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International media readings in Moscow
Mass media and communications – 2009
 
CONTENT, CHANNELS AND AUDIENCES IN THE NEW MILLENIUM:INTERACTION AND INTERRELATIONS
 
Dates: 8-10 October 2009
Conference place: Moscow (Russia)
Conference organizers: Faculty of Journalism, Moscow State University
Working language: English
 
The beginning of the XXI century witnessed tremendous changes in international politics, economy, information and communication technologies. The emergence of new technologies, channels of distribution and content strategies has led to revision of content characteristics, specifications and production and interaction with audience. The need to comprehend these changes by scientific instruments is now obvious. The main object of the conference is deeper analysis of the transformations that have taken place in the media system, culture and values of mass media and mass communications on a national and global scale.
 
Sections’ and Sessions’ Topics
 
• Trends in media systems.
• Public sphere and the mass media.
• Media policy in the digital revolution era.
• Mass media and the European and global integration.
• Journalism and new media.
• Globalization of media business and glocalization of media content.
• New methods and technologies of scientific studies.
• Digital revolution in the content industry: how technologies change the ways of content delivery and consumption.
• Media Law and Policy for the New Media and Content.
 
The registration process starts on 15 February 2009.
Registration deadline: 15 June 2009.
Registration fee:
 - 3500 rubles (about $100) for foreign participants;
 - 2000 rubles for participants from the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Registration form
1. Family name.
2. Given names.
3. Workplace.
4. Position, degree.
5. Telephone / fax, e-mail.
6. Topic of the presentation.
7. Summary (up to 150 characters).
8. Abstracts (up to 9000 characters).
 
The registration form should be sent to the following e-mail address: moscow.readings@smi.msu.ru
or found on our Web site: www.moscowreadings.ru