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12 September 2025 – In Cardiff, for the Future of Journalism 2025 Conference – refreshing, inspiring, and truly thought-provoking.
I had the opportunity to present the research I co-conducted with Christina Angeli as part of the Stigma in the Media project, exploring how journalists perceive and navigate media coverage of minorities.
I am deeply grateful to the Greek journalists who participated in this research and shared their voices and experiences; it was a privilege to bring their words, concerns, and insights into this conference and to highlight how quality sourcing practices can be used to resist and challenge dominant narratives in the coverage of minorities.
And something that really spoke to my heart – taken from an insightful presentation by a colleague on journalistic working conditions but perhaps relevant to many of us: “Rather than material gain, workplace fights are most importantly about one of the deepest human emotional needs: dignity” (Jane McAlevey, 2014).

30 May 2025 – After two years of research, collaboration, and dialogue, our project STAND UP to Stigma in the Media reaches its final stage and we are delighted to invite you to our closing event on May 30, 2025. The event will bring together journalists, academics, and media professionals to reflect on how the media portray three particularly vulnerable groups in public discourse: i) Refugees and migrants, ii) LGBTQI+ individuals, iii)
People facing mental health challenges. Through presentations of research findings, discussions with journalists, and an interactive workshop, participants will explore both good and problematic practices in media representation. The aim is not only to share what we have learned but also to imagine how journalism can contribute to inclusion, understanding, and social change. More information and full program: STAND UP to Stigma in the Media – Final Event
We warmly invite all those interested in media ethics, representation, and social justice to join us for a day of critical reflection and constructive dialogue. Let’s stand up to stigma — together.

30 June 2023 – So happy to announce that our team’s research proposal on “Stigma in the media: Investigating journalists’ perceptions and attitudes towards stigmatized minorities and developing an anti-stigma intervention” was approved for funding by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation, in the framework of the operational programme “Basic Research Financing (Horizontal support for all Sciences), National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Greece 2.0)”. Stay tuned!

29 June 2022 – Very happy to participate in Heinrich Boll Foundation’s “Rethink! Ideas Forum – A green compass for Greece: society, economy, ecology” https://gr.boell.org/en/rethink-agenda with a presentation on “More (about) Borders, less (about) Humans: Media Coverage of Migration and Asylum Seeking in Greece” (Thessaloniki Concert Hall M2). Looking forward to it!

The Emerald Handbook of Digital Media in Greece: Journalism and Political Communication in Times of Crisis –Very glad to have contributed a chapter in this volume, edited by Anastasia Veneti and Athina Karatzogianni. – “From ‘illegals’ to ‘unfortunates’: News framing of immigration and the refugee crisis in crisis-stricken Greece”. https://www.emerald.com/…/978-1-83982-400-5202010…/full/html

ECREA 2021 in Braga –We are happy to announce that our submission, under the title “Media representations of immigrants and refugees and their effects on people’s perceptions and attitudes”, has been acceptedto the 8^th European Communication Conference to be held in Braga, Portugal. Originally scheduled for October 2020, the conference was postponed, due to Covid-19 restrictions, for 6-9 September 2021. We are all looking forward to it!

ECREA Crisis in Leeds UK –Just a few days away from the ECREA Crisis Communication Section to the 6th International Crisis Communication Conference, in Leeds, United Kingdom (Thursday 3 October – Saturday 5 October 2019) – Looking forward to it and to speaking about “Media Representations of the Refugee Crisis in Greece” during the hot summer of 2015!

We have a New Research Project! –I am really excited to announce that our team’s research proposal on the “Effects of media representations of the immigrant and refugee crisis on intergroup perceptions and attitudes: an experimental approach” was approved for funding by the European Social Fund, in the framework of the operational programme “Support of Researchers with an Emphasis in Young Researchers” (2019). Stay tuned!