Public Engagement
Impact
Expert panels, policy contributions, invited talks, and public engagement activities spanning European and international media governance.
2024 — "The urgent beauty of small spaces: success and competitiveness of the European film industry", Crescine's 15th Annual Small Cinemas Conference, Zagreb Film Festival.
2022 — "The public service (media) of civic education – opportunities lost and found", RIPE@2022 Conference, Vienna, September 20.
2021 — Global Media Governance challenges for children as emerging citizens, MENTION2021, 17th Biennial International Conference on Media & Communication, Virtual, November.
2019 — Dignity, IAMCR Conference, Madrid, July 7.
2018 — "Media as the fourth estate? Between agora and tyranny in the authoritarian century", International Conference "1918-1938-2018: Dawn of an authoritarian century?", Eckartsau, September 7.
2018 — "Culture and the (new) single market: Reproducing regimes of dominance or rebooting the new Europe?", International Round Table "Digital Single Market and its Impact on Culture and Media in Croatia", Zagreb, April 3.
2017 — "The assault on journalism – Building knowledge to protect freedom of expression", ECPMF17 "Defending Journalists under Threat", Leipzig, October 5.
2016 — 18th Infocom World Conference 2016 (session: "Omni TV: Think outside the -TV- box"), Athens, November 2.
2015 — "The 'organic intellectual': Critical scholarship in media and communication", Annual conference of 'Medien, Öffentlichkeit und Gender' division, German Communication Association (DGPuK), Salzburg, October 3.
2015 — "Challenges to promoting accessibility to digital communications: The role of regulation and institutional frameworks", Conference on Digital Accessibility, Seoul, May 18–20.
2015 — "Public Media in Europe: Model diversity and common challenges in public service for citizens", ComLoc 2015, XIII Congress of Local Communication, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, April 15.
2014 — "Public service in media landscapes and the state in Europe: Changing the rules of the game?", Salford International Media Festival and Academic Conference, University of Salford, MediaCityUK, November 17.
2014 — "Narratives of the financial crisis in the European press: the banal faces of Europe", Agenda III International Conference, Vienna, October 28.
2014 — "Changing geographies of production and consumption in the global online porn industry: the impact on sex workers", Dynamics of Virtual Work Conference, University of Hertfordshire, September 5.
2014 — "Press Freedom, Privacy and Propaganda Conference on Citizenship and Digital Freedom", Athens, June 2.
2013 — 15th JournalistsCongress Medienfrauen.net, November 5.
2013 — "Dis/connecting people: communication governance in times of crisis", ESA 2013 "Crisis, Critique and Change", Università degli studi di Torino, August 28–31.
2013 — Launch of the RCUK Centre for Copyright and New Business Models in the Creative Economy, University of Glasgow, February 1.
2012 — "The European Crisis: A Mission for Journalists", FEJS Annual Congress, April 19–23.
2010 — Commercial Trafficking of Private Data, Privacy and the Governance of Media in Britain and the EU, MECCSA Annual Conference, London School of Economics, January 6.
2009 — New Times, New Keywords Media and Global Communication in the 21st Century Conference, University of Helsinki, October 23.
2009 — Media Governance and Media Structures, Media for All, London, October 31. Organised by the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom and National Union of Journalists.
2009 — Nordic Conference on Soul Body and Society, Karlstadt University, August 13–15.
2009 — Europeanization, Welfare and Democracy, University of Copenhagen, April 15–17.
2008 — Media, Communication and Public Speech, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, November 21.
2006 — Challenges for the Public Service Broadcasting System in the digital age, IMEE Institute for Research in Applied Communication, Cyprus, May.
2026 — "The political economy of hate speech", Information in Transition International Conference, Panteion University, Athens, May 6.
2025 — "Fair play? Women, power and policy in the gaming industry", GAMEHEARTS Symposium – Game-changing Synergies, London, October 21–22.
2025 — "European youth and the future of film: Preferences, practices and creative agency", Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, Institute for Development and International Relations, University of Zagreb, September 24.
2025 — Role models in leadership, Vienna Postdoc Career Day, Vienna, November 12.
2025 — "Film education and youth preferences in Europe", 8th Athens International Children's Film Festival, Online Workshop, November 11.
2025 — "EU Challenges of our Era: Creative teaching through film and video-making", Teachers' Training Workshop, EuroCivic Lab project, Colegio Salesianos do Porto, Porto, October 7.
