Josef Barth

Communcation Officer at Austrian Public Proscecutor’s Office for Economic Crimes and Corruption

Has been working in journalism, media and communication for more than 25 years: first as political journalist for Austria‘s news magazine Profil, later as a managing director at his Strategic Communications Consultancy; initiating and supporting transparency and democracy sideprojects.

Initiating the Freedom of Information-Act in Austria he served as a chairman of the Freedom of Information-Forum, organized the Austrian journalism conference, and served as a member of the National Ethics Committee for Public Relations.

Awards: Austrian State Prize for Public Relations, Award for Freedom of the Press and Democracy Award of the Lupac-foundation at the Austrian Parliament; furthermore the German Award for Online Communication in Crisis Situations in Berlin.

Teaching at the communication department and law school of University of Vienna.