Maris Hellrand is a journalist based in Tallinn, Estonia. Passionate about journalism, international affairs, soft diplomacy, activism, equal rights, start-ups, education, environment, music, design, architecture, yoga. Writing, fixing, production for international media in Estonia (TV, radio, documentary, text); non-profit PR; research of society, media, markets in the Baltics. Conference moderator, speaker on press freedom, desinfo, digital society. Fluent in Estonian, English, Deutsch, Svenska, po Russki.
Regular contributor to ARD, Arte TV, ZDF, but also Euronews, ORF, SFR, SR, RTE, BBC. Formerly writer for AP, AFP.