[ecrea] Call for conference "Conflict of public values and private interests? European media in 2012"

Invitation to the conference:

"Conflict of public values and private interests?
European media in 2012"

Time: 9.30-16.46 , Friday 27th of April, 2012

Venue: University of Helsinki, lecture hall,Unioninkatu 35

There is historically a close connection between the media and the ideal
of democracy. It is a common understanding that the media is guided by
the values of the freedom of speech, the plurality of platforms, and
diversity of contents. However, according to many scholars, in the last
decades this connection has been seriously challenged by economic and
commercial values. It is claimed that due to this, a major change in the
social role of the media has taken place, and that it is not public
interest but the interests of the shareholders that the media serve
today.  Not everybody agrees, however. The counter argument is that
European media are still a long way from full commercialisation, and
that the media are still able to successfully defend their democratic
function.

The conference ”The conflict of public values and private interests?
European media in 2012” addresses the tension between the democratic
aims and the commercial gains experienced in the field of European media
and communication. The speakers include internationally well known
European scholars as well as the representatives of media companies. The
conference is open to public, but registration is recommended.

The conference is free of charge and open for everyone, however, the
number of participants is restricted due to limited seating; therefore,
participation requires registration. Please register at
*https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/34607/lomake.html*  latest by
April 20.

PROGRAMME

09:30 Morning coffee

10:00 Opening of the Conference
Dr. Mervi Pantti, Head of the Media and Global Communication programme
Session 1: Is there a crisis in European media?
Professor Josef Trappel, University of Salzburg
Comments:
Professor Jeanette  Steemers, University of Westminster
Dr. Ismo Silvo, Chief Operating Officer, Operations, YLE
Discussion

11:30 Coffee break

11:45 Session 2: Controlling the Internet: whose responsibility?
Professor Niklas Bruun, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law
Comments:
Dr. Johanna Jääsaari, University of Helsinki
[tbc]
Discussion

13:00 Lunch break (lunch at own cost)

14:00 Session 3: Does PSM still have a future?
Professor Barbara Thomass, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Comments:
MP Ilkka Kantola, Chair, YLE Administrative Council
Professor Helena Sousa, University of Minho
Discussion

15:15 Coffee break

15:30 Session 4: How to accommodate public values and private interests
in European media 2012?
Professor Anker Brink Lund, Copenhagen Business School
Comments:
CEO Valtteri Niiranen, Federation of the Finnish Media Industry
Dr. Kari Karppinen, University of Helsinki

Discussion

16:45 Closing of the Conference

Contact:
Professor Hannu Nieminen, hannu.nieminen(at)helsinki.fi, tel. +358 91912
4838
Coordinator Pauliina Shilongo, pauliina.shilongo(at)helsinki.fi, tel.
+358 01912 3752

ORGANISERS:

Euromedia Research Group (EMRG)
Communication Research Centre CRC
M.Soc.Sci. programme in Media and Global  Communication (MGC)
FACE Project (Academy of Finland)




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