Over the past years, we have been experiencing difficult times for information-seeking, searching, consumption, and analysis. Indeed, understanding information behaviors, communication, and often-used manipulation techniques have been essential to prevent and avoid possible scenarios of disinformation, misinformation, or/and mal-information.
In a prosumer culture, in which the practices of making, remixing, and sharing within a multi-platform spectrum frequently leads to an overload and excess of information. In a communication crisis scenario, which demand people to make decisions and act upon an emergence in a short-term period (e.g., war, pandemics, natural disaster), this overload and circulation of erroneous information may cause panics, conspiracy theories, hate speech, and mistrust in the organizations with severe impacts to democracy. This overabundance of information also affects the newsrooms in which the atomization of time, prioritization of ex-post over ex-ante filters, divergences in the messages to be conveyed by different stakeholders in the debates, and difficulties in business models are challenged.
The Code of Practice on Disinformation, the European Digital Media Observatory, and fact-checking initiatives constitute some examples of efforts been made to establish strategies to address these challenges, however, there remains a paucity in the articulation of scientific, community, and legislation knowledge on information seeking and use behavior, media strategies used, hacking, or AI-generated content.
This conference intends to serve as a gathering of researchers of media literacy concerned with the communication processes dealing with crisis situations, like moments of war, plagues, and elections. We’re looking for state-of-art and projects on designing, implementing, or assessing media trust in crisis communication.
All submissions related to this theme are welcome, including
Are you a media professional, regulator or journalist? Don’t be overwhelmed by the scientific nature of this conference. There is also space for you. Show us your case.
There are many ways to participate in this conference! Please drop us a line to digimedia-cml2024@ua.pt.
Abstracts must be in English, and should have between 350 and 500 words.
We welcome the submission of innovative Demos within the areas of interest covered by the conference.
Proposals are made online via a Google form and should provide a clear description of the work and a URL (e.g. WeTransfer, Google Drive, etc...) for access to relevant media assets.
Submission deadline (abstracts): September 5, 2024
Author notification: October 15, 2024
Conference date: November 22, 2024
Demo Registration: September 30, 2024
Demo Communication of Acceptance: October 15, 2024
Moderation: Bruno Mateus
In this Panel, an international panel composed of researchers and professors in Media Literacy will share their perspective on Media Literacy Initiatives in Schools. Join this discussion with Bernardo Lima - Portugal, Guillermo Paredes Otero - Spain, and Claudia Canesi - Italy.
Isabella Rega, Prof. Digital Media for Social Change, Bournemouth University, UK
Moderation: Alessandra Carenzio, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
Isabella Rega holds a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and an Executive Master degree in Intercultural Communication from the Università della Svizzera Italiana. She is Professor in Digital Media for Social Change in the Faculty of Media and Communication at Bournemouth University and and co-chair of the Distance Education Working Group of INEE, the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies. During the past 20 years, she has been investigating the use of digital media to promote social and community development in disadvantaged communities in the Global South
Her research focuses on the role digital techologies can play in empowering people and transform communities, and on November 22nd she will talk about : Digital / Media Literacies and Social Justice: Working with Vulnerable Communities in Times of Crisis.
Moderation: Nelson Zagalo, University of Aveiro, Portugal
In this Panel, a panel composed of policy-makers and important entities in Media Policy-making and Politics will share course of actions in this domain. Join this panel with Rita Rola - Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social (ERC), Manuel Pinto - MILOBs, University of Minho, José Reis - Centro Nacional de Cibersegurança, and Sérgio Gomes da Silva #PortugalMediaLab.
The conference will be held at the CCCI auditorium of the Dep. of Communication and Art, University of Aveiro.
Early Bird Registration: Ends November 5th
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| Author registration | 40€ | 80€ |
| Author Registration (Virtual) | 20€ | 40€ |
| Participant (Non Speaker) | Free | Free |
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3. Registration Cancellation and Refund Policy:
- For Author registration there is no refund.
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Before Nov 6, 2024 there is a refund of 75% of the registration fee minus processing fee (if any).
After Nov 6, 2024 there is no fee refund.
- Cancellations must be made by writing to Virgínia Lopes:virginiablopes@ua.pt
4. Certificate of Attendance: one week after the end of the conference, your Certificate will be available on the registration platform.
