DDr. phil. et iur. Krisztina Rozgonyi, MBA
Senior Scientist (University of Klagenfurt)
Lecturer at the University of Klagenfurt
Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC)
Austrian Academy of Sciences / University of Klagenfurt
A-1010 Wien, Bäckerstraße 13 / 1. Stock, Austria
Phone (+43-1) 51581-3119
Email: krisztina.rozgonyi(at)oeaw.ac.at
Research interests
Media and digital platforms’ governance; infocommunication policy and regulation; rule of law & the media; accountability regimes and the representation of public interest; media & gender mainstreaming
Academic Education
Academic Education
2014-2018 Doctoral studies in Media and Communication Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna (PhD./Dr.); (Thesis: ‘The governance of spectrum - towards good media governance’)
2006-2008 Studies in Business Administration, Central European University, Budapest (MBA)
1995-2001Studies in Media and Communication, Eötvös Lóránd University, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Budapest (Mag. phil.)
1991-1996 Studies in Law and State science, Eötvös Lóránd University, Faculty of Law, Budapest (Dr. iur.)
Professional Career
Professional Career
Since 2022: Senior Scientist at the Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC), Austrian Academy of Sciences | Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, ‘Media Accountability & Media Change’ Research Group
2016-2021: Assistant Professor (PostDoc), University of Vienna, Department of Media and Communication, Vienna
2019: Adjunct Faculty, Webster Vienna Private University, Vienna
2010-ongoing: Senior international media, telecommunication and IP legal and policy expert (ITU/UN, UNESCO, Council of Europe, European Commission, World Bank InfoDev, OSCE, BBC MA)
2010-2014: Attorney-at-law, Partner, PRK Partners Budapest Fábry Law Firm, Budapest
2004-2010: Member of the Board, 2006-2010 Vice Chairperson, 2010 Chairperson/President, The Hungarian Communication Authority, Budapest
2004-ongoing: Lecturer, University of Pécs, Department for Infocommunication and Law, Budapest/Pécs
2014-2016: Lecturer, ELTE University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Media and Communication, Budapest
1996-2003: Attorney-at-law, Partner, Law Firm of Győri & Associates, Budapest
1995-1996: Deputy director of the Secretariat for Civil Relations, Ministry of Culture and Education, Budapest
Fellowships and Awards
Fellowships and Awards
2020 Best-Practice-Service Learning project; University of Vienna
2006 'For the Hungarian Informatics', Award of the Hungarian Government
2000 Visiting Research Fellow, Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva
University, New York, US
Reviewing Activities
Reviewing Activities
Rozgonyi, K.: Reviewerin für ICA - International Communication Association (seit 2018)
Rozgonyi, K.: Reviewerin für Journal of Telecommunications Policy (seit 2022)
Rozgonyi, K.: Reviewerin für Journal for Digital Media & Policy (seit 2017)
Rozgonyi, K.: Reviewerin für Internet Policy Review (seit 2022)
Rozgonyi, K.: Reviewerin für Springer Nature Humanities & Social Sciences (seit 2023)
Rozgonyi, K.: Reviewerin für Journalism and Media (seit 2023)
Memberships in Professional Associations
Memberships in Professional Associations
Since July 2023: Member of the Advisory Board; HDMO - Hungarian Digital Media Observatory (Link)
From April to June 2023: Jurymitglied; Wiener Medieninitiative (Link)
2021- ongoing Member of the Review Board to advise RTR GmBH (Austria) on the allocation of public funds to private and non-profit broadcasters; Vienna, Austria
2019 - ongoing Member, Privacy&Sustainable Computing Lab@Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
2018 - ongoing Policy expert, Central European University Center for Media, Data and Society (CMDS), Media Policy Hub, Budapest, Hungary
2017 – 2019 Vice Chair (elect); International Communication Association, Communication Law and Policy Division
2011 - 2018 Chair; Hungarian Lawyers Association, Media and Advertising Division, Budapest, Hungary
2009 - ongoing Member of the Editorial Advisory Board; Journal of Digital Media & Policy, Intellect, UK
2004 - ongoing Member of the Advisory Board; Journal of Infocommunication and Law, Pécs, Hungary
2002 - 2015 Member of the Presidium; National Body of Experts on Copyright, Budapest, Hungary
