Dr. Theodora Saridou received her BSc in Law from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). She holds a master’s and a PhD degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, AUTH. Her doctoral dissertation focuses on the changing conditions in media organizations through the lens of audience participation in the news production process and the arising ethical and legal issues in the field. Her research interests include participatory journalism, artificial intelligence (AI) ethics, churnalism, and online news production. She has professional experience as a journalist, with part of her research published in leading academic journals and presented in international conferences. She is an adjunct lecturer in under- and post-graduate courses in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, AUTH, and in the Communication and Digital Media Department, University of Western Macedonia. She has been working in the management of national and European projects and as a researcher on topics such as technology harnessing for journalism and media literacy.