Stefanie Barth
Stefanie Barth has been a student assistant for science communication at HIIG since April 2022.
She is currently studying for her Master’s degree in Journalism and Communication Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, focusing on the intersection of digitalisation and democracy. Previously, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication Studies and Political Science at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.
Besides her studies, Stefanie worked for several years as an editor for print and online formats. Later, she worked for an urban environmental association in the department of “environmental policy work and urban design” as well as in press and public relations. Before HIIG, she designed marketing and advertising campaigns for a start-up and supported the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society in research on “digital networking and the information economy of right-wing actors”.