Research

research

Books

  • Karyotakis, M.-A., & Lo, K. (forthcoming-Springer). Working Title: The Belt and Road Initiative and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road: A Global Study From Europe to the Asia-Pacific.

Refereed Journal Articles (16)

  • Karyotakis, M.-A., Lamprou, E., Kiourexidou, M., & Antonopoulos, N. (2019). SEO Practices: A Study about the Way News Websites Allow the Users to Comment on Their News Articles. Future Internet, 11(9), 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi11090188 [Pdf (1.97 MB)]
  • Antonopoulos, N., Karyotakis, M.-A., Kiourexidou, M., & Veglis, A. (2019). Media Websites Environmental Communication: Operational Practices and News Coverage. World of Media. Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies, 2, 44–63. https://doi.org/10.30547/worldofmedia.2.2019.3 [Pdf (414 KB)]
  • Karyotakis, M.-A., Antonopoulos, N., Veglis, A., & Kiourexidou, M. (2018). Tourist go home: Communication and Propaganda on YouTube. Journal of Media Critiques, 4(14), 323–337. https://doi.org/10.17349/jmc118224 [Pdf (339 KB)]
  • Karyotakis, M.-A., Panagiotou, N., Antonopoulos, N., & Kiourexidou, M. (2017). Digital Media Framing of the Egyptian Arab Spring: Comparing Al Jazeera, BBC and China Daily. Studies in Media and Communication, 5(2), 66–75. https://doi.org/10.11114/smc.v5i2.2664 [Pdf (272 KB)]

Book Chapters (6)

  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2025). Framing Wildlife through National Geographic: Animal Logic in the Anthropocene. In The Wild: Image, Industry, and Technology, Lexington Books. [YouTube – AI Podcast (EN)]
  • Karyotakis, M.-A., Lamprou, E., Kiourexidou M., & Antonopoulos N. (2022). Crowdfunding, crowdsourcing and crowdcreation in media websites. In S. Iordanidou & C. Dagoula (Eds.), 6+1 Proposals for the Future of Journalism: Reflections and approaches through a European perspective (pp. 42–52). Intellect.
  •  Karyotakis, M.-A. (2021). Communicating Hate on YouTube: The Macedonian Identity in Focus. In I. Chiluwa (Ed.), Discourse and Conflict: Analysing Text and Talk of Conflict, Hate and Peace-Building (pp. 203–226). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76485-2_8
  • Antonopoulos, N., & Karyotakis, M.-A. (2020). Data Journalism. In D. L. Merskin (Ed.), The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society (Vol. 1, pp. 440–441). Thousands Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications,  Inc. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n175 [PDF (726 KB)]
  • Antonopoulos, N., & Karyotakis, M.-A. (2020). Environmental Communication. In D. L. Merskin (Ed.), The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society (Vol. 1, pp. 551–552). Thousands Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n221 [PDF (729 KB)]
  • (Greek) Καρυωτάκης, Μ.-Α., Κιουρεξίδου, Μ., & Αντωνόπουλος, Ν.  (2019). Η Επικοινωνιακή – Δημοσιογραφική Πλαισίωση των Ενημερωτικών Δικτυακών Τόπων για το κίνημα Tourist Go Home. Τουριστική Επικοινωνία από τα ΜΜΕ στο Διαδίκτυο. Αθήνα, Εκδόσεις Παπαζήση. ISBN: 978-960-02-3509-8.

Papers that have been presented at International Conferences & Symposia (19)

