doc.dr.sc. Romana John

Research Skills and Techniques (Qualitative and quantitative research methods in media and communication studies; Design and implementation of interdisciplinary research projects; Experience in EU-funded project research)
Critical Thinking and Analysis (Evaluation of disinformation, media influence, and communication strategies; Analytical work on digital media practices and public relations models)
Communication Skills
Teaching and mentoring in higher education
Teamwork
Networking and Collaboration (Strong links with media organizations, cultural institutions, and EU project networks; Participation in international academic and professional communities)

Selected publications

Adžić Kušt, Iva; John, Romana
Mothers in digital economy: The impact of social media influencers on the consumption behavior of mothers // Conference Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Economics of the Decoupling (ICED) / Družić, Gordan; Gelo, Tomislav (ur.). Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts; Faculty of Economics & Business Zagreb, (2025) 445-470

Brautović, Mato; John, Romana
The role of the media in Russian and Serbian influence operations: a case study on the cross-border shaping of narratives in the Western Balkans // Medijske studije, 15 (2025), 30; 5-28. doi: 10.20901/ms.15.30.1

Brautović, Mato ; John, Romana
Limitations of Fact-Checking on Debunking COVID-19 Misinformation on Facebook: the Case of Faktograf.hr // Central European Journal of Communication, 16 (2023), 1(33); 40-58. doi: 10.51480/1899 5101.16.1(33).3

John, Romana
Muzejska komunikacija i suvremeni izazovi: istraživanje komunikacije hrvatskih muzeja za vrijeme pandemije COVID-19 // Suvremeni Mediteran, 2 (2023), 1; 1-27. doi: 10.17818/SM/2023/1.1

Brautović, Mato ; Brautović Antić, Julijana ; John, Romana
Use of Pre-web Computer Networks to Give Information about the Attacks on Dubrovnik and Vukovar // Collegium antropologicum, 46 (2022), 4; 271-282. doi: 10.5671/ca.46.4.2

Brautović, Mato; John, Romana
Medijske navike mladih tijekom pandemije COVID-19 i dezinformacije: primjer studenata Sveučilišta u Dubrovniku // Komentari, govor mržnje, dezinformacije i regulacija javne komunikacije.
Zagreb: Agencija za elektroničke medije, 2021. str. 127-140

Buratović Maštrapa, Sandra ; John, Romana ; Brautović, Mato
Accuracy in Online Media: Insufficient Journalistic Routines in Fact-Checking and Corrections // Medijske studije, 11 (2020), 21; 66-86. doi: 10.20901/ms.11.21.4

Brautović, Mato ; John, Romana ; Potrebica, Marko
Immersiveness of news: How Croatian students experienced 360-video news. In L.T. De Paolis, P. Bourdot, & A. Mongelli (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics, AVR 2017, 10324, (2017); 263-269. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60922-5_20

Brautović, Mato ; John, Romana ; Cvjetinović, Goran
Reporting About the Attack on Dubrovnik by Montenegrin (Bi)Weeklys; poglavlje u knjizi Reporting the Attacks on Dubrovnik in 1991, and the Recognition of Croatia; (2017) De la Brosse, R.; Brautović, M. (Eds.); Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK

Pletikosić, Merica ; Tafra-Vlahović, Majda ; John, Romana
Communicating before crisis // Dani kriznog upravljanja: Zbornik međunarodne znanstveno-stručne konferencije, 411-420, (2016) Veleučilište Velika Gorica, Split.

Tafra-Vlahović, Majda ; John, Romana ; Jelčić, Nikol
Corporate values and corporate social responsibility // Globalisation Challenges and Social-Economic Environment of the EU: Zbornik međunarodne znanstvene konferencije, 537-545, (2015) Fakulteta za poslovne in upravne vede, Novo Mesto, Slovenija.

Brautović Mato ; John, Romana ; Nenadić, Iva
Journalism and Twitter: Between Journalistic Norms and NewRoutines; Medianali, Vol. 7, No. 13, 2013

Brautović, Mato ; John, Romana ; Nenadić, Iva
Quantitative content analysis of communication patterns on Facebook: A case study of the Croatian government. Medijske studije, 4(8), 45-59, (2013) https://doi.org/10.20901/ms

Community and business links

Participation in EU and international competitive projects:

PRO-FACT – Research, education, fact-checking and debunking COVID-19-related disinformation in Croatia (Project duration: 01/11/2021 - 31/01/2023; professional project // European Commission)

BLUE-CONNECT - Reconnect Science with the Blue Society (Project duration: 01/05/2022 - 30/10/2023; scientific-research project, European Commission // Horizon Europe)

ADMO - Adria Digital Media Observatory (Project duration: 01/01/2023 – 30/06/2025; scientific-research project, European Commission // Digital Europe Programme)

DU-CHECK - Center for Information Verification and Civic Resilience (Project duration: 31/08/2023 – 31/12/2025; professional project, Agency for Electronic Media and the European Union // NextGenerationEU Programme)

Since the 2023/2024 actively involved in the full coordination and implementation of a newly introduced mandatory undergraduate course Stručni Praktikum // Professional Internship. This course entails close collaboration with numerous cultural institutions in the City of Dubrovnik, media companies, PR agencies, event management teams, strategic communication departments, hotel companies, and various other organizations across different sectors that provide students with practical knowledge and skills.

