This is the blog of the Media Governance & Industries Lab anchored in the Department of Communications of the University of Vienna, and headed by Prof. Katharine Sarikakis. Any views expressed in blog entries here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of univiennamedialab.

The blog hosts opinions and analyses from established, emerging as well as in-the-making academics by publishing texts on European and global matters of media, communication and culture. The views are those of the authors. Authors also keep copyright of their work. The blog furthermore provides insights into research concerning work of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence FREuDe (2019-2023) and of the Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration and Media Governance (2016-2019), as well as the Horizon Europe-funded research projects hosted at the Media Governance & Industries Lab, namely The REBOOT Project, GAMEHearts, ANIMA MUNDI and STREAMSCAPES. Currently, the blog is being curated by Oleksandra Gudkova and Simon Haslauer.

• Head: Katharine Sarikakis
• Editors in Chief: Oleksandra Gudkova & Simon Haslauer

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Katharine Sarikakis

Katharine is Professor of Communication Science with specialisation in Media Governance, Media Organisation and Media Industries at the Department of Communication, University of Vienna. She leads the Media Governance and Industries Research Lab and was the Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, FREuDE between 2019 and 2023.

Katharine is currently leading four projects funded by Horizon Europe – The REBOOT Project, GAMEHearts, ANIMA MUNDI and STREAMSCAPES – and one project, EuroCivic, funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme.