Monitoring Mediascapes for Democratic Communication in Europe: Meet the Challenges of an Election Year

More than 60 major elections are scheduled worldwide in 2024, including within the European Union. Since there is some argument that democracy is at stake, now is an apt moment to focus on deliberative communication – a prerequisite of deliberative democracy.


This event marks the conclusion of the 3-year project Mediadelcom – the most comprehensive study of its kind done in Europe identifying the risks and opportunities for deliberative communication in today’s polarized society.
 

Keynote speakers and panelists:


• Zrinjka Peruško, Professor of Media Sociology, Director, Centre for Media and Communication Research (CIM), University of Zagreb, leader of Croatian team of Mediadelcom
• Marius Dragomir, Director, Media and Journalism Research Center
• Eric Heinze, Professor of Law and Humanities at Queen Mary University and author of ‘The Most Human Right: Why Free Speech is Everything’
• Renate Schroeder, Director of the European Federation of Journalists
• Laura Becana Ball, Advocacy and Policy Manager at the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
• Ioana Avădani, President of the ICJ, Romania, Mediadelcom member

• Michał Głowacki, Associate professor, University of Warsaw, Mediadelcom member

   

Location: Residence Palace 155, Rue de la Loi, 1040 Bruxelles
 

Register to attend:


In person, please register via Eventbrite here.

Online (no registration needed) – watch the conference online here.
 

Schedule overview:

09:30 – 17:00: The event will include two morning panel discussions and an afternoon roundtable. We invite you to attend some or all of the sessions. The full schedule is available at: https://www.media-diversity.org/monitoring-mediascapes-for-democratic-communication-in-europe-meet-the-challenges-of-an-election-year/

For further information: tanya(at)media-diversity.org
 

About Mediadelcom:

The project “Critical Exploration of Media-Related Risks and Opportunities for Deliberative Communication” (Mediadelcom) is financed by Horizon 2020, with a running time from March 2021 to February 2023. Together with 16 other European partners, the Institute for Comparative Media and Communications Studies (CMC) has been a key contributor in all project phases, examining various aspects of European media to determine the risks and opportunities for deliberative communication. Mediadelcom argues that European political and cultural spaces evolve best if specific policies enhance the conditions for deliberative communication.

The project has developed a methodology to detect the risks and opportunities that determine the news media’s ability to provide necessary information, as well as influence the electorate’s engagement in deliberative communication.

The findings highlight areas of concern for media practitioners, policy makers and the public. Mediadelcom provides valuable information in the context of implementing EU media-targeted regulations, including the European Media Freedom Act. The results also tackle some of the major challenges facing the media, such as accountability, access to information, literacy, polarization. Mediadelcom involves 17 teams representing 14 EU countries, from Western as well as Central and Eastern Europe. More information: https://www.mediadelcom.eu