[Commlist] CFP: Media and Challenges of the Modern Society 2026

The Department of Communications and Journalism, Faculty of Philosophy, 
University of Niš, invites submissions for the fifth international 
scientific conference /Media and Challenges of the Modern Society 2026/, 
to be held on May 29, 2026, in a hybrid format (on-site and online).

The plenary lecture, /“Who Safeguards Media Ethics? Self-Regulation as a 
Practice of Professional Responsibility,”/ will be delivered by Dr 
Sandra Sprudzāne (Riga Technical University, Rezekne Academy; Public 
Service Mass Media Council).

This year’s conference focuses on the importance of media 
self-regulation, with a special session titled:
*“The Modernity of Media Self-Regulation in Europe.”*

We welcome contributions addressing, but not limited to, the following 
topics:

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    The future of self-regulation in media

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    Public interest and self-regulation in a commercialized media
    environment

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    Media and digital literacy in the 21st century

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    Legal regulation and self-regulation: complementarity and conflict

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    Artificial intelligence and the media

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    Changing journalistic practices under the influence of AI

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    Political communication in the age of AI

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    Advertising in the post-truth era

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    Social networks and digital platforms as (un)regulated media actors

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    Media and privacy in the digital sphere

  *

    Security in the digital space

  *

    Philosophy and the media

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    Aesthetics, hypermedia, and the hyperconsumer

*Submission guidelines:*
Abstracts (max. 250 words) should include:

  *

    Author affiliation

  *

    Email address of the first author

  *

    Title of the paper

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    Up to 5 keywords

*Submission deadline:* April 1, 2026
*Notification of acceptance:* April 15, 2026

Submissions should be sent to: (misd /at/ filfak.ni.ac.rs) 
<mailto:(misd /at/ filfak.ni.ac.rs)>

*Publication opportunities:*
Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the /Applied 
Media Studies Journal/ on “The Modernity of Media Self-Regulation in 
Europe.” Other accepted papers may be published in additional issues. A 
book of abstracts (ISBN) will also be published.
Full paper submission deadline: September 15, 2026

*Registration fee:* 6000 RSD / 50 EUR
(Optional conference dinner: 3600 RSD / 30 EUR)

*Official languages:* Serbian and English


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