[ecrea] CFP Cyprus: Right of Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age

*Apologies for cross-posting*
*The Mass Media Institute,
the Department of Communications of the University of Nicosia
and the Cyprus Radiotelevision Authority, *
*invite submissions to the: *
*2nd International Conference on the Right of Freedom of Expression in 
the Digital Age*
*University of Nicosia, 3-4 April  2017*
*Keynote Speaker: Professor Petros Iosifidis, City, University of 
London, UK*

*Description:*
The right of freedom of expression and the principle of a free press are 
the pillars of contemporary democracy. As digital forms of communication 
continue to spread, the limits on freedom of expression are seemingly 
more palpable, particularly in certain parts of the world. Professional 
journalists are struggling to (re)establish and maintain public trust 
and confidence in their work, whilst the emergence of participatory 
journalism challenges the status and values of the profession.
This two-day conference offers a timely space for scholars and 
practitioners to explore the broader issue of freedom of expression, 
with a particular interest in the institutional right of freedom of the 
media. We would like to investigate whether the inalienable right of 
freedom of expression and its corollary right of freedom of the 
media/press are limitless and boundless in the digital age; whether 
digital forms of communication have revolutionized the mode, the methods 
and the means of journalism.
We invite papers from both scholars and practitioners.
Suggested topics might include the following, but are not limited to:
·The limits of freedom of expression and/or freedom of the press
·Freedom of expression in converging communications environments
·Freedom and privacy in (digital) media environments
·Regulatory approaches to issues of freedom of expression and/or freedom 
of the press

*Submission of Abstracts:*
We invite abstracts of *300 words* for 15-minute papers, to be submitted 
through the relevant form,available below 
<https://www.unic.ac.cy/news-and-events/73/call-papers-right-freedom-expression-digital-age/757018#call 
for papers form>. Please submit along with a short biographical note, by 
*24 February 2017*.
Presentations will be accepted in either *English or Greek*.

*Publication: *
Selected papers will be published in a published book on Freedom of the 
Press.

*Important Dates:*
Abstract Submission Deadline (required): 24 February 2017
Accepted participants will be notified by *3 March 2017*
Full Paper Submission Deadline: 30 March 2017

For further inquiries, contact Dr. Nicholas Nicoli, Department of 
Communications of the University of Nicosia, e-mail: (nicoli.n /at/ unic.ac.cy) 
<http://(nicoli.n /at/ unic.ac.cy)/>.
https://goo.gl/ofSQhX <https://goo.gl/ofSQhX>


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