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Breaking Barriers: CMC at the Future of Journalism Conference 2025 in Cardiff

On 11–12 September 2025, Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) hosted the 10th biennial Future of Journalism Conference. This year’s conference focused on the theme “Conflicting Journalisms: Resistance, Struggle, and Prospects”, bringing together scholars from around the world to reflect on the challenges journalism faces in times of political polarisation, technological transformation and social upheaval.

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The panelists of the Constructive Journalism Session (from left to right): Eline Huiberts, Dora Santos-Silva, Ava Jochims, Glenda Cooper (Chair), Grace Ficara, Christina Krakovsky (CMC), Marie Rathmann (CMC) and Kyser Lough.

In the very first breakout session, Marie Rathmann and Christina Krakovsky presented the Austrian case study: “Breaking Barriers: Dialogue as a Tool for Journalism to Counter Polarised and Populist Narratives.” The study was carried in collaboration with Krisztina Rozgonyi, Tobias Eberwein and Marina Lindmeyr. As part of the DIACOMET project, it applied a mixed-method design, combining document analysis of ethical codes and guidelines with focus group interviews. Together, the team explored how dialogue-based approaches in journalism can help counter polarisation, strengthen democratic discourse, and offer constructive alternatives to populist narratives. The Future of Journalism Conference has proven to be a space for meaningful dialogue, thoughtful reflection and a shared commitment to making journalism part of the solution. 

Das CMC veröffentlicht ab jetzt einige Texte auch in leichter Sprache (Deutsch):

Am 11. und 12. September 2025 fand in Cardiff (Wales, UK) die “Future of Journalism Conference” statt. Das Thema war: Konflikte im Journalismus und Zukunftsperspektiven. Wir vom CMC waren dabei: Marie Rathmann und Christina Krakovsky stellten unsere österreichische Fallstudie zum Thema „Dialog als Werkzeug, um Polarisierung und Populismus zu überwinden“ vor. Weitere Autor:innen sind Krisztina Rozgonyi, Tobias Eberwein und Marina Lindmeyr. Die Konferenz war ein Ort für Austausch, neue Ideen und Zusammenarbeit.