Our Team

Gheorghe Anghel

Dr. Gheorghe Anghel is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies, University of Bucharest, Romania. His expertise spans graphic design, digital journalism, social media, mobile journalism, and religious journalism. With over 12 years of experience in media, he has held diverse roles ranging from reporter to editor-in-chief. Currently, he is also active in public relations, applying his extensive journalistic background to communication strategies.

Anamaria Neagu

Anamaria Neagu, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer and former Dean of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences (University of Bucharest). She worked as a journalist for almost 10 years for major newspapers and TV stations in Romania. Her recent activity focuses on science communication and medical communication, with research and training activities developed in national and international projects. She has coordinated the communication for the CIVIS alliance in the University of Bucharest since 2020. E mail: [email protected]

Iulian Veghes

Dr. Iulian Veghes is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies, University of Bucharest, Romania. His expertise lies in online communication, advertising, and strategic communication, bridging academic research with industry needs. Over the past decade, he has gained extensive experience in designing and implementing digital campaigns for both emerging startups and multinational corporations. Beyond his university role, he consults for various organizations on integrated communication strategies.

Valmora Gogo

Dr. Valmora Gogo, lecturer at Bedër University College in the Department of Communication Sciences. She has completed her studies on Journalism and Communication at the University of Tirana, Albania. Since 2017 she has a PhD in Journalism and  MassCommunication. With a 17-year of experience, from 2020 she has founded Gogo.al (www.gogo.al), an online media focused on investigative journalism. Dr. Gogo is the author of “Editorial in Albanian Press” book (ISBN 9789928314093). She is a lecturer at Bedër University College in the Department of Communication Sciences.

Vyara Angelova

Vyara Angelova (DSc) is a professor at the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. Her main research topics include radio journalism, the history of broadcasting, and media ethics. Vyara is the author of three books: Social Minorities and Media, World Radio: Models of Development, Bulgarian Socialist Radio (1944–1989), and an editor of eight scientific series.

Nikolay Kolev

Nikolay Kolev, Assistant Professor, PhD,  Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. He teaches ‘Television Systems’, ‘Television Studio (Practicum)’, ‘Diffusion of Media Content’ and ‘Writing and Content Creation for Digital Communications’ at the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication, Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’, Bulgaria. Among his research interests are: television, content creation for social platforms, the sources of information in the modern newsroom, the transformation of the professional role of the journalist.

Petra Kovačević

Petra Kovačević Petra Kovacevic (PhD) is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Journalism & Media Production, University of Zagreb. She holds a PhD from Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media & Culture where she studied solutions-focused journalism at the BBC. Her research interests include new journalistic practices, the culture of newsroom experiments, innovative journalistic storytelling techniques, journalistic content intended for young audiences, with a special focus on TV and video production. She is also a freelance journalist and videographer. Petra is an accredited solutions journalism trainer and a certified mobile journalism trainer.

Antonija Čuvalo

Antonija Čuvalo is associate professor at the Department for Media and Communication, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb.. She obtained her doctorate in sociology at the Department for Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. Her doctoral dissertation deals with young peoples’ media use in everyday environments. Research interests include political economy of digital media, media systems, journalism, media audiences, trust in media, mediatization, media generations, socialist and post-socialist media cultures.

František Géla

František Géla is a lecturer and researcher at the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague. His specialization is photojournalism, new technologies in journalism, and broadcast journalism. He also works as a director of photography and a camera operator. He has been shooting documentaries, reality TV, and live broadcasts for major Czech broadcasters and independent producers (e.g., Czech versions of TV shows Traitors, Survivor or Masterchef).

Anna Jupowicz-Ginalska

Anna Jupowicz-Ginalska, Associate Professor at the University of Warsaw (Poland). Former Deputy Director of the Doctoral School of Social Sciences and former Board Member in European Media Management Association. Member of several boards of prestigious academic journals: Journal of Media Business Studies, Future Internet, Journalism and Media, JOCIS and Revista Multidisciplinar. Author of numerous research papers, leader of The World Media Economics and Management Conference: Warsaw 2025. Practice-based expert in PR and media management. Her research interests include: media management (especially media marketing and media diversity), new technologies, FOMO.

Martyna Dudziak-Kisio

Martyna Dudziak-Kisio, Lecturer – Faculty of Journalism, University of Warsaw, Poland. Doctor of Social Sciences, specializing in social communication and media studies. She works at the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies at the University of Warsaw in Poland. Additionally, she has managed three scientific projects and has been awarded two scholarships by the city of Warsaw.

Research interests: intersection of media issues, aging societies, and digital well-being.

