Zenia Yonus is a PhD Student at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen. She has specialized in modern Syrian history, and particularly the dynamics of media coverage during the conflict. Her PhD research, within Mediatized Diaspora project, is about media practices among Syrian diaspora groups in Europe. The project seeks to understand the role of the media in political action formation, and to unfold the influence of the media on Syrians’ everyday life.