2025 — Inclusivity in the Video Gaming Industry, EKIP Policy Lab, Rotterdam, May 30.
2025 — "Distribution of European Films in Latin America", Marché du Film 2025, Cannes Film Festival, May 15.
2025 — Innovation in Circularity Audiovisual and Media, EIT Culture and Creativity's Innovation Forum, Nice, April 22–23.
2024 — "Reviving, Boosting, Optimising and Transforming European Film Competitiveness", Marché du Film 2024, Cannes Film Festival, May 15.
2024 — "Journalism under pressure: challenges and opportunities in a changing media landscape", The Norwegian Embassy and Permanent Delegation of Norway to the OSCE, December 10.
2024 — Amplifying youth voices: Institutional and digital strategies to counter hate speech in Southeast Europe, Istria Media Days, October 14–16.
2022 — "Tensions Between Universal and Cultural Understandings of Child's Rights to Privacy in Digital Environments", 72nd Annual ICA Conference, Paris, May.
2022 — "Schutz der Informationsrechte von Kindern und Jugendlichen", GIG-ARTS 2022, Nicosia, April 13.
2022 — "Media and Information Literacy Material for Pupils", Austrian Press Council / Österreichischer Presserat, Virtual Conference, April 6.
2021 — "The right to privacy in social media times: what do children think?", Fundamental Rights Forum 2021, Vienna, October 12.
2021 — "Children and Informational Rights in Europe", GIG-ARTS 2022, Nicosia, April 13.
2019 — "Discrimination of Different Societal Groups in the Media", Annual Conference of the Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe (AIPCE), Virtual.
2019 — "Science in Exile", Euraxess, Vienna, June 27.
2019 — "Komplexe Wissenssysteme: Zwischen Wissensgesellschaft und postfaktischen Zeiten", Postgraduate Center, University of Vienna, May 27.
2019 — "United in Diversity", Europatag 2019, YFU Austria, Vienna, May 9.
2019 — "Squeezed Boundaries: Restricting Communicative Space for Media and Gender Equality in Civil Society Organisations", ICA Conference, Washington D.C., May. (With Bruktawit Ejigu Kassa).
2019 — "Social Control, Communication Governance and the Influence of Hatred in the Construction of Securitization Processes in Brazil", ICA Conference, Washington D.C., May. (With Gert Tomita & Wagner Piassaroli Mantovaneli).
2019 — Panel Moderator, "Monitoring and addressing attacks and violence against journalists", OSCE International Conference, Vienna, April 12.
2019 — "Journalismus nach dem Brexit", Reporters without Borders Austria, Vienna, March 28.
2018 — "Cyber crime against women and girls", Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, November 26.
2018 — Panel Chair, "Safety of Journalists", Human Dimension Implementation Meetings, Warsaw, September 11.
2017 — Media governance and the free press: Exploring governance from below, Hong Kong Baptist University School of Communication, August 17.
2017 — 1st Interdisciplinary Global Governance Symposium, Tor Vergata University, Rome, July 13.
2017 — "Education beyond teaching. Universities' mission or only a spare time task?", 30 years Erasmus event, Department of Communication, Vienna, May 10.
2016 — "Key challenges to media freedom and pluralism in Western Europe", International Seminar "Media Freedom and Pluralism in Europe – Threats and Responses", Copenhagen, December 1–2.
2016 — "Polarization and Securization: Fear Re-Shaping European Democracies", Aktionstage: Refugees – Migration – Democracy, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, November 29.
2016 — "Wohin geht das Medien- und Kommunikationsrecht?", 12. Österreichisches Rundfunkforum, Vienna, October 21.
2016 — "Standards for media in the context of elections", Parliamentary Conference on Media Freedom as a Cornerstone for Democratic Elections, Parliament of Germany (Bundestag), Berlin, July 4.
2016 — "The right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy in the context of increased security concerns in Europe", Fundamental Rights Forum, Vienna, June 21.
2016 — "The cultural OMC – An assessment", Campus Brussels, Maastricht University, June 20.
2015 — "Communication and Control: Freedom of speech in crisis Europe", Communicative Democracy Conference, Gothenburg, October 6–7.
2015 — Oxford-Style Debate, Media Trends 2015, Webster Vienna Private University, September 10.
