Conference theme: The currents of global media and culture
Date: July 3-4, 2024, 1:00-6:00PM
Venue: Thessaloniki, Greece
Co-organizers: THISAM (Peace Journalism Lab, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Institute for Convergence Culture (Hallym University, Korea), Knowledge Coop for Good Governance (Seoul, Korea) and Global Media and China (Sage)
Purpose of the conference:
Despite of the strong tide of nationalism and protectionism in recent years, the globalization of media and culture has already become an irreversible undercurrent in the global society. The globalization is irreversible as it’s based deeply on the advancements in technology, industrial growth of global media, expansion of global trade, and the emergence of new forms of communication. The number of internet users today is close to 5 billion, and that of the mobile phone users is near 8 billion. Mobile internet is intrinsically global network which turns everything on it into globally available. With the dominance of OTT networks, television has substantially moved from national to global from production to distribution and consumption. The nature of global communication has changed significantly in the last few decades especially since the digital media emerged. This conference aims at gathering and sharing insights from all levels of scholars on the past, present, and the future of global communication.