News
Call for papers for audio/visual essays for the Media Studies Journal
The call for audio/visual essays is open until the 15th of September 2026.
In Media
EJO Article by Yaroslava Kutsai | The status quo is failing us: Museologist Robert R. Janes on climate communication
Yaroslava Kutsai talks to Dr. Robert R. Janes — a museologist with more than five decades of experience.
In Media
Interviews with Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer: KIM Podcast Communication & Media Days
Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer discuss European democracies and the media’s roles in shaping and maintaining them.
News
AGON: Constructions of Democracy in the official selection of the 2026 Posibl. Festival
The upcoming official selection of the 2026 Posibl. Festival at the Universidad de Palermo Mario Bravo 1050, Buenos Aires, Argentina will take place in August.
Publications
Assemblages of Trust: A Discursive-Material Analysis of Czech Citizens’ Perceptions of Media and Democracy
A study by Karolína Šimková and Jeffrey Wimmer, which examines how trust and mistrust in media and democracy in the Czech Republic emerge from the interaction of discursive interpretations and material conditions.
Publications
ESSACHESS Special MeDeMAP Issue
The Special MeDeMAP issue of ESSACHESS – Journal for Communication Studies, featuring contributions from the CULCORC members, has been published and is available in open access.
Events
UPCOMING | Keynote speakers at the Communicating narratives, imaginaries and epistemes of hope pre-conference announced
Ilija Tomanić Trivundža and Nico Carpentier will be the keynote speakers at the upcoming conference on narratives, imaginaries and epistemes of hope.
News
“It is About Solidarity. It is About Being Part of a Community, However Diverse That Community May Be”. Interview With Nico Carpentier
This interview with Nico Carpentier, done by Fernando Oliveira Paulino, explores the role of academic cooperation, international scholarly associations, and transnational research networks in shaping the field of communication studies.
In Media
World-renowned communicologist visits KIM Split: ‘Resistance always brings hope’
Nico Carpentier talks about the democratic roles of the media and the reasons to remain hopeful about their future.
News
Conference panel “Participation, Knowledge and Communication: An Intersection of Transformative Forces” at IAMCR Conference 2026
A panel on the complex relationships between participation, knowledge production, democracy, and communication. Convened by Nico Carpentier with Aniruddha Jena as discussant.