2001 - 2003 Member of the Legal Committee; Hungarian Advertising Association, Budapest, Hungary
Publications
Publications pre-2022
Publications pre-2022
Complete list of publications pre-2022: ORCID
Most important publications
Rozgonyi, K. (2021) ‘Education for social change: The potentials of participatory teaching and learning with students in media and communication education’, Journalism Education, 10:1, pp. 19-33. https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.268
Rozgonyi, K. (2020). Negotiating new audiovisual rules for Video Sharing Platforms: proposals for a Responsive Governance Model of speech online. Revista Catalana de Dret Públic – Catalan Journal of Public Law, 61, 83-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.2436/rcdp.i61.2020.3537
Kolokytha, O., Korbiel, I., Rozgonyi, K., & Sarikakis, K. (2019). Who’s Afraid of the Past: The Role of Archives in Shaping the Future of PSBs. VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture, 8(16), 5–17. http://doi.org/10.18146/2213-0969.2019.jethc171
Rozgonyi, K. (2019). ‘The governance of digital switchover of terrestrial television in the European Union: the role of policy framing’, Journal of Digital Media & Policy. Vol. 10 Number 1, pp. 67–87. http://doi.org/10.1386/jdmp.10.1.67_1
Rozgonyi, K. (2018). “The governance of spectrum: a possible venue of accountability for global telecommunication", Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance. Vol. 20 Issue: 3, pp. 273-287. https://doi.org/10.1108/DPRG-09-2017-0050
Sarikakis, K. and Kolokytha, O.; Rozgonyi, K. (2016). ‘Copyright (and) Culture: The governance of Audiovisual Archives’, Info - The journal of policy, regulation and strategy for telecommunications, information and media, Volume 18 Issue 6, pp. 42-54. https://doi.org/10.1108/info-05-2016-0019
Polyák, G. and Rozgonyi, K. (2015). ‘Monitoring media regulators’ independence – Evidence-based indicators, Hungarian experience’, International Journal of Digital Television, 6: 3, pp. 257–273. https://doi.org/10.1386/jdtv.6.3.257_1
Lengyel, M. and Rozgonyi, K. (2010). ‘Digital switchover in Hungary: achievements and challenges’, International Journal of Digital Television, 1: 2, pp: 173-191. https://doi.org/10.1386/jdtv.1.2.173_1
Books and Monographs
Books and Monographs
Peer-Reviewed Articles and Book Chapters
Peer-Reviewed Articles and Book Chapters
- . (2023). Accountability and platforms' governance: the case of online prominence of public service media content. Internet Policy Review, 12, n/a. doi:10.14763/2023.4.1723
- . (2023). The Audiovisual Media Services Directive and the Effectiveness of Media Transparency Requirements. In European Audiovisual Policy in Transition (pp. 135-153). New York: Routledge.
- . (2022). Austria: Critical junctures in the media transformation process. In Approaching deliberative communication: Studies on monitoring capability and on critical junctures of media development in 14 EU countries, CS2. In (pp. 2-36). Tartu: Mediadelcom. Retrieved from https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/Institute/CMC/PDF/Eberwein_Krakovsky_Oggolder_Rozgonyi_2022_AUSTRIA_Critical_junctures_in_the_media_transformation_process_CS2.pdf
- . (2022). Accountability and platforms governance: the case of online prominence of Public Service Media content. In ORF (Ed.), Public Value Studie (Öffentlich-Rechtliche Qualität Im Diskurs) (pp. 50-90). Wien: ORF. Retrieved from https://zukunft.orf.at/show_content.php?sid=147&pvi_id=2386&pvi_medientyp=t&oti_tag=
- . (2022). CHAPTER 1: The concepts of gender and gender equality [Gender və gender bərabərliyi konsepsiyaları]. In A. Bəşirli (Ed.), Gender Equality and Media Freedom [Gender Bərabərliyi və Media Azadlığı] (pp. 8-21). Baku: Tahsil Publishing House [Təhsil Nəşriyyat‐Poliqrafiya].
- . (2022). CHAPTER 3: Legal aspects of gender equality: international practice and Council of Europe Standards [Gender bərabərliyi huquqi konsepsiya kimi. Gender bərabərliyinin sosial ədalətlə və media azadlığı ilə əlaqəsi]. In A. Bəşirli (Ed.), Gender Equality and Media Freedom [Gender Bərabərliyi və Media Azadlığı] (pp. 39-56). Baku: Tahsil Publishing House [Təhsil Nəşriyyat‐Poliqrafiya].
- . (2022). CHAPTER 7: Sexism in Media [Mediada Cinsiyyətçilik]. In A. Bəşirli (Ed.), Gender Equality and Media Freedom [Gender Bərabərliyi və Media Azadlığı] (pp. 109-120). Baku: Tahsil Publishing House [Təhsil Nəşriyyat‐Poliqrafiya].