2015 — "Main trends and challenges in the new European media culture", MeCETES End-of-Year Workshop, University of Copenhagen, September 8.
2015 — "Media Policy Institutions and Actors", 17th Annual Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute, Oxford, June 29.
2015 — "Institutional and legal frameworks for sustainable protection of human rights in communication", Media, Communication System and Sustainable Development Conference, Panteion University, Athens, May 6–8.
2015 — "The role of legal consciousness in the governance of communicative spaces", FACE Conference: European Media Policy 2015, Helsinki, April 9.
2015 — Drug Knowledge, Use, and Policy Changes, ACUNS Vienna Liaison Office and UNODC, Vienna, January 13.
2014 — "Nachrichten als Code. Technik als Entwicklungstreiber des Journalismus", Neueste Nachrichten Conference, Lüneburg, October 10.
2014 — "The epistemology of Media governance", Munich Center on Governance, Communication, Public Policy and Law, Munich, April 28.
2014 — New Year Welcome Reception to International Researchers, Vienna City Hall, January 9.
2013 — "Web 2.0 is watching you: Was machen Facebook, Google & Co mit unseren Daten?", University of Vienna, November 6.
2013 — "International Media Governance", Institut für Journalistik, Universität der Bundeswehr München, October 21.
2013 — "Sparkurs auf Kosten der Informationsfreiheit. Demokratiedefizit in Griechenland", Presseclub Concordia, Vienna, June 24.
2013 — "Media pluralism in Europe" and "The representation of minorities on Media", Transnational Forum on Civil Rights, IEMed, Barcelona, June 8–9.
2013 — "Global Pivots: Controlling the Narrative", 2013 Milton Wolf Seminar, Diplomatic Academy Vienna, April 16–18.
2013 — First Multistakeholder WSIS+10 Review, UNESCO HQs, Paris, February 25–27.
2012 — European Science Foundation Forward Look Workshop on Identity and the Media, Nicosia, May 16–18.
2012 — ESF workshop "Being European – film, television, cultural policy and everyday life", University of Copenhagen, May 23–25.
2012 — "Slouching to and from Democracy, the case of Hungary", Milton Wolf Seminars, Diplomatic Academy Vienna.
2011 — Cultures and Ethics of Sharing, University of Innsbruck, November 18–19.
2011 — "10 years after 9/11: Security and Freedom of the Press", Reporters without Borders and Medienhaus Vienna, September 9.
2011 — Future of cultural policy: Budget cuts on culture in European countries, "Research Dialogues", London School of Economics, January 12.
2010 — European Imaginaries – European Life Modes Symposium, University of Copenhagen, October.
2009 — Cosmopolitanism and Europe, Special Symposium, Goldsmiths College, University of London, November 28.
2009 — Internet and Youth: Opportunities and Challenges, National and Kapodistrian University Athens, May 5.
2009 — Europe, Identity and Culture, Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence, University of Leeds, Leeds City Hall, March 17.
2008 — Power and Powerlessness: the Geographies of production, consumption and decision-making in global communications, Karlstad University, Sweden, December.
2008 — Gendered Networks Preconference, IAMCR, Stockholm.
2008 — Globalisation and media and cultural policy: the quest for social justice, Glasgow University, April.
2008 — Media(ted) Governance: Culture, media and social cohesion in the EU, University of Leicester, Department of Media and Communication, March 12.
2008 — The Global Brothel: on the culture and political economy of the global pornography industry, Canadian Communication Association, Vancouver, June 4–6.
2007 — Watch this Communicative Space: Tensions and Conflicts in EU communications Policy, International Studies Association Annual Conference, Chicago, February/March.
2006 — Postgraduate Research Students and Equity in Communication Studies, Feminist Division, International Communications Association.
2005 — Feminist Dialogue on the World Summit Information Society, International Communication Association, New York, May.
2004 — "European Public Sphere" Conference, European Social and Cultural Studies Centre, University of Sheffield, September 23–24.
2004 — Cultural Citizenship vs. Cultural Domination, 3rd World Forum of Religions and Cultures, Panteion University Athens, May 7–9.
2004 — Governance and the privatisation of citizenship, WSIS Panel, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, March 26.
2004 — The gender-poiesis of cultural and communications policy, McGill Centre in Research and Training on Women, Montreal, March 4.
2003 — MECCSA Women's Network – Gender and mentoring in the Academe, University of Cardiff, October 31.
