Denis Newiak

Denis Newiak, born 1988 in Potsdam, studied European Media Studies at the University of Potsdam and Film Studies at the Free University of Berlin. He completed his doctorate at the BTU Cottbus, Germany, on expressions of loneliness in film and TV.He completed several extended research stays at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. In addition to journalism and media theory, he teaches management and leadership techniques at several universities. He works as a coach for communication, team leadership, and project management, is a volunteer paramedic with the “German Life Saving Association” (DLRG) and is a licensed sports trainer for ballroom dancing.