Tanya Gordiienko is a Ukrainian media analyst at the Media Development Foundation and academic director at educational initiative Kyiv Media School. She is a PhD candidate at the National University of Kyiv‑Mohyla Academy’s School of Journalism and spent two years as visiting scholar at Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University. Her research interests focus on media consumption and new media during crises. She has also contributed to major non-academic studies, aimed at assessing the safety of journalists in Ukraine, media resilience, donor dependency, and sustainable support models for independent journalism.


















































