Professor Luciano Morganti is a senior researcher at the VUB/ES in the Communication Department, where he teaches in the international master New Media and Society in Europe. The courses covered are related to New Media, the EU and the European Public Sphere, and Internet Governance. Intrigued by the interaction between (new) communication technologies and democratic processes. in his work prof. Morganti reflects upon the concept and idea of the Public Sphere and in particular of the European Public Sphere. His present research focuses on social, political and communicative aspects of citizens’ participation, citizens’ empowerment and participatory democracy looking on the new media on the backdrop of the EU integration process and governance and the EU information and communication policies. In addition to this, he is also passionate about the ongoing discussion concerning the governance of the Internet and the innovation new media bring about in our culture(s), society(ies), and politics.

Book that Inspired him: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and 21 lessons for the 21st century by Yuval Noah Harari

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Mar Cabra, Spain, is a multimedia investigative journalist, and a freelance data journalist and reporter with International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Cabra has worked for BBC, CNN+ and laSexta Noticias. Mar has also won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting and Premio APM al Periodista Joven del Año .

Podcast: Unlocking Us with Brené Brown Book that inspired him: "A World Without Email, Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload" by Call Newport

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Head of Editorial at Reuters Institut, Eduardo Suárez is the co-founder of two news startups and an accomplished senior journalist with experience in Europe and the United States. He started his career at the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, where he worked for 14 years as an opinion writer and a foreign correspondent covering the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign for Univision and has published three books on American politics. At Reuters Eduardo designs and executes an overall editorial strategy with focus on jounalists, editors, media executives and entrepreneurs and all those shaping the future of journalism around the world.

Book that changed his mind set: The Content Trap by Bharat Anand.

#Voices4Media is a podcast on media, for the media and by the media. #Voices4Media is powered by Stars4Media, an innovation exchange programme aiming at facilitating cooperation between media professionals, to accelerate media innovation and cross-border cooperation.

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CEO at Medien.Bayern, Lina is a passionate enabler of innovation in journalism and media. She founded the company in 2015 to help talents start their own innovative projects and startups in digital media, having taken this effort to a broader scale since 2019 with all Media Lab's seven departements aiming to bring innovation and innovative talent to the Bavarian media landscape. Lina strongly believes strongly believe that a leaders first job is to motivate your team to build outstanding products that users love. To achieve that, we need constant fearless experimenting, an innovative mindset and a culture of constant learning.

#Voices4Media is a podcast on media, for the media and by the media. #Voices4Media is powered by Stars4Media, an innovation exchange programme aiming at facilitating cooperation between media professionals, to accelerate media innovation and cross-border cooperation.

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For the past decade the news media industry has been constantly evolving and re-inventing itself. Yet innovation does not only refer to the new and cool gadgets, but should also reflect on a change of company's culture and business approach. In the first episode of the #Voices4Media Podcast, we look into media innovation, what it entails and the challenges it brings. For this occasion we sit with prof. Alexandra Borchardt, Senior Research Associate of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, to name a few. Seasoned media expert and researcher , Alexandra shares some inspiring thoughts and gives her own look into what the future of media might look like.

Alexandra Borchardt is a Senior Research Associate of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford. Seasoned keynote speaker, panellist, author, lecturer, coach and consultant with more than 25 years of experience in journalism 15 of these in leadership roles. Alexandra acts as a coach in WAN-IFRA’s Table Stakes Europe Program for digital transformation, leads the Journalism Innovators Program at Hamburg Media School and is Senior Research Associate with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford where she served as Director of Leadership Programmes for two years. Before she was Managing Editor of Süddeutsche Zeitung in Munich. She also teaches leadership and strategy as a honorary professor at TU Munich’s TUM School of Management.

Suggested reading: The Imagination Machine by Martin Rees and Jack Fuller

A book that changed my mindset was The Innovator's Dilemma by Christensen

#Voices4Media is a podcast on media, for the media and by the media. #Voices4Media is powered by Stars4Media, an innovation exchange programme aiming at facilitating cooperation between media professionals, to accelerate media innovation and cross-border cooperation.

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