2001 — Commission on the Status of Women in Mass Communication Plenary, AEJMC Conference, Washington D.C.
2001 — Communications graduates, tomorrow's academics, Donna Allen Memorial Symposium, Washington D.C.
2001 — Journalism and Regional Media in Europe Conference, Volos, Greece.
2000 — European Information Society and social exclusion, ECCR Panel, Conference of the Austrian, German and Swiss Communication Associations, Vienna.
1999 — Reality TV in Europe, School of Journalism, Institute for Vocational Training XYNI, Athens.
REBOOT Project (Horizon Europe)
Sganga, C., et al. (2026). Integrated policy recommendations & EU Film 2030 Agenda. REBOOT Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18416835
Sarikakis, K., & Haslauer, S. (Eds.). (2026). Policy briefings deriving from WP2-5 M36. REBOOT Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18258831
Sarikakis, K., Zogo, Y. S. C., et al. (2026). Framing AI Legal and Ethical Frontiers in the European Film Industry. REBOOT Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18258831
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2025). Child-Friendly Film Industry. REBOOT Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18242936
Lähdesmäki, T., et al. (2025). Report on young people's preferences. REBOOT Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17466239
Turan, P., et al. (2025). Policy recommendations. REBOOT Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17077824
Ramadani, G., & Sarikakis, K. (2025). Policy Roundtable Meeting. REBOOT Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17670708
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2025). Recommendations on innovation for European film creators. REBOOT Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15309331
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2025). Annual AB reports and Recommendations. REBOOT Project.
Vlassis, A., et al. (2025). Final report on the mapping and EU law of institutional models for the promotion of the EFI. REBOOT Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15781266
Ramadani, G., et al. (2025). Public value as a factor of competitiveness of the European film industry. Policy brief. REBOOT Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14778270
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2024). Governance and public value Report. REBOOT Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19398468
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2024). Engagement and inclusion of young people in the European film industry. Policy brief. REBOOT Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10605191
StreamSCAPES Project (Horizon Europe)
Martinez, M., et al. (2026). D7.1 Policy brief 1: Driving the Sustainable Transition of VOD. StreamSCAPES. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19250493
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2025). D1.1 PlaySCAPES: Set-the-Stage Report on Sustainable Climate Transition and VOD platforms. StreamSCAPES. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17482790
ANIMA MUNDI Project (Horizon Europe)
Le Gall, A., et al. (2026). D13.1 Policy brief 1: Policy recommendations for enhancing global reach of European animation. ANIMA MUNDI. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18762909
Keinonen, H., et al. (2025). D4.1 Set-the-Stage Report on international promotion of European Animation Industry. ANIMA MUNDI. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17482738
Turan, P., et al. (2025). D5.1 Report on the literature review. ANIMA MUNDI. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17243317
GAMEHEARTS Project (Horizon Europe)
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2026). Report Pathways. GAMEHEARTS.
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2026, Forthcoming). Policy Brief 2. GAMEHEARTS.
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2025). Report Children and Youth. GAMEHEARTS.
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2025). Report Women. GAMEHEARTS.
Bagnall, G., et al. (2024). Workshops report. GAMEHEARTS.
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2024). EU/Comparative Policy Report. GAMEHEARTS.