- . (2022). CHAPTER 8: Gender-based violence and sexist hate speech in the media [Genderəsaslı zorakılıq və mediada cinsiyyətci nifrət nitqi]. In A. Bəşirli (Ed.), Gender Equality and Media Freedom [Gender Bərabərliyi və Media Azadlığı] (pp. 121-131). Baku: Tahsil Publishing House [Təhsil Nəşriyyat‐Poliqrafiya].
- . (2022). Policy diffusion and Internet governance: reflections on copyright and privacy. In M. Marzouki & Calderaro, A. (Eds.), Internet Diplomacy: Shaping the Global Politics of Cyberspace (pp. 195-211). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
Other Articles and Book Chapters
Other Articles and Book Chapters
- . (2022). Azerbaijan - Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on the Law on Media, adopted by the Venice Commission at its 131st Plenary Session (Venice, 17-18 June 2022). (Council of Europe - EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR DEMOCRACY THROUGH LAW (VENICE COMMISSION), Ed.). Retrieved from https://venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/?pdf=CDL-AD(2022)009-e
Research Papers
Research Papers
- . (2023). Report on novelties in the 2018 Audiovisual Media Services Directive revision and proposed interventions into the Serbian Law on Electronic Media and the Law on Advertising (in part relevant for the 2018 AVMSD transposition). Retrieved from https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/a/1/539114.pdf
- . (2022). Report on ‘Armenia’s Media Sector Needs Assessment’ on behalf of the Council of Europe. Retrieved from https://rm.coe.int/armenia-tp-needsassessmentreport-update2022-jul22-2756-5040-1542-v-1-e/1680a841de.
- . (2022). Study on ‘Media and Gender: Towards a balanced gender representation and participation in the media in Bosnia and Herzegovina’. [Media and Information Literacy: for Human Rights and More Democracy Project (2020 – 2022).]. Retrieved from https://rm.coe.int/mil-study-5-media-and-gender-v-30-06-2022/1680a7249a
- . (2021). Implementing European and International Standards on Media and Information Literacy in various domestic institutions: A study on good practices in selected member States of the Council of Europe and their relevance to the context of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved from https://rm.coe.int/mil-eng-study-1-implementing-mil-standards-rozgonyikostic/1680a666ca
Popular Articles and Book Chapters
Popular Articles and Book Chapters
- . (2023). ‘CREDIBLE PUBLIC INFORMATION COULD ALSO BE A KEY ELEMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DISINFORMATION’ (‘A HITELES KÖZSZOLGÁLATI TÁJÉKOZTATÁS A DEZINFORMÁCIÓ ELLENI HARC EGYIK LEGFONTOSABB ELEME IS LEHETNE’). Interview with Lakmusz Online in Hungarian. Lakmusz.hu. Retrieved from https://www.lakmusz.hu/a-hiteles-kozszolgalati-tajekoztatas-a-dezinformacio-elleni-harc-egyik-legfontosabb-eleme-is-lehetne/
- . (2023). „Es war einmal ein alter Freund von Viktor Orbán..“ – Interview Von Helmut Atteneder. Medienexpertin Krisztina Rozgonyi erzählt die Geschichte der staatlichen Übernahme von Ungarns Medien. Oö Nachrichten. Retrieved from https://www.nachrichten.at/kultur/es-war-einmal-ein-alter-freund-von-viktor-orban;art16,3844289
- . (2022). Medienfreiheit unter Druck: Warum der Raum für unabhängigen Journalismus und Meinungsfreiheit in Mittel- und Osteuropa weiter schrumpft und wie die Situation durch soziale Medien weiter verschärft wird, erklärt ÖAW-Medienforscherin Krisztina Rozgonyi im Interview. [Interview mit der ÖAW PR]. Öaw Homepage. Retrieved from https://www.oeaw.ac.at/news/freie-medien-unter-druck
- . (2022). Ezt a háborút a „fejekben”, a mediatizált térben készítették elő [This war was prepared in the “heads”, the mediatized space] [Interview with Hermann Irén]. Kreativ. Retrieved from https://kreativ.hu/cikk/ezt-a-haborut-a-fejekben-a-mediatizalt-terben-keszitettek-elo
Lectures
Lectures (2021-2017)
Lectures (2021-2017)
Keynotes
‘Information Disorder: What We Have Learned So Far? Countering Disinformation in the Context of Freedom of the Media: Key Concepts’ – Conference by the Council of Europe on “Responding to Disinformation: European practices and standards”. Keynote speaker. 17 February, 2021, Kiev (online).
