Regional Representative, Ukraine
Taras has worked with the Thomson Foundation as a consultant since 1996, covering a wide range of projects in countries throughout the former Soviet Union.
He began his journalistic career with a regional newspaper, and later held various managerial roles at a media centre, set up by an international NGO, and funded by international donors. This organisation was responsible for numerous independent media support programmes, including training in journalism, media management, TV and radio production, consultancies and public awareness campaigns.
He also worked as an independent media consultant for the Delegation of the European Commission in Ukraine, co-founded and managed the journalistic NGO Charter-4, was involved in setting up and managing Ukraine's first talk-based public radio project. Currently he is a member of the Journalistic Ethics Commission – Ukraine’s self-regulatory body.