Other Reports
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2019). SIR: National Media Report – Austria: The Presumption of Innocence in Austrian Media Outlets. Media Governance and Industries Research Lab, University of Vienna. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7801889
Mantovaneli, W. P., & Sarikakis, K. (2019). Handbook on Refugees and Higher Education: Reflections based on the Open Learning Initiative Programme. Media Governance and Industries Research Lab, University of Vienna. https://olive.univie.ac.at/Handbook%20Olive_finalrev.pdf
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2017). Far-right Nationalism and Populism in Europe: Assaults on Press Freedom. Media Governance and Industries Research Lab, University of Vienna. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7788304
Sarikakis, K., et al. (2017). Killings of Journalists Worldwide: The Full Cost of a Free Press. An Investigation of the Period 2000–2016. Media Governance and Industries Research Lab, University of Vienna. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7788356
Gudkova, O., & Sarikakis, K. (2023). Proactive and optimal protection of children's digital privacy as the cornerstone for European democracies. Policy Brief, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence FREuDe. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8332922
Active Projects
REBOOT (2023–2026) – Horizon Europe, €3,890,000 – Project Coordinator
GAMEHEARTS (2024–2026) – Horizon Europe, €2,710,000 – Project Co-Coordinator
StreamSCAPES (2025–2028) – Horizon Europe, €400,000 – Principal Investigator, University of Vienna
ANIMA MUNDI (2025–2028) – Horizon Europe, €400,000 – Principal Investigator, University of Vienna
EuroCivic Lab (2024–2026) – Erasmus+ EU, €55,000 – Principal Investigator, University of Vienna
Completed Projects
CICERO Creative Industries Cultural Economy Production Network (2019–2022) – Horizon 2020, €180,000 – Named Researcher
Refugee Education Initiatives – REIs (2019–2021) – Erasmus+, €140,000 – Principal Investigator
Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (2019–2021) – Erasmus+, €100,000 – Principal Investigator
APPEAR – Austrian Partnership Programme in Higher Education and Research for Development (2017–2020) – Principal Investigator
SIR: The Importance of Appearances (2017) – Horizon 2020, €57,408 – Principal Investigator
FIAT/IFTA: Governance of Cultural Memory through Audiovisual Broadcast Archives (2017) – €3,500 – Principal Investigator
Jean Monnet Chair (2016–2019) – Erasmus+, €44,500 – Principal Investigator
Refugee Education Initiatives – REIs (2016–2018) – Erasmus+, €127,000 – Principal Investigator
Freedom of the Press under Pressure – Austria-Hungary Research and Educational Action (2015) – €5,000 – Principal Investigator
The Socialisation of Global Sexually Explicit Imagery (2007–2009) – British Academy, £7,500 – Principal Investigator
Civil Society Media Policy (2007) – Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, £3,700 – Principal Investigator
Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (2007–2008) – £3,800 – Principal Investigator
Communications and Cultural Policy: Impact on Citizenship Rights (2005) – British Academy, £5,000 – Principal Investigator
Doctorate Education in Communication, Culture and Media Studies in the UK (2004) – ADC-LTSN, £5,000 – Principal Investigator
European Parliament and New Media Policies (2002–2003) – Coventry University, £3,000 – Principal Investigator
The EU Media Policy Process (2000) – Coventry University, £3,000 – Principal Investigator
In Search for Equity: The Status of Women in Mass Communication (2001–2002) – Knight Foundation and Freedom Forum, $200,000 – Researcher
Preparing Future Faculty (2001–2003) – Pew Charitable Trust, AACU and NCA, $20,000 – Team Member
Global Media Monitoring Project (2000) – WACC Researcher
Envisioning Europe Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (2008–2009) – European Commission, €40,000 – Member
Awards & Fellowships
European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities – The Diener Prize, Central European University, Budapest (2018)
UNIVIE Teaching Award – Category: Problem Solving, University of Vienna (2018)
UNESCO Fellowship – Host and Supervisor, A. Amupolo (2009–2010)
ESRC Recognition for the PhD Programme, University of Leeds (2007)
British Foundation of Canadian Studies – Travel Grant, Universities of Calgary and Simon Fraser, Canada (2008)
British Academy International Conference Grant (2006)
Commonwealth Research Fellow – Host, Prof. Kiran Prasad, Sri Padmavati Mahila University, India (2007)
PhD Full Scholarship, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland (1997–1999)
Sarikakis, K., Bátorfy, A., Kolokytha, O., Korbiel, I., & Rozgonyi, K. (2017). The Governance of cultural memory through audiovisual broadcast archives: preservation and accessibility in four European countries [Report]. Media Governance and Industries Research Lab, University of Vienna. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7788391
Sarikakis, K., & Rodriguez-Amat, J. R. (2012). Copyright and the Public sphere. In P. de La Broise (Ed.), Communiquer dans un monde de normes.
Sarikakis, K. (2011). Arriving at a crossroads. Feminist Media Studies, 11(1), 115–122.
Sarikakis, K. (2004). Media and communication policy: a definition.
Sarikakis, K. (2013, November 12). Wenn die Medien mit der Politik nicht spielen. Das Jüdische Echo.
2016: Die Furche – guest commentary "Eine alptraumhafte Zukunft verhindern" (also listed under Austrian Media)
2015: Efimerida ton Syntakton – recommendation for law reform on ERT
2015: Efimerida ton Syntakton – "The Case of ERT and the Dismantling of Public Service Broadcasters in Europe"
2015: Efimerida ton Syntakton – "To Whom Does History Belong?"
