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R.M. Meza

Educator and researcher in the field of new media communication, R.M. Meza is part of the permanent faculty at the Journalism Department in the College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences since 2009. He graduated Bachelors in Computer Science and Journalism. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology with a thesis on the structure and dynamics of popular online networking systems. His research focuses on combining approaches from computer science and media studies in the study of the Internet and Internet-related phenomena. Research interests include popular online media, social network analysis, formal concept analysis, automated data collection, analysis and visualization and computational journalism.

In 2016 he became the coordinator of the first Digital Media Bachelor program in Romania. In 2018 he became associate professor in the Journalism and Digital Media and grant director/principal investigator in ADHOC (Analyzing Dangerous Speech, Hate Speech and Offensive Speech in Romanian and Hungarian Public Facebook Contexts using Computational Sociology Approaches), 2018-2020, national research grant.

Radu Meza is serving as the Chair of the Journalism and Digital Media Department at the College of Political, Administrative since 2021

Academic Positions

  • Present 2025

    Professor

    Babeș-Bolyai University, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences

  • 2025 2018

    Associate Professor

    Babeș-Bolyai University, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences

  • 2018 2013

    Lecturer

    Babeș-Bolyai University, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences

  • 2013 2009

    Assistant

    Babeș-Bolyai University, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences

  • 2009 2008

    Research Assistant

    Babeș-Bolyai University, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences

Education & Training

  • Ph.D. 2012

    Ph.D. in Sociology

    Babeș-Bolyai University

  • M.A.2009

    Master of Media Communication

    Babeș-Bolyai University

  • B.A.2008

    Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

    Babeș-Bolyai University

  • B.Sc.2008

    Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

    Babeș-Bolyai University

Other Experiences

  • 2021 -Present
    Department Chair
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    Director of Journalism and Digital Media Department at the College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University
  • 2026 -Present
    Chair of ARACIS Specialist Committee on Social, Political and Communication Sciences
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    ARACIS (Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) is the national public institution responsible for evaluating, accrediting, and monitoring the quality of higher education in Romania. Established in 2005, it ensures university programs meet national and European standards through external evaluations and accreditation processes.
  • 2020 -Present
    Chair of BBU Senate Curriculum Committee
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    The Babeș-Bolyai University Senat Curriculum Committee evaluates and and formulates recommendations for internal periodical quality assurance evaluation of academic programs and development of new study programs.
  • 2018 - 2020
    Grant Director
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    ADHOC - Analyzing Dangerous Speech, Hate Speech and Offensive Speech in Romanian and Hungarian Public Facebook Contexts using Computational Sociology Approaches, funded by the Romanian Ministery of Research and Innovation, CNCS - UEFISCDI within PNCDI III, Project code: PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2016-0892 | Contract number: 35/2018
  • 2018 - 2020
    Senior Researcher
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    DOMforNEWS - THE DOMESTICATION OF FOREIGN NEWS IN EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE, Research grant of the Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation, CNCS – UEFISCDI, PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2016-0731
  • 2012 - 2015
    ”Integrated Journalism in Europe” researcher
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    ”Integrated Journalism in Europe” – project team member/ researcher in consortium: Pompeu Fabra University, Paris 8 University, Babeș-Bolyai University, Danish School of Media, Linaeus University
  • 2014 - 2015
    Executive Editor
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    Transilvania International Film Festival's official publication - AperiTIFF.
  • 2013 - 2014
    Invited lecturer
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    Erasmus Intensive Program Production de l’information et practique journalistique en Europe”, Paris 8 University, Westminster University, Pompeu Fabra University, Babeș-Bolyai University – August-September 2013 & 2014
  • June-July 2014
    Guest researcher/lecturer
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    Study of the US Institute on Journalism and Media, Ohio University
  • October 2013
    Panel Chair, Organiser
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    Media Convergence International Conference, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca Romania, 23-26 October 2013
  • 2009 - 2012
    Research team member
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    „E-marketing and software quality management based on eye tracking analysis” Financed through the Program PN II IDEI PCE, 2008 competition, Code 2443/2009, Period: 2009-2011.Host institution: Babes-Bolyai University Facultatea de Stiinte Economice si Gestiunea Afacerilor; Grant director Lecturer Robert Buchmann Ph.D., FSEGA, UBB
  • November 2012
    Panel Chair
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    New Media and the Public Sphere International Conference,University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 8-9 November 2012
  • 2010
    First Prize (interinstitutional)
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    Part of a team of 5 Ph.D. students in the System Specifications Proposals Competitions part of POSDRU 21/1.5/G/37486 project for ensuring the quality, visibility and interdisciplinarity of Ph.D. programs
  • 2010
    Doctoral participant
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    The Political Economy of ICT: Social networking – Ph.D. Summer School, Skagen, Denmark, 22-27 of August, 2010.
  • 2010
    Visiting doctoral researcher
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    Visiting doctoral researcher at Carlos III University, Madrid under supervision of professor Juan Carlos Sánchez Illán.
  • 2010
    Participant grant
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    PetaMedia (European Network of Excellence) grant for participation in 1st Spring School on Social Media Retrieval (Interlaken, 2010)
  • 2009
    Editor-in-chief
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    Contact Cultural” online and print cultural magazine (2007-2009)
  • 2008
    First prize (national) with Sm@rtDEV team
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    Microsoft Imagine Cup 2008 Software Design - national competition. Participant in the Imagine Cup '08 World Finals, Paris.
  • 2007
    Excellence award (national)
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    Student of the Year National Competition - for Journalism students.