Joana Becker is a Student Assistant of the Dynamics of Digital Mobilization research group. She is part of the research project ‘DIFFCONT – Diffusion dynamics of conspiracy theories and adaptation strategies in hybrid information ecologies’ at the Freie Universität Berlin, which is a subproject of the research network ‘NEOVEX‘. She is also involved in the interdisciplinary research project ‘Measuring Knowledge Diffusion from Academia to Journalism and Policy-Making’ at the Weizenbaum Institute.
She completed her bachelor’s degree in journalism, communication studies and art history at Freie Universität Berlin. Currently, she is pursuing a Master’s degree in Media and Political Communication at the Freie Universität Berlin.