2013: Sarikakis, K. (2013, November 12). Wenn die Medien mit der Politik nicht spielen. Das Jüdische Echo.
2006: BMS World Mission, Mission Catalyst – media globalisation key theme article
2004: THES – "Why I" column on PhD education
1999–2001: Articles in World View, Times Higher Educational Supplement
2022: Kijuku (online platform) – report on lecture "Kann TikTok die europäische Demokratie retten?" at Kinderuni Wien
2021: Podcast Über Medien Reden – 365 – media and democracy
2017: ERT3 – Austrian elections
2017: ERT3 – fascism, democracy and political polarisations in Austria
2017: ERT3, ALLErt – gender in communication education
2017: Bayerischer Rundfunk, B5 Aktuell – Media Governance Lab research on death of journalists
2016: Athens Radio Flash FM – Austrian Presidential Elections
2016: Netzpolitik.org – report on article "Reluctant activists? The impact of legislative and structural attempts of surveillance on investigative journalism"
2015: ERT3, Allert3 – Greek referendum and debt
2015: ERT1, Proini Enimerosi – media role in covering Greek referendum
2015: ERT, Voice of Greece – requirements of Public Service Media and their mission in Europe
2015: Neue Zürcher Zeitung – Greek public service broadcaster ERT ("Griechenlands Medien. Gezähmte Rundfunk-Piraten")
2015: Efimerida ton Syntakton (Editors' Press) – recommendation for law reform on re-establishment of ERT
2015: EUdyssee international – proximity of media to political elites, myth of the unruly Greeks
2015: Efimerida ton Syntakton – "The Case of ERT and the Dismantling of Public Service Broadcasters in Europe"
2015: ERTOpen, ERA Radio Morning Magazine – audiovisual archives digitalised by ERT
2015: Efimerida ton Syntakton – "To Whom Does History Belong?"
2015: MedienMagazin, B5 (Bayerischer Rundfunk) – Greek elections and NERIT
2015: Council of Europe Conference interview – safety of journalists
2014: Real.gr – Press Freedom Award 2014
2014: The Press Project – media freedom in Greece
2014: Radio Panik (Brussels) – Public Service Media in Europe as the Fourth Estate and ERT
2014: NERIT – Press Freedom, Greek Presidency of the Council of Europe
2014: ERT Discussion Programme Labyrinth, Athens
2014: ERT central news programme – State of Media Policy in Europe, Athens
2014: ET3 Television, Εκπομπή Λαβύρινθος, Greece
2013: Bayerischer Rundfunk – public service broadcasting in Greece
2013: Bayerischer Rundfunk and Ö1 – freedom of expression in times of crisis
Sarikakis, K. (2013, July 4). ERT's closure: a dangerous "success" story for Europe. Greeklish.Info.
2013: Ö1, Europa-Journal – "Griechenland: Vom Ende der Pressefreiheit"
2013: FM4/ORF.at – The Collapse of Greece
2013: ERTOpen Morning Show – Higher Education budget measures in Greece
2013: Der Standard – interview
2012: Reference on website of Hungarian Public Broadcaster MTV
2010: Council of Europe – interview
2008: ERA 2 (Greek Public Service Broadcaster); Agence France Presse; Kathimerini and other Greek media
2004: Alpha Radio – international media coverage of US elections
2026: Interview with Die Presse about the REBOOT project and the future of the European film industry, February 5.
2025: Report by the Austrian Press Agency (APA) about the REBOOT project and the European film industry, November 27.
2025: Interview with Arbeit&Wirtschaft magazine on the media and printing industry crisis, March 13.
2025: Interview with Ö1 Morgenjournal podcast "Gehört vertieft" about data protection, March 3.
