Our Team

Education

• 2025 – Awarded PhD in Mass Communications

  PhD Program in Mass Communications, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

• 2019 – 2021 – Master’s in Media Studies

  English-language Interdisciplinary Master’s Program in Media Psychology and Communications, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

• 2015 – 2019 – Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

  Specialization: Journalism and Mass Communication, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Professional Experience

• 2019 – Present – Georgian Public Broadcaster, Anchor, Journalist, Correspondent

• 2021 – Present – Senior Specialist, Multimedia Center, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

• 2023 – Present – Visiting Lecturer, Grigol Robakidze University

• 2023 – Present – Visiting Lecturer, Alterbridge – International School of Management and Communication

• 2020 – 2023 – Producer-Correspondent in Georgia, Public Broadcaster of Armenia

• 2021 – 2023 – Editor-in-Chief, School Sports Journal, National Federation of Children’s and School Sports, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth of Georgia

• 2018 – 2019 – Intern-Reporter, Tbilisi University Newspaper

• 2015 – 2017 – Lead Translator, Intellect Market LLC

Awards

• 2021 – Gold Medal, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Publications

• Markariani, L., & Toradze, M. (2024). Pseudo-positive Information and COVID-19: Reasons behind Sharing Fake News (Georgian Social Media Analysis). Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications, 10(2), 93–108. https://www.athensjournals.gr/media/2024-10-2-2-Markariani.pdf

• Markariani, L., & Toradze, M. (2023). Manipulative mechanisms and reasons behind sharing fake news during Russo-Ukrainian War: A three-fold study. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, 65, 33–60.

• Gersamia, M., Toradze, M., & Markariani, L. (2021). The voice of women and challenges of gender equality in Georgian media. In Handbook of Research on Discrimination, Gender Disparity, and the Gender Gap in Higher Education (pp. …). IGI Global. ISBN10: 1799866866. https://www.igi-global.com/book/handbook-research-discrimination-gender-disparity/256634

• Markariani, L. (2020). Fake pages as a means of spreading false information. Student Journal of Social Sciences. E-ISSN: 2449-3066. https://bit.ly/3bxBIbN

• Markariani, L. (2020). Fake information in social media (on the examples of Georgian and Armenian media). Student Journal of Social Sciences. E-ISSN: 2449-3066. http://sjss.tsu.ge/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/markariani.pdf

Languages

• Armenian

• English

• Spanish

• Turkish

• Russian

Contact Information

📧 liana.markaryan@tsu.ge