Maria Tsilinikou is a graduate of the Department of Communication and Media Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She started her career in journalism in 2006. She has covered major international events and served as Head of the International News Department at the Star Channel television network. Since 2022 she has been reporting on diplomatic affairs for SKAI TV, undertaking journalistic assignments around the world, until today. In 2024 she was also accredited as an editor for CNN Greece to the Ministry of National Defence.