'Freedom of expression, freedom of the media and COVID-19 in the European Union and beyond' – School for Journalists and Media Practitioners at the Centre for Media Pluralism and Freedom (CMPF), at the European University Institute. Keynote speaker. 20 October, 2020, Florence (online).
‘Communication, freedom and the guardians thereof’ – the Inaugural Lecture of the Veszelovszki Zsolt Memorial Lecture Series; Keynote speaker. 14 September, 2018, Budapest.
‘Building trust: what role for national regulators?’ – Telecoms and Media Forum of the International Institute for Communication on “Artificial Intelligence and the future Digital Single Market”; Keynote speaker. 24-25 April 2018, Brussels.
‘The revision of European Union regulation of audiovisual media’, Keynote Speaker. North East Europe Regional Rounds of Price Media Law Moot Court Competition, 15 December 2017, Kiev.
‘Copyright (and) Culture: the governance of audiovisual broadcast archives – legal en(dis)ablers’, Keynote Speaker. CopyCamp 2017 conference, 28 Sept, 2017, Warsaw.
Invited lectures
‘Governance, Video Sharing Platforms & codes of conduct’: presentation at the meeting of the European Platform for Media Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) on 21 October, 2021, Strasbourg (online).
‘Combatting sexism in media and advertising - role of regulator: international standards and good practices of European countries’; Speaker at the dedicated webinar for the National TV and Radio Broadcasting Council of Ukraine on 15 September, 2021 (online).
‘Regulating Online Media: a balancing act – recent development in Europe and its implications to Georgia’; Georgian Internet Governance Forum (GeoIGF), Speaker. 13 November 2019, Tbilisi.
‘Trust in E-Governance: Data Protection and Privacy’; 5th Forum of IT Directors of Ukraine, Speaker. 11 Sept, 2019, Kiev.
‘Information disorder in the digital environment and its implications for political/electoral campaigning’; Council of Europe Seminar “The Impact of the Social Media and the Internet on Election Processes in the Kyrgyz Republic”, Speaker. 25 April 2019, Bishkek.
‘The governance of spectrum – towards good media governance’; International Telecommunications Union Workshop on “Trends in new broadcasting technologies, services and applications”, Speaker. 18 March 2019, Geneva.
‘Safeguarding children from online harms - The regulation of online media platforms in the EU’; International Institute for Communication Conference on “Building a Safe Online Environment for Children”; Panelist. 8-9 February 2017, Bangkok.
Other lectures
‘Communicating memory: audiovisual archives as formats of remembering’; ECREA Pre-Conference “Towards a Polyphony of Memory? Media, Communication and Memory in the Digital Age”; Speaker. 31 October 2018, Lugano.
’Meeting the Rule of the Law standards’: discussing the recent amendments to the Law on electronic communications and the Law on broadcasting of Georgia; Plenary Session of the Venice Commission at the Council of Europe; Speaker 20 March 2021, Strasbourg (online).
Keynotes
Keynotes
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06/07/2023
, Bishkek
Rozgonyi, K.
Safeguards for freedom of expression and media pluralism in the age of algorithms and artificial intelligence (Central Asia)
Masterclass in the framework of the OSCE RFoM project to put a spotlight on the impact of artificial intelligence on freedom of expression (SAIFE) -
16/05/2023
, Skopje (remote)
Rozgonyi, K.
Safeguards for freedom of expression and media pluralism in the age of algorithms and artificial intelligence (Southeastern Europe)
Masterclass in the framework of the OSCE RFoM project to put a spotlight on the impact of artificial intelligence on freedom of expression (SAIFE) -
11/04/2023
, online
Rozgonyi, K.
Research to Advocacy: how to build up engagement. The case of the European Media Freedom Act
The EuromediApp Spring School opening session -
29/03/2023
, Brussels
Rozgonyi, K.
"Media for Good and for Everyone” - the role of the future European Board for Media Services and the challenges faced by national regulators and regulatees
Joint EPRA-Cullen International conference -
21/03/2022
, Berlin
Rozgonyi, K.
From insult to injury: the state of freedom of expression in Central Eastern Europe in the era of the digital
Making Sense of the Digital Society
Invited Lectures
Invited Lectures
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05/12/2023
, Strasbourg
Rozgonyi, K.
Prominence of audiovisual content and services of general interest
Panellist at the workshop organised by the European Audiovisual Observatory -
15/11/2023
, Tirana
Rozgonyi, K.
