Keynote Speakers
Prof. dr. Agnieszka Stepinska
Agnieszka Stępińska, PhD hab. is a professor at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. Her main areas of research are political communication and journalism studies. She participated in several international research projects, including Foreign News on TV (2009 – 2013) and Global Journalist of the 21st Century (2012). She led an international research group studying Media Coverage of the Polish EU Presidency (2010-2013). She was a vice-chair of the Working Group of the COST ACTION IS1308 Populist Political Communication in Europe. Comprehending the Challenge of Mediated Political Populism for Democratic Politics (2014-2018). She is also a leader of national research team participating in the international project Journalistic Role Performance Around the Globe. She leads a scientific team working on the populist political communication in Poland (www.populizm.amu.edu.pl). She is a member of editorial boards of Central European Journal of Communication and Central European Political Studies.
Prof. dr. Bryan Reber
Prof. Dr. Bryan H. Reber is a professor at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, Athens. His research focuses on public relations theory, practice and pedagogy. He has published his research in the Journal of Public Relations Research, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Communication Management, and Newspaper Research Journal among others.
Prof. dr. Ludwig Hilmer
Dr. Ludwig Hilmer is professor for media and communication studies at the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, Germany. Currently he is the rector of this higher education institution.