Paul Mihailidis

Biography:

Paul Mihailidis is an assistant professor of Journalism, Media & PR at Hofstra University in New York. Mihailidis is the Director of the Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change, where he is also faculty member. His current research concerns the effectiveness of media education in teaching about media’s roles and responsibilities in civil society.

Most recently, Mihailidis has created MakeMediaMatter with the Independent Film Channel (www.ifc.com/makemediamatter), a pro-social media literacy initiative aimed at empower young media makers.

Mihailidis serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), and is the director of Media Education Initiatives for the International Center for Media & the Public Agenda at the University of Maryland.

Paul, whose parents came to the United States on a boat from Greece in the 1960s, has lived in Scotland, Sweden, Boston, Washington DC and currently resides in New York.

Facebook Virginity story:

I lost my facebook virginity at the 2007 Salzburg Academy. My account was made for me by students of the Academy....so it's an interesting story.