Dr Anna Orfanidou

Dr. Anna G. Orfanidou is a lecturer at the University of York Europe Campus, where she teaches Journalism and Communication. She is a researcher at the International Peace Journalism Laboratory and a member of the Digital Communication Network Global. Her research focuses on Media Literacy and News Consumption. She has presented her work at numerous international conferences and has published six articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. A native Greek speaker, she is also fluent in English, German, French, Spanish, and Turkish. She was awarded her doctoral degree with distinction (“Excellent”) from the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, School of Economic and Political Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In addition, she is an active journalist and a member of the Journalists’ Union of Macedonia and Thrace Daily Newspapers

BA in Communication and Digital Media

-Introduction to Communication
-Introduction to Journalism
-Writing Across Media
-Writing for Social Media
-Negotiation and Conflict Management
-Personal Data and Privacy

Media Literacy

Digital Media

Misinformation

Disinformation

News Consumption

Orfanidou, A., 2025. Digital Immigrants: Media Literacy Skills and Combating Information Disorder.

Orfanidou, A. and Panagıotou, N., 2025. Global Media Content: Engagement and Interpretation by the Greek Audience. İmgelem, (16), pp.345-376.

Orfanidou, A. and Panagıotou, N., 2025. Exploring Factors Associated With Violence and Antisocial Behavior In Sports Stadiums. Habitus Toplumbilim Dergisi, (6), pp.187-210.

Orfanidou, A.G. and Panagiotou, N.S., 2024. Greek young audience perceptions and beliefs on different aspects of TV watching. Journalism and Media, 5(2), pp.500-514.

Orfanidou, A. and Panagiotou, N., 2023. Digital natives: Media literacy, news consumption and habits. İmgelem, 7(13), pp.669-692.

aorfanidou@york.citycollege.eu