Past and upcoming events.
IAMCR pre-conference
International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) pre-conference
July 2023
Researchers and affiliates associated with the Global Risk Journalism Hub spent the last two years investigating the dynamics of risk journalism in a rapidly changing world. These risks have been explored from a wide range of geographical, methodological, theoretical as well as empirical perspectives. In expanding this focus, the Global Risk Journalism Hub is currently engaged in research that seeks to probe the role that journalism is playing in shaping climate change discourse. This pre-conference included researchers from Spain, Israel, Russia, UK, India, Kenya, Egypt, UAE, Greece, Norway, Philippines, and more.
ICA pre-conference with UNESCO
ICA pre-conference Paris 2022, co-organized with UNESCO (Free Flow of Information Division)
Comparative Communication Research in a Globalized Risk Area: Paradigms - Methods - Critique
May 2022
Welcome remarks given by Guilherme Cancia Godoi, Chief of Section of Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists, Communication and Information Sector at UNESCO. Panels presented on paradigms of globalized risk, comparing journalistic practices across countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, and conceptualizing global risk in transnational research.
World Press Freedom Day Global Conference 2022
May 2022
UNESCO and the Republic of Uruguay hosted the annual World Press Freedom Day Global Conference in a hybrid format in Punta Del Este, Uruguay. The Conference addressed the digital era’s impact on freedom of expression, the safety of journalists, access to information and privacy and developed concrete recommendations to address these challenges. Sanitary conditions permitting, the goal was to have the largest-possible number of participants join in-person, with all sessions live streamed via an online platform.
World Press Freedom Day 2022 reunited relevant stakeholders such as policymakers, journalists, media representatives, activists, cybersecurity managers, legal experts and research networks including the Global Risk Journalism Hub to explore these issues and develop concrete solutions to address the threats posed by increased surveillance to press freedom and privacy.