Sarikakis, K. (2024). Hellas – Truth, Courage and Governance. In Public Service Media in Europe. Public Value Texte 28 (pp. 71–75)
2022: Wiener Zeitung – history of means of communication, World Letter Writing Day
2021: Moonshot News – effect of European media policy on women and children
2019: Austrian Press Agency (APA) – presumption of innocence in Austrian media
2018: uni:view (University of Vienna magazine) – Europe's youth and adolescents
2018: FM4 – Swiss referendum on public service media and licence fees
2018: Ö1, Punkt Eins – role and importance of public service broadcasters for democracy
2018: Datum – portrait on biography and work
2017: ORF DialogForum (panelist) – "Der Auftrag: Bildung im digitalen Zeitalter"
2017: Wiener Zeitung – research project "SIR – The Importance of Appearances"
2017: Wiener Zeitung – Austrian Parliamentary elections and the concept of "change"
2017: FM4, Reality Check – killings of journalists worldwide; commentary on killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia
2017: Salzburger Nachrichten – coverage of refugee crisis in Austrian newspapers 2015–2017
2017: Die Furche – online trolls, hate speech and fake news in social media
2016: Die Furche – guest commentary "Eine alptraumhafte Zukunft verhindern" on big data and society
2015: FM4, Reality Check – Greek parliamentary vote and Eurozone agreement
2015: ORF ZIB 24 – new Greek government
2015: Ö1, Europa Journal – Greek elections and SYRIZA
2015: FM4, Reality Check – Charlie Hebdo and press freedom
2015: NEWS magazine – TV series Vorstadtweiber and the secret of its success
2015: VICE – interview on the sex industry and pornography
2014: FM4, Reality Check – Press Freedom Award 2014
2014: OKTO, Das Medienquartett – journalism crisis in Greece
2014: FM4, Reality Check – Public Value
2014: Ö1, Von Tag zu Tag – closure of Greek public broadcaster
2014: ORF DialogForum – "Why Greece matters", Department of Communication, Vienna
2014: FM4.ORF.at, Reality Check Saturday Special – media in Greece
2013: Die Furche – "Jede Online-Kommunikation wird überwacht" (online surveillance)
2013: WirtschaftsBlatt – pre-report on Austrian Journalists Congress
Sarikakis, K. (2013). We are all Greeks. In Texte 9, ORF Public Value (pp. 4–6). Österreichischer Rundfunk, ORF.
Sarikakis, K. (2013). More action please! In ORF Public Value Report 2013 (p. 36).
2012: ORF Science – interview
2012: University of Vienna Newspaper (Medienportal) – interview
2011: ORF – interview
2006: BMS World Mission, Mission Catalyst Issue 3/06 – media globalisation article
2025: Interview with Horizon – The EU Research & Innovation Magazine about the REBOOT project and the European film industry, November 20.
2026: Interview with IBC365 on Disney's early license review, April 30.
2015: Al Jazeera English, The Listening Post – ERT re-establishment bill
2014: USA Today – Rebekah Brooks verdict
2014: NHK (Japanese Public Broadcaster), The World is Talking: the Future of the Media 2014 – future of visual media
2009: Vatican Radio Features Programme – pornography and policy
2008: BBC2 documentary Hardcore Profits – expert consultation (screened 2009)
2005: BBC Radio, Europe Today – Television Without Frontiers Directive
2002: BBC World (Greek Service) – Copyright, Microsoft and the Internet
2018: Co-Organiser, "Against Online Hate – For More Online Civility", Department of Communication, University of Vienna
2017: Public Round Table and Workshop: "Reporting European Crisis: Migration. Testimonies from the coverage in Austria, Germany and Greece", University of Vienna
2017: Round Table launching the Jean Monnet Chair of European Media Governance and Integration: "Europe at what price?", University of Vienna
2015: Round Table on Refugees, Media and International Law – 250 in-person attendees, 140 via Periscope, Vienna
2014: Panellist, Uni im Gespräch on social media and privacy – 350+ attendees, press coverage, University of Vienna
2012: Public Lecture "Due Process: Changes, Challenges, Continuities in Global Media Governance" – 240+ academics, ambassadors and industry professionals
2021: Panel Speaker, Wirk in Saloca and Grüne Bildungswerkstatt Carinthia, Krumpendorf
2017: Invited panelist, "Der Auftrag: Bildung" at ORF Dialogforum, Vienna
2016: "Communication rights and forced mobility", 4th Turkish Migration Conference, University of Vienna
2015: Interview at ComLocTV, ComLoc Conference, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana
2015: Expert panellist on hate speech, EBU NEWS Xchange annual conference, Berlin
2014: Expert speaker on quality assurance and social investment in public service media, UNI MEI World Public Service Broadcasting Conference, Vienna
2014: Expert speaker on Constitutional Reform on Freedom of Information in Austria, International Conference, Czech Ministry of Interior, Prague
2014: Invited panellist on privacy and freedom of information in the digital age, Vienna
2014: Invited panelist, "Public-Service-Medien zwischen Überleben, Veränderung und Neustart" (ORF DialogForum), Vienna
2014: Invited expert and General Rapporteur, Council of Europe Gender Equality Conference – Media and the Image of Women
2014: Invited panelist, "Why Greece matters – Meinungsfreiheit, Medienqualität und der europäische Horizont" (ORF DialogForum), Vienna
Sarikakis, K. (2013). Greece: a critical assessment of the forced closure of ERT, the Hellenic Public Broadcasting Corporation. AEJ Annual Congress 2013. Brussels, Belgium.
