Dr. Maria Matsiola is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (formerly she worked at the Department of Communication and Digital Media at the University of Western Macedonia, Greece). She completed her PhD studies in New Technologies in Journalism at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She recently led the SoREAL Project (https://soreal.cdm.uowm.gr/). She has published a significant number papers in various journals. Her teaching disciplines include Alternative and Participatory Journalism, Journalism and New Media, and her interests include Journalism and Media Studies, New Media, Journalism Education, Technology in Journalism.