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Katerina Eva Matsa

Director, News and Information Research

Expertise:News and Information

Katerina Eva Matsa is the director of news and information research at Pew Research Center, where she specializes in news habits and attitudes in the U.S. and Europe. She is an expert on the impact of technology and politics on the news and information environment and the use of multiple methodologies, including survey methods, content analysis and computational science.

Matsa has authored various studies, including on local news, social media, news consumption, and political polarization and media habits. She regularly speaks with academic, commercial, non-profit, and government stakeholders in the North America and Europe. Katerina is fluent in both English and Greek and has provided commentary to NPR, the BBC, and the World Economic Forum. She did graduate work in the communications doctoral program at American University, holds an M.Sc. in Politics and Government in the European Union from the London School of Economics, an M.A. in Communication from Georgetown University, and a B.A. degree in Political Science from Panteion University in Athens, Greece.

Publications

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    Rise of Greek nationalist ‘Golden Dawn’ party coincides with Greece’s economic crisis

    The Greek government is preparing to try several lawmakers representing the Golden Dawn, a nationalist and anti-immigrant party that the government describes as “neo-Nazi.” The upcoming trial is related to the fatal stabbing of an anti-fascist rap musician on Sept. 18, by a Golden Dawn sympathizer. Golden Dawn,  a far right wing party whose motto […]

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    Gibbs takes over a troubled Time magazine

    Nancy Gibbs, Time magazine’s newly-named managing editor — and the first woman to hold that position — takes the reins at an uncertain time in the publication’s history.

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    How Al Jazeera Tackled the Crisis Over Syria

    The crisis in Syria is the first mega-story to break since Al Jazeera America debuted on August 20. A new report on coverage of the evolving Syria story examines how the newest cable channel stacked up with such competitors as CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and BBC America.

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    News magazines hit by big drop in ad pages

    In a difficult advertising environment for the magazine industry overall, newly-released numbers from the Association of Magazine Media (MPA) show the nation’s news magazines being hit particularly hard.

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    Newsweek By the Numbers

    After a few very difficult years, Newsweek magazine, which sold for $1 three years ago, may be up for sale again. A Pew Research Center analysis of news magazine economics in the past half dozen years finds that in a difficult period for newsweeklies in general, the turmoil and decline at Newsweek has been particularly noteworthy.