Tom Broekel is a professor in regional innovation at the University of Stavanger Business School, Norway. His research focuses on the geography of innovation, R&D policy, regional economics, news, and renewable energies. He's an expert in regional economic development in Germany and Norway with a focus on structural change and innovation.

Bartosz Wilczek is a postdoctoral research and teaching assistant in the department of media and communication at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. His research areas include the ‘Management of Innovations in News Organisations’ and’ Diffusion of Misinformation in News Markets’.

Gouri Sharma is an internationally renowned independent journalist from London living in Berlin writing for international media sites including Al Jazeera English and Deutsche Welle. Amid a career spanning nearly two decades, including five years on the production desk for Al Jazeera's flagship media critique show The Listening Post, Gouri now writes on issues such as race, culture, migration, history, and sexual health and wellness. With each report, she aims to draw out the individual story amid the wider political or historical context; centring the human story is a priority, in particular amplifying the voices of those from marginalised communities whose stories are not as visible.