Strike the Balance Between Policy and Self-Regulation to counter disinformation in Western Balkans
Panellist at the VerityCon23 International Conference 'Navigating the Disinformation Era' organised by the Western Balkans Fund -
05/04/2023
, Budapest
Rozgonyi, K.
The academic journey: across borders and histories
Panel discussion at ELTE Budapest -
27/01/2023
, Budapest
Rozgonyi, K
PSM content online as an antidote to dis-/misinformation: accountability regimes and platforms’ governance
Fighting Disinformation - Research seminar of the Hungarian Digital Media Observatory -
22/11/2022
, Vilnius
Rozgonyi, K
Public service media between pressure and expectations: standards and practice
Presentation at the ‚Public Service Media for Democracy' conference, organised by the Council of Europe and the European Broadcasting Union, in partnership with the Lithuanian National Radio and Television (Vilnius) -
21/11/2022
, Vilnius
Rozgonyi, K
Threats to women journalists
Presentation at the hearing of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Sub-committee on Media and Information Society -
25/10/2022
, Sarajevo
Rozgonyi, K
Presentation of the Study on “Media and Gender” [online]
“Media and Information Literacy” Conference, organised by the Council of Europe and UNESCO. -
13/10/2022
, Aarhus
Rozgonyi, K
Accountability and platforms' governance: the case of online prominence of Public Service Media content [online]
Presentation at ECREA's Communications Law and Policy section’s virtual session. -
11/10/2022
, Vienna
Rozgonyi, K
The role of platforms‘ accountability in times of crisis‘
Intervention at the OSCE #SAIFE expert workshop on content governance in times of crises [online] -
24/03/2022
, Chisinau
Rozgonyi, K.
European approaches on disinformation through the lens of media regulatory authorities [online]
Policy Workshop of the Council of Europe
Other Lectures
Other Lectures
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02/11/2023
, Salzburg
Rozgonyi, K. Weinand, J. Wistehube, S.
Media pluralism online: exploring new safeguards for PSM content delivery
Paper Presentation (In-Person) at the 2023 ECREA COMMUNICATION LAW AND POLICY WORKSHOP -
15/06/2023
, Kaunas
Eberwein, T. Porlezza, C. Rozgonyi, K.
All together now: Fostering inclusive practices of media accountability – Lessons from a comparative study.
15th Conference on Baltic Studies in Europe (CBSE), Vytautas Magnus University -
13/06/2023
, Kaunas
Eberwein, T., Rozgonyi, K., & Krakovsky, C.
Mapping media accountability: The case of Austria.
Kick-off meeting of the project “Fostering capacity building for civic resilience and participation: Dialogic communication ethics and accountability” (DIACOMET), Vytautas Magnus University -
27/05/2023
, Toronto
Rozgonyi, K.
Accountability and Platforms' Governance: The Case of Online Prominence of Public Service Media Content.
73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA): Reclaiming Authenticity in Communication -
04/04/2023
, [online]
Eberwein, T. Rozgonyi, K. Saurwein, F.
From liability to responsibility and risk management: Public discourses on AI and algorithmic platform governance.
The Platform Governance Research Network Conference 2023: Imagining Sustainable, Trustworthy, and Democratic Platform Governance -
19/09/2022
, Vienna
Rozgonyi, K
Accountability and platforms' governance: the case of online prominence of Public Service Media content’
Vortrag bei: RIPE 2022 Conference “Between the Fourth Estate and the Fifth Power: Conservation and Innovation in PSM Journalism” -
25/03/2022
, Vienna
Rozgonyi, K.
Freedom and the media in Central Eastern Europe: a negative balance
Rechtsstaat und Demokratie unter Druck [Rule of Law and Democracy under Pressure]
Popular Lectures
Popular Lectures
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29/03/2023
Rozgonyi, K.
I work on public media, I left Hungary for a reason [A közmédiával foglalkozom, nem véletlenül mentem el Magyarországról]
Interview with Magyar Hang (in Hungarian) -
01/05/2022
, Wien
Rozgonyi, K.
Democratic backsliding and further limitations to media freedom in Hungary and in Serbia in light of the recent elections in the respective countries. [Podcast with FALTER: Ungarn und Serbien nach der Wahl]
Podcast with FALTER -
30/04/2022
, Wien
Rozgonyi, K.
#460 Krisztina Rozgonyi: Was wirklich fehlt, dass die RTR über die Zukunft der Medienregulierung forscht. [Podcast with VsUM (Verein zur Förderung eines selbstbestimmten Umgangs mit Medien)]
VsUM.tv, 30.04.22