International Conference on Media and Journalism

Anusuya Datta, Executive Editor, Geospatial World, Geospatial Media & Communications Anusuya has 14 years of mainstream media experience prior to Geospatial Media, and in her earlier stints held key positions in some of the finest brands in Indian media, including Business Today, The Economic Times, Business Standard and The Indian Express group. A Master’s in English Literature and a prolific writer, Anusuya is passionate about news and numbers, but it is global geopolitics which interests her most.

DARIA studied piano, classical composition and electronic music. Her compositions have been played in theaters and concert halls throughout the World and broadcast by several Radio stations (Holland National radio, France, Portugal, UK, USA etc). As music composer for electronics and Sound Artist, she won National and International selections in Argentina, Holland, Ireland, Germany, Italy, England, Hungary, USA, Bulgary etc. In 2010 she has been awarded the title of “Cavaliere di Gaia” by the Italian Ministry, as a special recognition for her musical work "Piano Inside". Daria is the speaker of the Radio Program “Classica and...”: new performers contemporary music composers and sound design composers.

Sharen Aoun is a 24-year-old Lebanese freelance journalist who has been writing articles since 2013. She has recently worked as an internal communication freelancer. Sharen graduated from the Lebanese American University with a degree in Communication Arts. She took part in the Model International Criminal Court (2019) in Poland as part of the press team. Sharen has her own WordPress page called "Diary For Your Story" where she writes about the success stories of young individuals

Ahmed El Gody, is the Senior Lecturer of Media and Communication Studies, Örebro University. He is also the Director of Journalism Connected and Masters of Global Journalism.

Marcus Leaning is Professor of Digital Media Education at the University of Winchester in the UK. He is the author or editor of seven books and over 30 peer reviewed book chapters and articles and has given over 100 conference papers in 32 countries. He has been a visiting scholar or professor at the University of Limerick in the Republic of Ireland, Hokkaido University, Japan and the University of Costa Rica. As Professor of Digital Media Education, he teaches in the fields of media and journalistic theory, research methods, social media and other aspects of digital media. His research centers upon the media and information literacy, media education and the conceptualization of digital media. Marcus is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a National Teaching Fellow.