Please join us for this four-part webinar series in partnership with colleagues from Prishtina University (Kosovo), Masaryk University (Czech Republic), University of Agder (Norway), St. John´s University, New York (USA), Aristotle University, Thessaloniki (Greece).
March 25, April 1, April 8, April 22
Press Freedom and Democracy
With the war in Ukraine continuing into its second month, we are challenged to also remember other wars and conflicts that have now receded into the background. And we are reminded that the digital media revolution impacts on journalism and open public discourse in ways not always foreseen. What challenges do we identify for journalism education?
With this webinar series, partners in an international network contributes to that conversation with eight distinguished lectures, followed by comments from equally distinguished peers as an opening for dialog.
Themes on the Agenda
Each double-lecture session lasts 90 for minutes, with a moderator to facilitate peer discussion.
All four webinars take place on Fridays, at 4PM Central European Time (CEST).
01
March 25
Dr. Milos Gregor, Masaryk University: Infodemic: Disinformation on steroids
Dr. Nikos Panagiotou, Aristotle University: Internet Vs Democracy
Moderator:
Dr. Elisabeth Fondren, St. John’s University
02
April 1
Dr. Oddgeir Tveiten, University of Agder: Media Literacy and Narratives of War: Current Europe in the Public Imagination
Dr. Alexandre Le Voci Sayad – UNESCO MIL Alliance: Media Literacy and Press Freedom: A Symbiotic Relationship
Moderator: Dr. Thomas Bauer, U of Vienna
03
April 8
Dr. Michael Manfe, University of Linz: Free Speech and Taking Care
Dr. Razan Jaadan, Freelance Journalist, Dubai: Public Opinion between the Orient and the Occident
Moderator:
Dr. Remzie Shahini Hoxhaj, U of Prishtina
04
April 22
Dr. Kenneth Andresen, University of Agder & Dr. Abit Hoxha, University of Agder:
Competing and conflicting narratives, media and armed conflicts: From Balkans to Ukraine.
Moderator:
Dr. Basilio Monteiro, St. John’s University
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Our team of Key Speakers
Miloš Gregor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, International Institute of Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic Recently published: Explaining the Challenge: From Persuasion to Relativisation. Challenging Online Propaganda and Disinformation in the 21st Century. Facing Disinformation: Narratives and Manipulative Techniques Deployed in the Czech Republic. Challenging Online Propaganda and Disinformation in the 21st Century. Infodemic: Comparison Of National And Supranational Responses To The False Information Related To Covid-19
Nikos Panagiotou, PhD.
Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Media Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, President DCN Global. Digital Communication Network Global, non-profits, public and private organizations and companies, working, or interested to be involved, in the field of digital communication, social impact campaigns, technology http://dcn-see.org/
Alexandre Le Voci Sayad,
PhD: Educator, journalist and novelist.Director of ZeitGeist organization in Brazil and international co-chairman of UNESCO MIL Alliance. He is a columnist for Revista Educação, Canal Futura website, and authored several books, including "Idade Mídia - A Comunicação Reinventada na Escola". He is the host of the TV show "Idade Mídia", on Canal Futura, and of the Radio show ABC da Notícia, on BandNews FM. He is a member of the advisory board of the Educamídia program, of the academic journal Comunicar (Universidad de Huelva, Spain) and a member of the board of IC4ML (International Council for Media Literacy).
Oddgeir Tveiten, Ph.D.
Professor of media studies, University of Agder. Professor of journalism studies, NLA University College. Founder and chair,, Future Learning Lab and World Learning Summit. Co-founder and chair of Center for Global Journalism and Communication. Engaged in research on technology, culture and society. Teaches journalism in several East-African countries-
Razan Jadaan, PhD.
Studied PhD at the university of Vienna in Austria, Communication Sciences and Mass Media Studies, Political Sciences, Sociology and Theatre Studies. Taught at various universities in the Arab world in the field of Journalism, Communication and Mass Media. Specializes in areas of Culture of Resistance and the Dialectic of opposition in the intercultural Communication.The image of the Occident in the Orient and the worldwide public opinion. Reality, perspectives, Mass Media and Public opinions in the inter-cultural Communication. working as a freelance journalist writing for Arabic speaking, local and international newspapers.
Michael Manfé, Ph.D.
Studied communication, politics and education in Vienna and Salzburg, did his doctorate on the Japanese phenomenon of otakism (2005) and worked as Lecturer in culture and media theory at the Universities of Munich, Salzburg and Klagenfurt and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He specializes in media culture, media addiction. Publications (select): Otakism (2005), art and method. Anthologies of Revolutions of Conscience (2015), Powerlessness (2016), The Immoral (2017), Apropos Son of a bitch (2020), Jacques Rancière and literature (2020)
Kenneth Andresen, Ph.D.
Professor, Project manager and researcher for University of Agder in RePAST-NOR 2021-2023 (funded by The Research Council of Norway), built on material from RePAST. Researcher and project manager for University of Agder in the research project Worlds of journalism (WJS), https://worldsofjournalism.org/, the world's largest comparative research project in journalism. His doctoral dissertation: Journalism under pressure. The case of Kosovo.
Abit Hoxha, Fellow
researcher at the Institute of Nordic and Media Studies at University of Agder in Norway. He has worked in several research projects in relation to dealing with the past including research on narratives of the second world war in history books in Kosovo which was published as a report “Fostering a Critical Account of History in Kosovo: Engaging with History Teacher’s Narratives of the Second World War.” Prior to joining LMU Munich, he worked for UNDP, UNFAO, World Bank, UNWomen and Civil Society in Kosovo. Prior to joining UiA, he worked in the FP7 funded project INFOCORE at the LMU Munich.
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