Elena Ledda

Elena Ledda is an independent journalist from Sardinia. She is professor of Engagement Journalism at the BCN_NY Master Degree in Journalism, and a journalism project manager. She is the author of The stolen body. Violence and rebellion in the land of mafia. She practices solutionfocused, narrative, long-form, and slow journalism from a feminist perspective, telling stories that deal with conflicts, inequalities, and injustice, but at the same time highlighting resilience, responses and alternatives to these problems. She is an accredited trainer of the Solutions Journalism Network and a member of the International Press Institute. 

Articles

28.08.2025
Made for People, Not Cars: Reclaiming European Cities

By prioritising residents over private vehicles, a Spanish municipality has overcome one of the biggest challenges facing Europe’s cities.

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03.04.2025
To the Last Drop: Europe’s Hidden Water Crisis

A cross-border investigation explores groundwater depletion in Romania, Italy, and Germany, three of the EU’s hardest-hit countries.

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28.08.2024
On Edge: Europe’s Farmers at a Mental Health Breaking Point 

The challenges European farmers face are well known. Yet the mental health toll of this state of uncertainty has so far remained largely overlooked.

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