Tasks

The International Media Institute is an association of scientists and journalists from various fields of expertise for research into the phenomenon of false news, so-called fake news, from private or governmental sources. We want to promote the worldwide cooperation of media professionals, prevent Fake News and thus work in the spirit of the United Nations, the European Union and the Council of Europe.

Our Team

• Dr. Reinhardt Badegruber

Expert for Poland/Ukraine

• Fritz Edlinger (+ 2024)

Editor-in-Chief, INTERNATIONAL – Journal for International Politics

Member of the Institute’s Board of Directors

• Univ. Prof. Hannes Fellner, MA PhD

Expert for Southeast Asia, University of Vienna

Institute Director

• Dr. Elisabeth Heresch

Expert for Russia

Member of the Institute’s Board of Directors

• Univ. Prof. Dr. Gerd Kaminski (+ 2022)

Austrian Institute for China and Southeast Asia Research

Honorary President

• Benedikt Kasses

Webmaster

Member of the Institute’s Board of Directors

• Univ.Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kubin

Expert for China, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University Bonn

Member of the Institute’s Board of Directors

• Mag. Jan Marot

Expert for Spain, Latin America & Magreb

Member of the Institute’s Board of Directors

• Mag. Paraskevi Tselepou

Expert for Greece, Cyprus & Middle East

Member of the Institute’s Board of Directors

• Prof. Fred Turnheim

Journalist, book author, adult educator

Institute Director

• Harald Vaca

Chief Financial Officer – Member of the Institute’s Board of Directors

• Ivan Zupa

Expert for the Balkan countries

Member of the Institute’s Board of Directors

Auditor

• Dkfm. Franz Gogg

• Mag. Johannes Mörtl