[Commlist] CFP CEECOM 2023

The Department of Media Studies and Journalism at Masaryk University, 
Brno, Czech Republic, in cooperation with the ECREA Central and East 
European Network is organizing the 14th Central and Eastern European 
Communication and Media Conference CEECOM 2023 for June 29-30, 2023 in 
Brno, Czech Republic.

Conference theme

The theme of the 14th Central and Eastern European Communication and 
Media Conference is Threats, Challenges and Opportunities in the 
Changing Central and Eastern European Media Environments.

In recent years the countries in the Central and Eastern European 
region, similarly to countries worldwide, face various challenges 
regarding their media systems. Digitalization has provided the public 
with diverse choices and more media products than ever before, and media 
routines and the repertoires of audiences have been changing 
continuously. New information environments in many countries are more 
fragmented and polarized, followed by the growth of divergent 
alternatives. Legacy media and journalists in many countries in the CEE 
region struggle with declining trust, increasing politization and 
growing pressure and political interference in the autonomy of 
journalists. The rise of illiberal tendencies, populist and radical 
political actors and populists and radical communication is associated 
with the increased political hostility towards knowledge-producing elite 
institutions. In populist discourses, established professional media are 
typically labeled as ‘fake news’ or as ‘a part of liberal propaganda’, 
and professional journalists, as enemies of people.

Moreover, during last two years the countries in the region were greatly 
affected by two crises – COVID-19 and the Russo-Ukrainian War taking 
place in the region itself. Therefore, the aim of the 14th Central and 
Eastern European Communication and Media Conference CEECOM 2023 is to 
address the current issues in the region, the threats and challenges the 
countries face, and to consider what future development and 
opportunities are possible. To do so, the specific contexts of 
individual countries should be addressed with an emphasis on the 
comparability to access not only the specifics of the CEE region 
compared to countries worldwide, but also to access the intra-regional 
diversity.

The organizers welcome proposals for papers in (but not strictly limited 
to) the following areas of interest:

The role of media in contemporary socio-political environment

Media and their role during crisis

Working conditions and safety of journalists

Trust in media and journalists

Political polarization and the role of the media

The role of recipients (in media content creation)

Political activism as/and as a fan activism

Protest media and mobilization

Populist and radical political communication

Conspiracies, disinformation and propaganda in the CEE region

Regional and local media in CEE

The role and recent situation of public service media

Media fragmentation and changing patterns of media consumption and usage

Risks and opportunities of new media usage

Media representation, inequalities and minorities

Alternative media and their use

Contemporary media industries and the media market in CEE

Submission and deadline

Proposals for individual papers can be submitted by email to 
(CEECOM2023 /at/ fss.muni.cz) <mailto:(CEECOM2023 /at/ fss.muni.cz)>until the 20^th of 
December 2022. Paper proposals addressing one of the proposed topics 
(other topics on CEE issues are also welcomed) should be specified in an 
abstract no longer than 150 words. Submitted abstracts will be evaluated 
by the members of the Scientific Committee.

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