Marlen Komorowski Editor & Author

Marlen Komorowski, PhD in Media and Communication Studies, is Senior Researcher at imec-SMIT (Studies on Media, Innovation & Technology) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Impact Analyst for Clwstwr at Cardiff University. As a researcher, her work focuses on media and creative industries-related projects, impact analysis, industry clustering, ecosystem and value network analysis, new business models and the impact of digitization on industries and firms.

Ike Picone is Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication Sciences of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Unit Leader within the research group imec-SMIT-VUB, where he heads the research in Journalism, Trust and Participation. He is also a member of the Council for Journalism of Flanders (Belgium). His research topics include user participation in online news, the changing relationship between news audiences and journalists and the role of new media in the emergence of deliberative public spheres.