Objectives
The main objectives of the International Trends and Issues in Communication & Media Conference are as follows:
- Providing an international academic platform for the critical examination of contemporary trends and emerging issues in communication and media studies
- Promoting theoretical, empirical, and methodological research that advances knowledge in communication, media, and related disciplines
- Examining the impact of digital transformation, platformization, and datafication on media production, distribution, and consumption
- Exploring journalism and news media, including digital journalism, data journalism, citizen journalism, misinformation, and media ethics
- Analyzing social media and networked communication, user-generated content, influencers, online communities, and participatory cultures
- Investigating the role of artificial intelligence, algorithms, and automation in communication practices and media industries
- Examining political communication, public opinion, political campaigns, propaganda, and the role of media in democratic processes
- Exploring strategic communication, public relations, advertising, branding, and corporate communication in global and digital contexts
- Analyzing visual communication, film, television, radio, digital storytelling, and new media aesthetics
- Exploring cultural and intercultural communication, identity, gender, ethnicity, globalization, and representation in media
- Investigating media economics, media management, and media entrepreneurship, including sustainability and business models
- Examining communication technologies, mobile communication, immersive media (VR/AR), gaming, and interactive media
- Addressing media literacy, digital literacy, and critical media education in contemporary societies
- Exploring ethical, legal, and regulatory issues in communication and media, including privacy, surveillance, and intellectual property
- Examining health communication, science communication, environmental communication, and risk communication
- Analyzing crisis communication, disaster communication, and strategic communication in emergencies
- Encouraging research on communication for social change, activism, advocacy, and civic engagement
- Promoting comparative and international communication studies across different media systems and cultural contexts
- Supporting the academic and professional development of early-career researchers, graduate students, and media practitioners
- Providing a platform for sharing case studies, critical analyses, design-based research, and good practices in communication and media