[ecrea] Moscow Readings-2012 conference (15-16 November, 2012)

The 4th International Media Readings in Moscow

Mass Media and Communications – 2012



MASS MEDIA AFTER POSTSOCIALISM:

TRENDS OF 2000s



www.moscowreadings.com

(moscow.readings /at/ smi.msu.ru)



Dates: November 15-16, 2012

Conference place: Moscow (Russia)

Conference organizers: Faculty of Journalism, Moscow State University

Working language: English, Russian



In 1990s major processes and phenomena in postsocialist countries’ 
(Commonwealth of Independent States, Baltic and Eastern European 
regions) media systems were described and analyzed by both Western and 
local researches in context of the great social transformation. The core 
issue was the transition from vertically controlled propaganda system to 
a renovated state of national media built around press freedom and 
market competition. Mass media were going through rapid transition 
alongside politics, economies and societies of their states.

In new millennium postsocialist countries more and more often position 
themselves as already fully formed powers of modern Western type with 
working democracy, market economy and even civil society. National media 
systems and journalism are presumed also to leave evident and radical 
transformations behind, and today exist under transparent structural, 
economical, normative and institutional realities. But more detailed 
approach to postsocialist media analysis would make us wonder: is the 
transformation phase really over, and if yes, is it possible to 
enunciate universal trends of posttransitional, postsocialist period?


General topics and questions for discussions:

- models of mass media systems and organizations that emerged in 
postsocialist universe;

- impact of traditions of vertical propaganda systems on modern media;

- main novelties of postsocialist transformation for national media;

- journalism transformations under market economy and multiparty 
political system;

- influence of European Union on national media systems and journalism;

- major national factors affecting journalism and media;

- the role of new and social media in universalization of national 
journalism;

- market and non-market factors in media systems development.


Registration deadline: September 01, 2012.



Registration form

1. Last First

2. Given names.

3. Workplace.

4. Position, degree.

5. Telephone / fax, e-mail.

6. Topic of Your paper.

7. Abstracts (up to 1000 words).

The registration form

should be sent to the following e-mail address: (moscow.readings /at/ smi.msu.ru)

or You can fill it in on our website: www.moscowreadings.com


Looking forward to Your visit and Your speech,


Yours sincerely,


Professor Elena L. Vartanova
Dean

Professor Yassen N. Zassoursky
President

Organizing Committee


--
Anna Gladkova
The Department of International Relations, Coordinator
Faculty of Journalism
Lomonosov Moscow State University
9 Mokhovaya
Moscow 125009 Russia




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