University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bio Nick Hagar is a faculty member at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. Their research examines how artificial intelligence is changing journalism, public information, and the institutions that produce and distribute knowledge. They are particularly interested in the design and governance of AI systems, the ways news …
Biography Natali Helberger is Distinguished University Professor of Information Law and Digital Technology at the University of Amsterdam and a member of the Executive Board of the Institute for Information Law (IViR). Helberger is an elected member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences (KHMW), the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and …
Biography Dr Bronwyn Jones is a social scientist researching the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in journalism with a focus on public service media and news production. She explores what it means to be responsible and to pursue the public interest with, and amid emerging technologies. Formerly a journalist at the BBC, Bronwyn works to …
Biography Dr. Michael Koliska is an associate professor in the Communication, Culture, and Technology master’s program at Georgetown University. His research explores among other things on the practices, performances, theories and effects of transparency and trust in analog, digital, automated and AI journalism. Specifically, he explores how technology and discourses about technology alter the newsroom …
Biography Seth C. Lewis, since 2016, has been the founding holder of the Shirley Papé Chair in Emerging Media in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon, where he is also Director of Journalism and Professor of Media Studies. In 2026, he will join the University of Virginia as the inaugural …
Biography James Meese studies how media institutions adapt to digital infrastructures, with a focus on personalisation, recommendation, and the public value of news. He works at the intersection of media and telecommunications policy and journalism studies, combining conceptual development with empirical research on news recommendation, regulatory reform, and digital infrastructure. James is based at RMIT’s …
Biography Charis Papaevangelou (he/him) is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Amsterdam, affiliated with the Institute for Information Law (IViR) and the “Public Values in the Algorithmic Society” research programme (AlgoSoc). He holds a PhD from the University of Toulouse on the political economy of online platform governance. In his earlier work he focused …
Bio Gregory P. Perreault is a scholar of adaptation in journalism. His work focuses on journalistic epistemology, hostility in journalism and managing labor expectations. He currently serves as associate editor for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. He served as Fulbright-Botstiber Professor of Austrian-American Studies at the University of Vienna Journalism Studies Center (2020-2021) and is …
Biography Colin Porlezza is Associate Professor of Digital Journalism and Head of the Institute of Media and Journalism (IMeG) at the Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland, where he also directs the European Journalism Observatory (EJO). He is Senior Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Journalism at City St George’s, University of London, and Knight …
Biography Valeria Reséndez is a researcher at the University of Twente. Her work focuses on responsible AI and the design of trustworthy, user-centered technologies. She studies how people interact with technologies such as conversational agents and recommender algorithms, with a special interest in how trust is formed and shaped in these interactions. Through her research, …