Lucy Martirosyan

Producer

Lucy Martirosyan is a producer at The World focusing on the post-Soviet space, French-speaking countries, and immigration.

Lucy graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a BA in Journalism and French and Francophone studies.

She frequently conducts and interprets interviews in French and Russian. She loves to listen to music in those languages, too.

Lucy used to host a Franco-Russo pop radio show on WMUA 91.1 called Chère Sputnik.

Recent Stories

Coronavirus Art

Battle of the bums: Museums compete over best artistic behinds

The World

July 22, 2020

Since April, the Yorkshire Museum has hosted 18 different #CuratorBattles under themes such as #CreepiestObject and #BestEgg. One of its latest is #BestMuseumBum.

Mass arrests in Zimbabwe over coronavirus regulation violations

The World

July 21, 2020

Officials say the arrests stem from so-called violations of coronavirus-related sanitation and safety measures. But critics say these arrests specifically target opposition voices. Dr. Norman Matara, with the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe, spoke with The World's Carol Hills.

COVID-19: The latest from The World

Returning travelers in quarantine hotels may have triggered Melbourne's latest lockdown

The World

July 10, 2020

After getting a taste of some version of normalcy, Melbourne went into another lockdown this week. Five million residents will be barred from leaving their homes except for essential reasons and orders between Victoria closed between neighboring states are shut down.

Media

Baltic ban on Kremlin-tied RT step toward dismantling ‘machinery of disinformation,’ says media expert

The World

July 10, 2020

Latvia and Lithuania have banned Kremlin-tied RT television channels over links to Dmitry Kiselev, who is sanctioned by the EU for spreading propaganda about Ukraine. "The problem is that RT is a part of this infrastructure of propaganda," media expert Solvita Denisa-Liepniece told The World's Carol Hills.

Immigration

Visa restrictions on Chinese students will disadvantage US, says Queens College president

The World

July 08, 2020

Chinese students make up a third of international students in the US. Under new Trump administration rules, they will not be allowed to enter or remain in the US if their colleges and universities are online-only this fall. "America risks losing its competitive advantage," says Frank Wu, president of Queens College in New York.

Elections

Despite 'green wave,' France still behind on anti-racist, anti-colonial progress, researcher says

The World

July 01, 2020

Though France is seeing a surge in environmentalist activism, particularly in Sunday's municipal elections, anti-racism and anti-colonial movements should not be separated from the work, says Malcom Ferdinand, a researcher at the French National Scientific Research Center in Paris.

Media

How Russia laid the groundwork for future disinformation campaigns

The World

June 24, 2020

Nina Jankowicz describes how relocating the Bronze Soldier statue in Tallinn, Estonia, made the country vulnerable to a cyberattack over a decade ago that laid some of the groundwork for Russia's future disinformation campaigns.

Protest

In France, the killing of George Floyd invokes the memory of Adama Traoré

The World

June 08, 2020

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06/16/2020 - 8:00pm

George Floyd’s killing sparked protests across the world. In France, it reignited calls for justice for Adama Traoré, a 24-year-old French Malian man who died in police custody almost four years ago.

Protest

Concerns of structural racism ‘deeply existential,’ UN special rapporteur says

The World

June 03, 2020

Tendayi Achiume, United Nations special rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance speaks with The World's Marco Werman about the impact of George Floyd's death and protests against systemic racism around the world.

Environment

French nonprofit warns 'COVID waste' could harm the environment

The World

May 29, 2020

Opération Mer Propre, or Operation Clean Sea, is a nonprofit group that cleans the waters of France’s Mediterranean coast. In addition to the usual waste they find, they’re now picking up masks and gloves.

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