Sarikakis, K. (2012). 'Crisis' – 'Democracy' – 'Europe': terms of contract? Framing public debates of the crisis. [Workshop of the Austrian Research Association on the Financial Crisis of the 21st Century]. https://www.oefg.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Beitrag_Sarikakis.pdf
Expert consultations: OSCE; Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA); UNESCO; UNISO; UNODC; Austrian Public Service Broadcaster (ORF); Ministry of Digital Infrastructure, South Korea; Ministry of Interior, Czech Republic; Media Regulator, Republic of North Macedonia
2016: Venice Commission – 13th European Conference of Electoral Management Bodies, Working Session on monitoring media during pre-electoral periods, Bucharest
2014: Invited expert on shutdown of Greek public broadcaster ERT, European Parliament, Brussels
2014: Invited expert on Media and the Image of Women findings, Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland, Warsaw
2005: Gender and the World Summit Information Society, International Women's Tribune, New York
Council of Europe, Women and the Media Rapporteur
2015: Rapporteur, Council of Europe Conference "Freedom of expression: Still a precondition for democracy?", Strasbourg
2013: General Rapporteur, Council of Europe Gender Equality Conference – Media and the Image of Women
Consultation and evidence, European Parliament
Consultation, Home Office, UK
Sarikakis, K. (2021, June). Monitoring guidelines for the media regulatory authority in North Macedonia on regulation and monitoring of the application of reporting standards in gender-based violence cases in the media. Audiovisual Media Services Directive/Council of Europe. https://avmu.mk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ENG-Monitoring-Guidelines_fv-for-approval.pdf
Sarikakis, K. (2013, November). Media and the image of women. Report of the 1st Conference of the Council of Europe Network of National Focal Points on Gender Equality. Council of Europe. https://rm.coe.int/1680590587
Brouillette, A. (Ed.). (2012). An Assessment of the Consistency of Hungary's Media Laws with European Practices and Norms. CMCS, Central European University. [Country Expert Austria]. https://www.eui.eu/Documents/General/DebatingtheHungarianConstitution/HungarianMediaLawsinEurope.pdf
2011: Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly – written evidence on Privacy and Social Media
2009: Oral evidence to the Papadopoulos Review, UK Home Office, Violent Crime Unit – on interindustrial links between mainstream media and pornographic production
2009: Written evidence to the Papadopoulos Review, UK Home Office – on sexualisation and the communications industry
2009: UK Expert and ELIAMEP Coordinator, European Parliament report on Digital Rights Management in the Music Industry
2008: Evidence at European Parliament Public Hearing on Culture and Europe of Regions
2001: UNESCO consultation meeting on future communications research agenda and WSIS, University of Leicester
Elected Chair, High Level Committee of Experts on Quality Journalism, Council of Europe
Chair, Administrative Board, ERT3, Hellenic Public Service Broadcaster (ERT), Greece
Advisory roles: Association for Progressive Communications (International NGO); Open Learning Initiative for Refugees (OLIVE); Charity Action for Mental Health, UK
2019–2020: Group of Experts, Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM2020), European University Institute
2013: Council of Europe Rapporteur on Media and the Image of Women
2010–2015: Member, interdisciplinary expert team providing independent expertise to the European Parliament in audiovisual policy, hosted by ELIAMEP
2010: Council of Europe Expert, Internet Governance Forum, Vilnius
2010: Expert, APC EroTICs project on sexual citizenship, Barcelona
2007–2010: Peterborough City Council steering group, Pride in Peterborough cultural economy programme
2014: Member, expert panel for pilot testing of Media Pluralism Monitor, ELIAMEP/EUI
1997–2001: Public Communications and Information Consultant, Ayr Action for Mental Health Charity, Scotland