Agnieszka Gaczyńska

Agnieszka Gaczyńska, Lecturer – Faculty of Journalism, University of Warsaw. Teaching (media management, media economics, government affairs); Conducting research, fieldwork, and investigations, and writing up reports; Publishing research, attending conferences, delivering presentations, and networking with others in the field.

Emilia Zakrzewska

Dr Emilia Zakrzewska, Lecturer – University of Warsaw: Doctor of Social Sciences in the field of social communication and media science. The author of the book “The Role of Media in Shaping the Image of Influential Women” and co-author of ‘Disinformation in Times of Crisis’, ‘Disinformation. Social and media contexts’ and ‘Lexicon of media terms’.  Graduate of MBA studies at London Business School, HEC Paris, NHH (Bergen) and Warsaw University of Technology. Researcher and lecturer at the Faculty of Information Journalism and Book Studies , University of Warsaw. As a representative of the University of Warsaw, she co-created the Recommendations of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK) on the marking of advertisements in social media. Author of numerous publications and speaker at industry and scientific conferences on political communication.

Ksenia Wróblewska

Ksenia Wróblewska, Lecturer – University of Warsaw. PhD student at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, specializing in social communication and media studies. She holds degrees in Journalism and Media Studies, Cultural Studies – Intercultural Relations, and American Studies – Culture of the United States. Ksenia’s doctoral dissertation focuses on media marketing strategies for on-demand (VOD) platforms. In addition to her academic pursuits, Ksenia works as a Project Management Team Lead in the advertising agency, where she collaborates with clients from all over the world and oversees the implementation of e-commerce, digital, and web maintenance projects. Research interests: marketing, media marketing, social advertising, online advertising, television, social problems in the United States.

Agnieszka Marzęda

Dr. Agnieszka Marzęda, Lecturer – University of Warsaw: Doctor of social sciences in the field of media studies (WDIB UW). Master’s degree in marketing (WSZiM) and public relations specialist (SNS UW and IFiS PAN). She has experience in management, conducting marketing campaigns, advertising and promotional activities, working with clients, B2B and creating websites. Bachelor’s theses supervisor. Publishing manager, introduces London Wall Publishing books to the Polish market, cooperates with the media, public relations and marketing managers, as well as advertising and PR agencies. A big fan of car design, new technologies, online courses and training, and e-marketing. Co-founder and secretary of Car of the Year Poland. Research interests: marketing, advertising, e-marketing and e-PR media, public relations, social and interpersonal communication, new media, internet PR, social media, influencer marketing design thinking, UX and UI.

Sanja Kljajic

Sanja Kljajic is a journalist and assistant at the Department of Media Studies at the University of Novi Sad. She works not only for DW, but also for other media in Serbia and the Western Balkans. She has a degree in Journalism and Communication Studies from the University of Novi Sad in Serbia. The focus of her academic work is on public media and audience research. Sanja began her journalistic career as a reporter for “Vojvodina Radio-Television Information Program,” where she worked until 2016, when she resigned from her job in protest at censorship. She is vice president of the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia and a member of the Broadcasting Experts Group of the European Federation of Journalists. Sanja is the winner of the Dusan Bogavac Award for Ethics and Courage 2016, the EU Investigative Journalism Award 2020, the National Prize for Dignified Reporting on Poverty and Social Marginalization 2023 and the “Mirdita, Dobar dan” Prize 2019 for the documentary film “Albanian women are our sisters.”

Ksenija Pavkov

Ksenija Pavkov is an assistant and a student of Interdisciplinary PhD Studies in the field of social and human sciences at the  Department for Media studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, University in Novi Sad. She completed her undergraduate studies in Journalism and her master’s studies in Communicology at the Department of Media Studies, Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad. As an Erasmus Mundus scholarship holder , she also attended the master’s program “Culturology” at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana.

Since 2015, she has been working as a TV journalist, and is currently employed at N1 TV, the Serbian affiliate of CNN. She collaborates on a freelance basis with numerous reputable international media as an expert on the issue of the refugee and migrant crisis.

She has received several relevant journalism awards. In october 2024. she has received the European Union’s regional award for investigative journalism for her documentary film “In the Network,” which investigates the operations of criminal smuggling gangs preying on refugees and migrants who have been active in Serbia for years.  In 2023, she was awarded the Best Journalist recognition by the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina. For her reporting on Vietnamese workers who were victims of human trafficking, she received the “Alarm of the Year” award from the feminist collective BeFem and the “Laza Kostić” award from the Journalists’ Association of Serbia. She is also a recipient of the European Anti-Poverty Network award for dignified reporting on poverty and social exclusion, as well as the first prize in the category of television features at the International Festival of Student Journalism “On the Record.”

