Elena Apostolidou was born in Thessaloniki. She studied European Culture and went on to attend a post graduate course in “European Journalism” in the English department of School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She completed her post graduate studies with a scholarship of excellence.
She has worked as a journalist for a number of TV stations including MEGA CHANNEL, ALTER and TV100, radio stations and newspapers.
She has also worked for more than ten years as a Communication and Public Relations Officer in private organizations and she participated in the NATO Public Affairs Officer program as a trainer for three years.
Since 2012, she has been collaborating with Small Planet Productions joining the team of journalists responsible for the production of four award winning documentaries with social-political content.
Since 2021, she has been working for the ERT3 TV station, covering various issues. In April 2022 she participated as a war correspondent in the coverage of the war in Ukraine for the National Television.