Friday 17 September: 13.15-14.45: Room 2.27 at DMJX Aarhus, and online via Zoom.“Media during Health Crises: Lebanese news and the COVID-19 Pandemic“, by/ Jad Melki, asso.professor, LAU Lebanese American University in Beirut. A video will be played during the lecture, it is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McGALPsaIzU&t=4s Please read this short article beforehand:…Continue Reading The news media in times of national crisis
The state of the state – and the media’s “critical trust” dilemma
Tuesday 5 October: 9.15-10.30: Location: DMJX campus Århus, room 2.28.“The state of the state” by/ Jean Monnet-professor Hans-Henrik Holm, DMJX. (please read pages 72-84 of the 2021 WEF risks report beforehand).The corona crisis has exposed the importance of leadership and trust, and has similarly exposed a difficult situation for the media: How to be critical…Continue Reading The state of the state – and the media’s “critical trust” dilemma
Elections in Russia – voters, media, and a new era
Monday 18 October: 9.15-10.45:. See info about literature below. “Russian State Duma election 2021: a turning point?”. * What happened at September’s elections to the 450 seats Russian parliament? * Are demonstrations, pressure and opposition this time different? * Why is the public perception of reality and politics so different, depending on age, education and…Continue Reading Elections in Russia – voters, media, and a new era
Misinformation & Covid19 – an African perspective
Monday 4 October: 16.30-17.55: The lecture can be attended online, via this link. Slides for the lecture are here. “Misinformation & Covid19 in an African perspective”, by/ Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa, SA. UCT is a partner of DMJX and the Erasmus Mundus Masters programme. He is currently a visiting…Continue Reading Misinformation & Covid19 – an African perspective
The US presidential elections – and the news media
March 26, 2021. Online lecture. “The election and the media”. Bradley Gorham will show us how the US presidential election is closely lined to the news media – with a view two months into the new presidency, and what has happened since the attack on the Congress in Washington DC. Professor Gorham is director of…Continue Reading The US presidential elections – and the news media