Laura Amigo

Laura Amigo is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Media and Journalism (IMeG), Università della Svizzera italiana, and a lecturer in communication at the University of Lille, France. She is currently a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK.

Her research examines the transformation of journalism in a hybrid media environment through three complementary lines of inquiry:

1. Changes in journalistic practices and organisational strategies, exploring the role of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence;

2. Audience proximity, examining how journalists and news organisations foster connections with audiences both through and beyond news production;

3. The reconfiguration of journalistic authority, analysing journalism's responses to societal challenges and technological change, particularly through news literacy initiatives.

She has collaborated in national and European research projects supported by institutions such as the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), the French National Research Agency (ANR) and the European Union (EU). Recently, she led a project commissioned by the Swiss Federal Media Commission evaluating journalism’s relevance, and headed a study funded by the Initiative for Media Innovation (IMI) on news media engagement with virtual worlds. She is currently a researcher on the Horizon Europe DIACOMET project, where she studies ethical challenges in public communication, especially in relation to AI and journalism.

Her work has been published in journals such as New Media & Society, Digital Journalism, and Journalism Studies. She regularly presents her research in international conferences and gives invited lectures at universities across Europe. 

Laura Amigo is co-chair of the Journalism Studies Division of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research. She received the qualification for appointment as associate professor in communication sciences from the French National Council of Universities. She holds a PhD in journalism and communication from the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, following earlier studies in communication and political science in France.