News
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From media economy to systemic reform: Second citizens’ parliament in Slovenia unveils first 11 demands
The second Citizens' Parliament on Media and Democracy in Slovenia continued the discussion among 20 citizens as they deliberated – this time – on critical issues concerning media systems...
Online discussion Attacks on media: Lessons from Slovakia and Slovenia
The discussion will highlight strategies of resilience and alliances from Slovakia and Slovenia in response to attacks on independent and public media.
Kicking off the first citizens’ parliament on media and democracy in Slovenia
This initial session will introduce the method of citizens' parliament and the parliament procedures.
Structural Masculinism and Women’s Media Ownership
An article co-authored by Marlene Radl, Burçe Çelik, Mojca Pajnik & Birgit Sauer on structural masculinism and women's media ownership in the context of authoritarian populism has been published...
AFEMED project updates
In the research group of the Affective Media (AFEMED) project, we discussed the interim results of our analysis and planned research activities for this year at a work meeting...
Enhancing the hybrid media system model: The role of critical theory in media and communication research
The main contribution of the article is to show that critical theory strengthens the explanatory power of the current eclectic-empirical media models without fundamentally undermining their foundations.
Projects
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Affective Media: Transformations of Public Communication
The study examines the “affective turn” in the media which has marked a series of changes, ranging from the digitalisation of newsrooms and new forms of employment to the...
Mapping Media for Future Democracies
Establishing an up-to-date overview and understanding of the state of democracy in the European Union, its challenges, strengths and threats, and the roles and functions of media and journalism...
Our Media: A civil society action to generate media literacy and activism, counter polarization and promote dialogue
Increased media activism and participation of CSOs in policymaking.
Defending and strengthening the role of civil society and journalists in protecting democracy in Slovenia
Defending and strengthening the role of civil society and journalists in protecting democracy in Slovenia.
Defending watchdog role of civil society and journalists in Slovenia – extended project phase
The project aims to increase resilience of civil society organisations and journalists in Slovenia to sustain their watchdog role.
Resilience: Civil Society for Media Free of Hate and Disinformation
The project ‘s aim is to reaffirm media freedom and counter disinformation and hateful propaganda in Western Balkans and Turkey’.
Publications
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Structural Masculinism and Women’s Media Ownership in the Context of Authoritarian Populism
An article co-authored by Marlene Radl, Burçe Çelik, Mojca Pajnik & Birgit Sauer on structural masculinism and women's media ownership in the context of authoritarian populism has been published...
Enhancing the hybrid media system model: The role of critical theory in media and communication research
The main contribution of the article is to show that critical theory strengthens the explanatory power of the current eclectic-empirical media models without fundamentally undermining their foundations.
Article / Professionalizing Emotions as Reflective Engagement in Emerging Forms of Journalism
The author analyses how journalists articulate emotions as "special effects" with the potential to motivate and engage the public in the age of hybrid media.
Chapter / Transformations of the Media Sphere: Amplifying Opportunity Structures for Populism
The chapter addresses the links between populism and the media by shifting the focus from understanding "media populism" as a political style to addressing structural changes in the media...
Article / Theorizing and mapping media ownership networks in authoritarian-populist contexts: a comparative analysis of Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Turkey
The article aims to contribute to the ongoing discussions on authoritarian populism and the media, from the lens of the political economy of ownership.
Article / Aligning populist worldviews of citizens to media preferences: peculiarities of an illiberal political context
In this article the authors look at how people’s relations to the media shape their anti-establishment, people-centrist and exclusionist populist worldviews.