Vitalie Guţu

Vitalie Guţu – Lecturer at State University of Moldova. He has been a journalist for over 16 years. During this time, he has worked extensively in television, serving as the news director at the public TV station in the Republic of Moldova, a debate moderator, and a news anchor. He also held the position of coordinator with director-level responsibilities at the news department of TVR Moldova. He has authored documentaries, conducted journalistic investigations, and provided correspondence for the press in Bucharest. In addition to television, he is also involved in radio and online media.

Anna Sámelová

Doc. PhDr. Anna Sámelová, PhD. is an Associate Professor of journalism and media communication in the Department of Journalism at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, and a co-founder and member of the Ethical Council of the Faculty of Arts at Comenius University. She is a journalist with 33 years of experience in the field and former director of the News Section of public service Radio and Television of Slovakia. Author of 3 monographs, 2 university textbooks, and more than 50 peer-reviewed studies (journal/conference papers). She was a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Diego, U.S.A., and a guest PhD candidate at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. A member of the National Communication Committee for introducing the Euro in the Slovak Republic (2006-2009). A member of ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association), Slovak Philosophical Association at the Slovak Academy of Sciences and co-founding member of the International Press Institute Slovakia. Contact: [email protected]

Peter Mikuláš

Peter Mikuláš – Department of Mass Media Communication and Advertising, Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia is a Full Professor of Media Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia. He specializes in digital media, promotional aspects of media production, media manipulation and mystification, genre categorization of media products and celebrity culture. He has published more than 100 scientific studies in this area in Slovakia and abroad. He spent part of his postgraduate studies at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and Charles University in Prague. In 2012, he worked as a visiting professor at the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland, and completed dozens of research and lecture stays abroad (including the University of Bergen, Boston University, Roger Williams University, British University in Egypt, and others). He is a member of the editorial boards of several renowned scientific journals in the field of media studies and marketing communication. Contact: [email protected]

Nataliia Nechaoeva-Yuriichuk

Dr. Nataliia Nechaoeva-Yuriichuk is an As. Prof. of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine. She has extensive experience in public activities, particularly in media and communication, public relations, civic education, and scientific research. Her expertise in journalism is based on practical experience working in media and public relations, as well as theoretical background and actual research of contemporary information space.

Roman Paziuk

Dr. Roman Paziuk is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Journalism,  Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine. He also serves as a Trainer at the Journalism Teachers’ Academy (JTA) and is a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine. Years of practical experience working with various multimedia formats have shaped his academic interests, particularly research on graphic design, digital journalism, mobile journalism, photojournalism, AI technology, and other aspects of modern journalism.

Azra Delmanović Avdić

Azra Delmanović Avdić is a graduate journalist. She currently works as a journalist and responsible editor of the Tuzlanski.ba portal and as an assistant in journalism department at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Tuzla. She has five years of journalistic experience at national Television of Federation of Bosnia & Hercegovina.  Aldo, she has experience in working as social media menager. At the same time, she is working on her master thesis which focus is media reports about war in Bosnia.

Rita Glózer

Rita Glózer, PhD, Habil, is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Pécs, Hungary. With 30 years of experience in teaching media and communication studies, her research interests focus on the digital transformation of the public sphere, platformization, the convergence of legacy and new media, and social media journalism. She is the author of three monographs, numerous articles, and e-learning materials, and has participated in several international research programs. Currently, she serves as a board member of the Hungarian Communication Studies Association and previously held a long-term position as the president of the Médianegyed Association.

Özge Somlyai

Özge Somlyai is a PhD candidate and assistant lecturer at the Department of Media and Communications at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest, Hungary. Her doctoral research explores the comparative dynamics of media ecosystems in Hungary and Turkey, with a focus on the rise of independent online media. Drawing on her experience as a correspondent, she teaches practice-oriented seminars and holds lectures at ELTE and the University of Pécs, combining professional experience with academic perspectives. Özge also supports international cooperation as the department’s contact person for the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA).

Raivis Vilūns

Raivis Vilūns (Mg.sc.soc) –  lecturer and researcher at the University of Latvia’s Faculty of Social Sciences. Raivis is a full-time journalist employed by the leading Latvian news media outlet Delfi. He holds an  appointment as a lecturer and researcher at the University of Latvia’s Faculty of Social Sciences. Vilūns’ teaching focuses on journalism, feature writing, and digital media. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD in Communication Sciences. His research investigates the adaptation of news media outlets and journalists to evolving technologies and their integration into daily work routines. Vilūns has authored various articles on Latvian media, published by the University of Latvia.

Dimitris Koutsompolis

Dimitris Koutsompolis: Faculty Teaching Staff, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is the Head of the Communication and Press Office of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens since 2002. Every day he congregates and analyses media content about UoA and Education. During special periods of interest, he is responsible for the design, implementation and analysis on communication affairs, such as the migration crisis in Greece and the covid-19 pandemic.