Call for Master Classes on Media and Journalism
The master classes are intended for young people aged 19 to 34, including students, young journalists and those who want to upgrade their digital media skills.
Political Communication Without Standards: How Toxic Narratives Undermine Institutional Transparency
‘Zaevism’, ‘Artanoid’, ‘Zmicko’, ‘Vmroids’, ‘Northijistan’, ‘Vassals’, ‘Pawns’, ‘Casinoman’ and a spectrum of other words echoed in the pre-election period from the party megaphones. Aiming to offend the political opponent as much as possible, these and other language innovations were quickly accepted by the party membership who spread them on social networks and were uncritically broadcast by the media, thus becoming normalized in the public discourse.
Public figures and media outlets have responsibility against toxic rhetoric
The biggest casualty of the post-truth era is the trust in institutions, media outlets and politicians.
Proper preparation can save lives in case of an earthquake
The ringing of the school bell in the Bitola gymnasium was a warning sign – there is an earthquake! For a moment, fear reigned among the students. They quickly took cover under the desks, waiting for the bell to ring again, which was a sign that the ground had calmed down. Everyone slowly left the school building and evacuated to the yard. This ended the earthquake evacuation drill.
Conference: Driving Institutional Accountability through Open Political Communication
The Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) invites you to attend the conference "Driving Institutional Accountability through Open Political Communication", which will take place on December 4, 2024, starting at 1:00 PM at Hotel Holiday Inn – Skopje.
Call for abstracts for KAIROS: Media and Communications Review (Vol. 4, No. 1)
ICS invites all interested authors to submit their abstracts under the sixth open call for abstracts within KAIROS: Media and Communications Review.
Interview with investigative journalist and Emmy-award winner Axel Humlesjö: Investigative journalism is the lifeblood of the media
We tell the stories that the people need, stories that powerful want to be left unheard. For me, investigative journalism is the bloodstream of the media, says Axel Gordh Humlesjö, investigative journalist at the Swedish public broadcasting service SVT, in an interview for the Institute of Communication Studies.
Workshop: Media Literacy Competencies
Which knowledge and skills should a citizen possess to be media literate? This was the key question that professors from pedagogical and other faculties from various universities discussed with the Croatian professor and media literacy expert, Igor Kanizaj.
High school students learned about storytelling through film
More than 100 young creatives made short videos at the Short Feature and Documentary Film Workshops at the Giffoni Youth Film Festival, which took place from October 4 to 8, in Skopje.