SHKELZEN OSMANI

Shkelzen Osmani is the Executive Director of ADS and the founder of Hibrid.info, a fact-checking platform that is a verified signatory of the IFCN and a verified member of the EFCSN. For more than 15 years (2001–2016), Shkelzen has been active in the media industry, working as a journalist, editor and editor-in-chief. During this period, he has worked with many local and international media outlets. Since 2017, Shkelzen has been engaged as a manager and leader of various projects in the fields of media, youth and economy. In his leadership role at ADS, Osmani has founded and developed new programs within the organization, such as HibridLab, Kosovofacts.com and other activities. HibridLab focuses primarily on regulating information content in the digital space through innovative technological solutions, while Kosovofacts.com is a media and data platform that provides accurate information about Kosovo, previously verified by Hibrid.info. To provide a more specialized contribution in the field of management and media, he completed his MBA studies at Staffordshire University on the topic “The Impact of Digital Marketing on Media Transformation”. This combination of experience and education has motivated him to establish this platform, with the aim of contributing to the creation of a safer information environment in an era of rapid digitalization.