thematic sections general

YECREA- section representative: introduction and contact information
My name is Christine Horz and I am a PhD candidate at the University of Erfurt/Germany. My thesis is a case study which revolves around the media participation of the Iranian diaspora in public access TV-channels in Germany. In 2005 I have attended the ECREA-Doctoral summer school in Tartu/Estonia which was a very useful experience and recently I have joined ECREA as a member.

YECREA Section Representative: brief presentation and contact data
My name is Miguel Vicente and I'm an Assistant Professor at the University of Valladolid (Spain). I teach Public Opinion and Research Methods courses, and I'm also about to complete my PhD in Audiovisual Communication. I've been participating in ECREA and IAMCR since 2005, always mainly focused on the Science and Environment Sections.

Petra Pfisterer and Judith Purkarthofer, radio@forschungsraum.net
Austrian Radio Research Group, University of Vienna/Austria

Hello, my name is Alenka Jelen and I'm a lecturer and a course co-ordinator of the international MSc programme at the University of Central Lancashire. I'm also a PhD candidate at the University of Ljubljana.

The Journalism section representative's aim is fourfold. Firstly, to generate an overview of, and a communication platform for, young scholars examining journalism media. So please, do get in touch in you have relevant info on upcoming conferences, thematic books, useful websites etc. 'Journalism media' are approached in the broadest sense (print, tv/radio broadcasting, online) and from a variety of angles (production, content, reception) and perspectices (regulatory/ethical, professional/technological, political/cultural, economic/commercial, cultural/educational).

Dear all, my name is Stijn Joye and I am currently working as a research and teaching assistant in the Department of Communication Studies at Ghent University (Belgium). I have been working within the broad field of international communication and journalism with a focus on international and foreign news, alternative news agencies and media coverage of global suffering from a multidisciplinary perspective. The latter is also the subject of my PhD which I hope to finalise in the next year. I have been participating in ECREA (conferences and Summer School) as well as in IAMCR and ICA.

My name is Mariana Liz. I am a PhD candidate at the Film Studies Department at King's College London, although I work closely with the European Studies Department as well. My research project is entitled "European Identity in contemporary cinema". My research interests include European integration, European culture and identity, European cinema, Film and Society and (Trans)national cinemas.