  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2025). Studying the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Environmental Misinformation in English-Language Online News Discourse of China. 2025 Chinese Studies Association of Australia (CSAA) Biennial Conference, 1 – 3 December, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies (CCCS), Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2025). Unveiling the Impact of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): A Study of Environmental Misinformation and Mistrust in Online News Discourse. European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference 2025, 26 – 29 August, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2025). Time for a radical change? Framing the environmental pollution of the Mekong River in the news discourse of the USA, China, Thailand, and Vietnam. International Symposium on Greater China and the Mekong River Delta: Rising Dragons and Elephants in the Global Political Economy, 5-6 August 2025, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. & Karyotakis, F.P. (2025). A Framing Study of the Animals at the Hong Kong Ocean Park and Zoological and Botanical Gardens: Challenging the Perception of Animals as Human Commodities?. IAMCR Conference, 13-17 July, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2025). Targeted Misinformation and the Wildfires in Europe: Studying the Ideological Polarization of Online News Coverage in Europe. IAMCR Conference, 13-17 July, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2025). Mistrust in Government and the Media during Covid-19: The Case of “Stay at Home” Campaign in Greece’s News Coverage. Improving Institutional Trust during Pandemics, 13 June 2025, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2025). Polarisation and Targeted Misinformation in the USA News Coverage about Water Pollution: Accelerating the Climate Crisis?. HEPP5 Conference, 5-7 March, University of Helsinki. [YouTube – EN]
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. & Zen, C. M. (2024). Securitizing the Greek football? Communication, Hooliganism and Lessons Learned from the United Kingdom. International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2024 Conference, 30 June to 4 July 2024, New Zealand.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2024). Mistrust in Government and the Anti-Media Sentiment during Covid-19: The “Stay at Home” Campaign on Twitter in Greece. The nexus between trust, transparency and Covid-19 management and vaccination: Evidence from Europe and Asia, 24 May 2024, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2023). Exercising Power in Media during Covid-19: The case of the “Stay at Home” Campaign on Twitter in Greece. International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2023 Conference, 9-13 July 2023, France.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2021). A Need for Change: The Perceived Power of Media and Journalists in Greece. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2021 Conference, 4-7 August 2021, USA.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2021). Disinformation and Weaponized Communication: The Spread of Ideological Hate about the Macedonian Name in Greece. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2021 Conference, 4-7 August 2021, USA.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2021). Communicating the Macedonian Name Discourse on the Candidates’ Websites in Northern Greece‘s Regional and Municipal Elections of 2019. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2021 Conference, 4-7 August 2021, USA.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2021). Macedonian Name Dispute: Contentious Securitization and the Perceived Role of Media and Journalists in Greece. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2021 Conference, 4-7 August 2021, USA.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2021). Framing the Macedonian Name Dispute in Greece: Nationalistic Journalism and the Existential Threat. International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2021 Conference, 11-15 July 2021, United States International University-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2021). Storytelling the “New Normality” of Covid-19 through Greece’s Prime Minister on YouTube. Narrating “New Normal”: Graduate Student Symposium, 17-18 May 2021, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Hong Kong. [Programme Pdf (228KB)]
  • Karyotakis, M.-A. (2019). Macedonian name dispute: The influencers of the hashtags #macedonia and #macedoniaisgreek on Twitter. 5th Annual International Conference on Communication and Management (ICCM2019), 15-18 April 2019, Athens, Greece (Abstract Book). [Pdf (8,86MB)]
  • Karyotakis, M.-A., Antonopoulos, N., Veglis, A., & Kiourexidou, M. (2018). Tourist go home: Communication and Propaganda on YouTube. 4th Annual International Conference on Communication and Management (ICCM2018), 23-26 April 2018, Athens, Greece. ISBN 987-618-81861-4-9 (Abstract Book). [Pdf (1,31MB)]
  • Karyotakis, M.-A., Panagiotou, N., & Antonopoulos, N. (2017). China Daily’s western type framing of the Egyptian Arab Spring. The Asian Conference on Media, Communication & Film 2017 (pp. 229-240), 27-29 October 2017. Kobe, Japan. [URL] [Pdf (1,65MB)]

Papers that have been presented in Greek Conferences (2)

  • Καρυωτάκης, Μ.-Α. (2025). Θεωρητική Προσέγγιση για τις Συμβολικές Ονοματολογικές Διεκδικήσεις και την Υπερπραγματικότητα. 4ο Ετήσιο Ελληνόφωνο Συνέδριο Εργαστηρίων Επικοινωνίας (cclabs), 28-29 Ιουνίου 2025.
  • Karyotakis, M.-A., Lamprou, E., Antonopoulos, N., & Polykalas, S. (2019). Online Journalism: Revealing the Crowdcreation characteristics of news websites. 4o Συνέδριο Πολιτιστικές και Δημιουργικές Βιομηχανίες: τάσεις και εξελίξεις στην έρευνα και στις πολιτικές, 29-30 Μαρτίου 2019, Θεσσαλονίκη. [Programme Pdf (188KB)]

Reports

  • Cao, R. D., Karyotakis, M.-A., Salaudeen, M., Chen, D., & Wu, Y. (2022). “Narrating New Normal: Graduate Student Symposium Report”, Global Storytelling: Journal of Digital and Moving Images 1(2). https://doi.org/10.3998/gs.1710. [Pdf (1.85MB)]

Dissertations

  • MA’s Dissertation (English): “International news organizations and the coverage of global events: The Egyptian Arab Spring by aljazeera .com, bbc.com, and chinadaily.com”.

Research Assistant & Associate Experience

  • Part-Time Research Associate (July 2022 – Present, School of Communication HKBU): Participation in the initiative for De-westernizing Global Communication through the creation of a “Global Communication Teaching and Learning Hub” (https://globalmediastudies.network/) in collaboration with Professors Saba Bebawi (UTS), Cherian George (HKBU), Silvio Waisbord (George Washington University), and Herman Wasserman (University of Cape Town).
  • Summer 2020: Research Assistant in Media for Democracy Monitor & VR in tourism and advertising supervised by Assistant Professor Wai Han Janet Lo (Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University).