Mentoring and coordinating numerous student activities, including the PEP Conference project (the first student conference in public relations), as well as organizing student participation in the Dubrovnik Winter Festival since 2023.

Awards and recognitions:
Rectors award for best academic achievement (UNIDU)
Magna cum laude

Research interests:
Media and communication in digital society;
social media influence;
disinformation, misinformation and fact-checking;
crisis and strategic communication;
media consumption habits;
CSR
corporate communication

Published papers:

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doc.dr.sc. Romana John

doc.dr.sc. Romana John

Zaposlenje:aktivni radni odnos

Ustrojstvena jedinica:Fakultet za medije i odnose s javnošću

E-mail :romana.john@unidu.hr

Telefon :+385 20 446 016

Lokalni telefon :2016

Ured (prostorija):171Kampus

Termin konzultacija:prema prethodnom dogovoru e-mailom

Životopis:

78835 - Poslovna etika

130351 - Izrada diplomskog rada

130360 - Izrada diplomskog rada

229512 - Teorija i modeli odnosa s javnošću

239018 - Odnosi s medijima

Istraživačke vještine i tehnike

Iskustvo u provedbi interdisciplinarnih istraživačkih projekata

Kritičko mišljenje i analiza

Komunikacijske vještine

Podučavanje i mentoriranje u visokom obrazovanju

Timski rad

Umrežavanje i suradnja

Nagrade i priznanja:Rektorova nagrada (UNIDU)Diploma Magna cum laude

Područja istraživanja:Mediji i komunikacija u digitalnom društvu;utjecaj društvenih mreža;dezinformacije i provjera točnosti informacija; krizno i strateško komuniciranje; korporativna komunikacija;društveno-odgovorno poslovanje

Objavljeni radovi:

doc.dr.sc. Romana John

Employment Status:active employee

Organizational unit:Faculty of Media and Public Relations

E-mail :romana.john@unidu.hr

Telephone :+385 20 446 016

Telephone Extension :2016

Office (room):171Kampus

Office hours:Od ponedjeljka do petka 09:00 do 15:00

Biography/CV:

130351 - Thesis

252660 - Public Relations Publications Design and Editing

252662 - Public Relations and Internet

229512 - Theory and Models of Public Relations

239018 - Media Relations

130360 - Thesis

40214 - Communicology

78835 - Business Ethics

272083 - Practicum

269593 - Digital methods in Journalism and Publilc Relations

Research Skills and Techniques (Qualitative and quantitative research methods in media and communication studies; Design and implementation of interdisciplinary research projects; Experience in EU-funded project research)

Critical Thinking and Analysis (Evaluation of disinformation, media influence, and communication strategies; Analytical work on digital media practices and public relations models)

Communication Skills

Teaching and mentoring in higher education

Teamwork

Networking and Collaboration (Strong links with media organizations, cultural institutions, and EU project networks; Participation in international academic and professional communities)

Awards and recognitions:Rectors award for best academic achievement (UNIDU)Magna cum laude

Research interests:Media and communication in digital society; social media influence; disinformation, misinformation and fact-checking; crisis and strategic communication; media consumption habits;CSRcorporate communication

Published papers:

Zaposlenje:
aktivni radni odnos

Ustrojstvena jedinica:
Fakultet za medije i odnose s javnošću

E-mail :
romana.john@unidu.hr

Telefon :
+385 20 446 016

Lokalni telefon :
2016

Ured (prostorija):
171
Kampus

Termin konzultacija:
prema prethodnom dogovoru e-mailom

Nagrade i priznanja:
Rektorova nagrada (UNIDU)
Diploma Magna cum laude

Područja istraživanja:
Mediji i komunikacija u digitalnom društvu;
utjecaj društvenih mreža;
dezinformacije i provjera točnosti informacija;
krizno i strateško komuniciranje;
korporativna komunikacija;
društveno-odgovorno poslovanje

Employment Status:
active employee

Organizational unit:
Faculty of Media and Public Relations

E-mail :
romana.john@unidu.hr

Telephone :
+385 20 446 016

Telephone Extension :
2016

Office (room):
171
Kampus

Office hours:
Od ponedjeljka do petka
09:00 do 15:00

Awards and recognitions:
Rectors award for best academic achievement (UNIDU)
Magna cum laude

Research interests:
Media and communication in digital society;
social media influence;
disinformation, misinformation and fact-checking;
crisis and strategic communication;
media consumption habits;
CSR
corporate communication