[ecrea] CFP: the 10th International 'Moscow Readings' Conference

On *25-26 October 2018* we will have the annual Moscow Readings 
conference at the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

The topic of the conference this year is /'Digital Transformations of 
Mass Media: Regional, National and Global Aspects'.
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Today, media everywhere in the world undergo significant transformations 
under the influence of digitalization, media convergence, mediatization 
of the society, deprofessionalization of journalistic work, the 
development of new active audiences which take over some functions that 
have been traditionally performed by journalists, and other processes. 
These transformations include changes in media genres and topics, forms 
and methods of professional journalistic activities, economic strategies 
and business models, distribution and delivery channels, specifics of 
audience behavior and other aspects.

Given such noticeable transformations of media, we encourage conference 
participants to discuss current state of media and look into possible 
trends of media industry’s development in both global and national 
contexts. Furthermore, we invite presentations discussing the state of 
regional and local media in Russia, media production and distribution 
processes abroad and other issues that have rarely been in the spotlight 
of researchers before. Lastly, we welcome researches discussing the 
impact of television upon print media as well as new media under current 
digitalization and multimedization processes.

/General topics and questions for discussion:/

• History and current trends of media development;
• Regulation and self-regulation of media;
• Mass media and audience: the shift from mass communication to 
specialized media;
• Values and mission of media today;
• Mass media in the digital era: current challenges and prospects;
• Newspapers and magazines in digital environment: issues of interaction 
and mutual influence;
• Regional and local media in Russia: current state and trends of 
development;
• Journalism education and modern media: goals, challenges and prospects 
in the new digital era

Deadline for abstract submission and registration is *15 August 2018.*

More information can be found in the attached information letter 
and online at http://www.moscowreadings.com/. We would be grateful if 
you share this information with those who might be interested.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Local Organizing 
Committee at (moscow.readings /at/ mail.ru) 
<//e.mail.ru/compose/?mailto=(mailto%3amoscow.readings /at/ mail.ru)>, by phone 
+7 (495) 629 52 76 or in person (Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow 
State University, room 107).


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