Stefan received his PhD in interdisciplinary studies in social sciences and humanities from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia, where he had previously completed his undergraduate studies in journalism and master's degree in communication studies. He began his academic career at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, where he currently serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Studies. Concurrently, he has been involved with FakeNews Tragač portal since its founding in 2017, as a fact-checker, and with Novi Sad School of Journalism as a Media Researcher.
In 2024, Stefan joined Loughborough University as a Research Associate on the "(Mis)Translating Deceit" project. His role involves conducting focus groups in Serbian and overseeing comparative analysis of focus group data for the project.
He has completed specialized training in data analysis and fact-checking at Berkeley, George Washington University, Washington State University, and Radboud University. Stefan has received several awards for his academic and professional work, including two Exceptional Awards from the University of Novi Sad for Scientific Work, the Award for Best Young Researcher in Social Sciences, NDNV's Annual Award for Media Professionalism, and the "Dragan Janjić" Award for Media Literacy. He is also the recipient of the "Being and Language" Award from the Radomir Konstantinović Foundation and NIN Literary Scholarship. He is a member of the Court of Honor of the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina.
Beyond academia, he has published the novel "Nothing Happened" (2017) and translated John Koenig's "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows" into Serbian (2025).
Stefan Janjić's research focuses on media literacy, disinformation analysis, and the intersection of media and memory culture, particularly in post-socialist contexts. His work examines the role of digital media in political communication, investigating both disinformation spread and forms of digital resistance. This research draws on his practical experience as a fact-checker and journalist with FakeNews Tragač portal.
- Gruhonjić, D., Janjić, S. & Kleut, J. (2024). Reach and dissemination channels of (selected) disinformation narratives in Serbia. Političke perspektive, 14 (2), 35-59.
- Janjić, S. (2023). Disinformation in Serbia. In: Blurring the Truth: Disinformation in Southeast Europe (ed. Christopher Nehring & Hendrik Sittig): 231-257. Sofia: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
- Janjić, S. & Kleut, J. (2022). Understanding disinformation through the media systems perspective. In: Digitalne medijske tehnologije i društveno-obrazovne promene 8 (ed. Brankica Drašković, Jelena Kleut & Smiljana
- Milinkov). Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy.