Media-related risks and opportunities for deliberative communication: Development scenarios of the European media landscape (MEDIADELCOM)
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Abstract
MEDIADELCOM endeavors to contribute to the enhancement of European integration, social cohesion and consequently – Europeanization. The popularity of ultra-right and populist political forces in European societies demonstrates that the unity of European nations and their common goals are not self-evident. Informed decision-making in contemporary democratic societies is being challenged. The MEDIADELCOM consortium argues that European political and cultural spaces evolve best if specific policies enhance the conditions for deliberative communication. The consortium will work out a methodology enabling the assessment and forecast of the risks and opportunities for deliberative communication emerging in the process of media transformation in 2000-2020.
There is no holistic approach to media-related Risks and Opportunities (ROs); media studies and data are dispersed, restricting the evaluation of ROs for deliberative communication in European countries; there are no evidence-based holistic scenarios for prognosticating media development in European societies. The overall objective of MEDIADELCOM is to develop a diagnostic tool for policy-makers, educators, media-critical bodies and institutions, as well as for media experts and journalists, which enables the provision of a holistic assessment of risks and opportunities concerning deliberative communication and consequently social cohesion in Europe. We will: 1) develop a model for the holistic analysis of the ROs emerging within the process of media transformation in Europe; 2) assess the sufficiency of existing research and data necessary for making knowledge-based forecasts about European media landscape development trends; 3) generate a novel method, based on motivational modelling and agent-based simulation, for outlining scenarios to predict media-related ROs. Thus, by assembling and synthesizing existing dispersed research, and modelling multiple scenarios, MEDIADELCOM will create an instrument for media risk prediction and management.
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Financing
H2020-SC6-TRANSFORMATIONS-2020
Cooperation Partners
University of Tartu, Institute of Social Studies
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Trnava, Faculty of Mass Media Communication
Masaryk University, Brno, Department of Media Studies and Journalism
University of Warsaw, Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies
University of Zagreb, Centre for Media and Communication Research
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication
Rīga Stradiņš University, Department of Communication Studies
TU Dortmund, Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism
University of Milan, Department of Social and Political Sciences
Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Athens
Center for Independent Journalism, Bucharest
Mertek Media Monitor, Budapest
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication
Jönköping International Business School, Media, Management & Transformation Centre
Mid Sweden University, Sundswall, Department of Media and Communication
Media Diversity Institute Global, Brussels
Books and Monographs
Articles and Book Chapters
Articles and Book Chapters
- (2024). What is journalism’s contribution to deliberative communication and democracy?. In Peruško Z., Lauk E.,, & Harro-Loit H., (Eds.), European Media Systems for Deliberative Communication: Risks and Opportunities..
- (2024). Journalism: Collaboration is the key to monitoring. In Lauk E., Alonso M. O.,, & Harro-Loit H., (Eds.), Monitoring Mediascapes. A Premise of Wisdom-Based EU Media Governance (pp. 106-134). Tartu. Retrieved from https://fmk.sk/download/Book1.pdf.
- (2024). Diachronic perspective on the evolution of monitoring capabilities in 14 European countries. In M. Oller Alonso, Harro-Loit, H., & Lauk, E. (Eds.), Monitoring mediascapes: A premise of today’s wisdom-based EU media governance (pp. 45-79). Tartu: Tartu University Press..
- (2024). News media monitoring capabilities in 14 European countries: Problems and best practices. [2004]. Media And Communication, 12, n/a. doi:10.17645/mac.7199.
- (2024). Media and journalism research in small European countries. [2004]. Media And Communication, 12, n/a. doi:10.17645/mac.7205.
- (2023). From Literacy to Skills. Discussing Media Education and Its Goals. Media Literacy And Academic Research, 6, 55-63. doi:10.34135/mlar-23-02-03.
- (2022). Austria: Critical junctures in the media transformation process. In Approaching deliberative communication: Studies on monitoring capability and on critical junctures of media development in 14 EU countries, CS2. In (pp. 2-36). Tartu: Mediadelcom. Retrieved from https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/Institute/CMC/PDF/Eberwein_Krakovsky_Oggolder_Rozgonyi_2022_AUSTRIA_Critical_junctures_in_the_media_transformation_process_CS2.pdf.
- (2022). Austria: Risks and opportunities related to media and journalism studies (2000–2020). Case study on the national research and monitoring capabilities. In Approaching deliberative communication: Studies on monitoring capability and on critical junctures of media development in 14 EU countries, CS1. In (pp. 2-33). Tartu: Mediadelcom. Retrieved from https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/Institute/CMC/PDF/Eberwein_Krakovsky_Oggolder_2022_AUSTRIA_Risks_and_Opportunities_Related_to_Media_and_Journalism_Studies_CS1.pdf.
- (2021). Editors’ introduction. Central European Journal Of Communication, 14, 00-00. Retrieved from https://journals.ptks.pl/cejc/issue/view/vol14-no1-28-spring-2021/3.
- Research with(out) values: Institutionalization and impact of media accountability as an academic field. [submitted, 2024]. Central European Journal Of Communication, 16, n/a..
- Monitoring mediascapes: Key concepts and basic variables. In M. Oller Alonso, Harro-Loit, H., & Lauk, E. (Eds.), Monitoring mediascapes: A premise of today’s wisdom-based EU media governance. (p. n/a). Tartu: Tartu University Press..
- Media accountability and its contribution to deliberative communication in Europe: Recent trends and current practices. [accepted, 2024]. In Z. Peruško, Lauk, E., & Harro-Loit, H. (Eds.), Media systems for deliberative communication: Risks and opportunities. (p. n/a). London, New York: Routledge..
Research Papers
Lectures
Lectures
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14/03/2024
, Erfurt
Krakovsky, Ch. Eberwein, T. Oggolder, Ch.
Europas Mediensysteme am Scheideweg: Lehren aus einer Vergleichsstudie in Schweden, Österreich, Tschechien, Lettland und Bulgarien
. 69. Jahrestagung der DGPuK: Visionen für ein besseres Leben: Medien und Kommunikation in der Gesellschaft von morgen -
29/06/2023
, Brno
Berglez, P. Eberwein, T. Jansová, I. Krakovsky, C. Nord, L. Ots, M. Rapado, I. Raycheva, L. Rožukalne, A. Skulte, I. Stakle, A. Waschková Císařová, L.
Media change in Europe as a structure-agency process: Results from a comparative study of Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Sweden.
14th Central and Eastern European Communication and Media Conference, Masaryk University -
20/06/2023
, Kalgenfurt
Eberwein, T. Krakovsky, C. Oggolder, C.
Risks and opportunities of media change: First results from a comparative European study.
Research Café, Department of Media and Communications, Universität Klagenfurt. -
16/06/2023
, Kaunas
Rožukalne, A. Kõuts-Klemm, R. Peruško, Z. Vozab, D. Stakle, A. Skulte, I. Eberwein, T.
Institutionalization of media and communication research in smaller countries in Europe.
15th Conference on Baltic Studies in Europe (CBSE), Vytautas Magnus University -
29/05/2023
, Toronto
Eberwein, T. Kreutler, M. Fengler, S.
Research with(out) values: Institutionalization and impact of media accountability as an academic field.
73rd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) -
10/05/2023
, Vienna
Krakovsky, C.
Inserate, Förderungen, Medienqualität [abgesagt]
World Café. Demokratietag „Manipulation – Polarisierung – Widerstand: Zur Zukunft der Medienöffentlichkeit“, CEU Vienna -
22/10/2022
, Aarhus
Harro-Loit, H. Eberwein, T.
Media monitoring potentiality in 14 European countries: Risks and opportunities
9th European Communication Conference -
22/10/2022
, Aarhus
Kõuts-Klemm, R. Eberwein, T. Peruško, Z. Vozab, D. Rožukalne, A. Stakle, A. Skulte, I.
Media and communication research in smaller countries in Europe
9th European Communication Conference
Popular Publications
Popular Publications
- (2023). Media monitoring: Watching the watchdog. In P. Szávai (Ed.), Towards a knowledge‐based media governance: The Mediadelcom method (pp. 12-14). Tartu, Budapest: Mediadelcom. doi:10.58009/aere-perennius0059.
- (2023). Medien-Monitoring: Dem Wachhund auf der Spur [Media monitoring: Watching the watchdog]. In P. Szávai (Ed.), Auf dem Weg zu einer wissens-basierten Media Governance: Die Mediadelcom-Methode (pp. 17-20). Tartu, Budapest: Mediadelcom. doi:10.58009/aere-perennius0053.
- (2023). Eine Rundschau zum österreichischen Mediensystem. Auf Dem Weg Zu Einer Wissensbasierten Media Governance. Die Mediadelcom-Methode, 44-47. Retrieved from https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/Institute/CMC/PDF/Auf_dem_Weg_zu_einer_wissensbasierten_Governance_2023_Mediadelcom.pdf.
- (2022). Was braucht unabhängiger Journalismus in Österreich?. relevant.news. Retrieved from https://www.relevant.news/unabhaengiger-journalismus/.
- (2022). Ein Menschenrecht für alle. Was Meinungsfreiheit bedeutet, haben wir Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaftler Tobias Eberwein gefragt. Die Presse Am Sonntag / Die Presse Kinderzeitung..
Popular Talks
Popular Talks
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24/11/2023
Głowacki, M. Mikucki, J. Harro-Loit, H. Lauk, E. Rožukalne, A. Skulte, I. Eberwein, T. Krakovsky, C. Oggolder, C. Kreutler, M. Fengler, S.
Mediadelcom country teams’ reflections upon the project before grand finish, part 2
Podcast MEDIAdelcom – Finding risks and opportunities for media -
31/10/2023
Sakzewski, T. Nord, L. Jansová, I. Avădani, I. Krakovsky, C. Eberwein, T. Larsen, E. Carcasson, M. Engen, G. Kreutler, M. Kandyla, A. Anderson, C.
What does a deliberative approach look like?
Podcast MEDIAdelcom – Finding risks and opportunities for media -
15/10/2023
Kreutler, M. Eberwein, T. Peruško, Z. Skulte, I. Galik, S. Harro-Loit, H.
Final efforts by Mediadelcom
Podcast MEDIAdelcom – Finding risks and opportunities for media -
26/08/2023
Sakzewski, T. Eberwein, T. Krakovsky, C.
Polarisation: challenges for the media in Austria
Podcast MEDIAdelcom – Finding risks and opportunities for media -
25/07/2023
, Warsaw
Głowacki, M. Fengler, S. Urbán, A. Psychogiopoulou, E. Eberwein, T. Lauk, E.
On media research contributions to democracy. Academic Talking Heads, Episode 2
MEDIAdelcom -
09/06/2023
Sakzewski, T. Eberwein, T. Kreutler, M. Kandyla, A. Kõuts-Klemm, R. Skulte, I. Matthews, A.
Areas of hope and concern – that state of media in Europe
Podcast MEDIAdelcom – Finding risks and opportunities for media -
11/05/2023
Harro-Loit, H. Avădani, I. Szávai, P. Eberwein, T. Berglez, P.
Best practices substantiate the opportunities
Podcast MEDIAdelcom – Finding risks and opportunities for media -
05/12/2022
, Tartu
Harro-Loit, H. Eberwein, T. Glowacki, M. Dobek-Ostrowska, B.
Monitoring capability approach for dissemination: Recap of two recent conferences.
Podcast MEDIAdelcom – Finding risks and opportunities for media -
11/04/2022
, Tartu
Eberwein, T. Oggolder, C. Krakovsky, C.
Observations in draft country case studies: Austria
Podcast MEDIAdelcom – Finding risks and opportunities for media -
10/12/2021
, Wien
Harro-Loit, H. Glowacki, M. Peruško, Z. Berglez, P. Eberwein, T.
Recapping MEDIAdelcom’s year 2021, with season’s greetings
Podcast MEDIAdelcom – Finding risks and opportunities for media -
16/09/2021
, Tallinn
Harro-Loit, H. Raycheva, L. Rožukalne, A. Parder, M.-L. Ots, M. Vozab, D. Kreutler, M. Eberwein, T.
Project meeting in Tallinn
Podcast - MEDIAdelcom: Finding risks and opportunities for media