village's progress as they rebuilt. And thus began my path to journalism...