Room 40.2.15 | Campus UA
Zoom: Zoom Link
14:00 Panel: Schools and Media Literacy
Moderation: Bernardo Mateus
Guest Speakers: Bernardo Lima - Portugal; Guillermo Paredes Otero - Spain; Claudia Canesi - Italy
15:30 Workshop: Play Media Literacy
Direction: Liliana Costa
Play the game Data Defenders and Dicover the world of Media Literacy
17:00 Closing and Coffee-break
Sala de Atos | Reitoria
Zoom: Zoom Link
9:00 Registration & Opening
9:30 Keynote: Digital / Media Literacies and Social Justice: Working with Vulnerable Communities in Times of Crisis
Moderation: Alessandra Carenzio, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
Isabella Rega, Prof. Digital Media for Social Change, Bournemouth University, UK
10:30 Coffee-break
11:00 Scientific Session 1: Practices in Media Literacy
Moderation: Simona Ferrari, Catholic University of Milan
The Sound of Truth: are podcast listeners media literate enough?Ricardo Morais (FLUP/CITCEM/LabCom) and Clara Fernandes (LASALLE College of the Arts-University of the Arts Singapore/UNDICOM/IADE)
Practices of media and information literacy in Portuguese schools: a snapshot from the teachers' voiceMarisa Mourão and Sara Pereira (Communication and Society Research Centre, University of Minho)
Media literacy for health workers: a communicative experience in Brazil's Unified Health SystemPâmela Pinto, Thaiane Oliveira, and Kizi Araujo, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil
Enhancing Media Literacy Through Two Ludic ToolsRuth Espinosa (Universitat de Vic) José Eguia-Gomez (Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona)
YOUTHSCIFI - Promoting scientific critical thinking in young people through the creation of science fiction narratives and multimediaDaniela Figueiredo, Dep. of Biology, University of Aveiro
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Panel: Media Policy and Media Politics
Moderation: Nelson Zagalo, University of Aveiro
Guest Speakers: Rita Rola - Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social; Manuel Pinto - MILObs, Universidade do Minho; José Reis - Centro Nacional Cibersecurança; Sérgio Gomes da Silva - #PortugalMediaLab
15:30 Scientific Session 2: Media Consumption and Sustainability
Moderation: Liliana Costa, University of Aveiro
Scrolling Through The Feed: How do young people in Portugal consume news on social media?Catarina Feio and Lídia Oliveira, Dep. of Communication and Art, University of Aveiro
Media Innovation in Low Density Territories: Strategies for the sustainability and recovery of local radio stationsJoaquim Brigas, Jorge Gonçalves, Handerson Engrácio, Filipe T. Moreira & Fátima Gonçalves, Institute Polytechnic of Guarda
Developing a sustainable content strategy to promote information literacyLívia Guardard Jardim, Institute Polytechnic of Guarda
Digital Innovation to Support Local Radios in Low-Density Territories. The Newaves PlatformsJoaquim Brigas, Jorge Gonçalves, Handerson Engrácio, Filipe T. Moreira & Fátima Gonçalves, Institute Polytechnic of Guarda
16:30 Coffee-break
17:00 Scientific Session3: Media Portrayals and Controversies in Society
Moderation: Maria João Antunes, University of Aveiro
The Representation of the Word ‘Terrorism’ on January 8th Analysis on Social Network X about Results of the Attacks on Brazil's Three Branches of GovernmentRita Paulino, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Ivone Rocha, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (PPGJOR/UFSC); Adriano Madureira, Universidade Federal do Pará; Marcos Seruffo, Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
E-cigarettes controversy on YouTube: a study from BrazilDaniel Azevedo, Pâmela Pinto, Daniela Muzi, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil
Al-Haouz Earthquake Misinformation Crisis in Morocco: Content Analysis of X TweetsK. Aarmouch, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
From Memes to the Presidency: The Construction of Bolsonaro and Trump’s Images through TwitterLeonardo Castelo Branco, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Infected. Game Over?: A Content Analysis of Viral Infections in Digital GamesLiliana Vale Costa, Nelson Zagalo, Dep. of Communication and Art, University of Aveiro
18:00 Closing session
A selection of some nearby hotels
~90€ per night
23min.
8min.
Rua de Viana do Castelo 4, 3800-275 Aveiro
+351 234 421 885
~90€ per night
30min.
7min.
Rua Eng. Von Hafe, 20, 3800-176 Aveiro
+351 234 346 010
~90€ per night
25min.
7min.
Cais da Fonte Nova, Lote 5, 3810-200 Aveiro
+351 234 401 000
~110€ per night
25min.
7min.
R. Dr. Barbosa de Magalhães 15/17, 3800-154 Aveiro
+351 234 377 400
~100€ per night
19min.
7min.
R. da Arrochela 6, 3810-052 Aveiro
+351 234 380 3900
~40€ per night
20min.
8min.
R. Dr. Nascimento Leitão 1, 3800-108 Aveiro
+351 234 380 150
~45€ per night
27min.
9min.
Av. Dr. Lourenço Peixinho 119, 3800-166 Aveiro
+351 234 346 030
~45€ per night
23min.
8min.
R. de Dr. Manuel das Neves, 3810-101 Aveiro
+351 234 425 191
Conference chair: Nelson Zagalo (PT)
Scientific chairs Liliana Vale Costa (PT) | Ruth Contreras (ES) | Alessandra Carenzio (IT) | Maria Antunes (PT)
Organisation chair: Oksana Tymoshchuk (PT)
To be updated
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