mednew 2018 - A Stream on “Fake News”

The Mass Media & Communication Unit of ATINER organizes a Stream on “Fake News”, 14-17 May 2018, Athens, Greece as part of the 16th Annual International Conference on Communication and Mass Media sponsored by the Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications.
This stream seeks presenters who wish to explore today’s “fake news” debate within a multifaceted global context. The goal is to bring together academics, researchers, and journalists from across the world for better understanding emergent fake news and disinformation, to explore ways to lessen the likelihood of its spread, and to mitigate the damage it causes. A list of possible topics could include (but is not limited to): case studies on the circulation of fake news (not just on politics, but health and/or social-cultural issues) on global, regional, national, and local levels, accompanied by discussion of suggestions on how to mitigate the negative effects of such episodes; disinformation campaigns meant to foster fake news; post-truth thinking as a context for disinformation/fake news; hacking, bots, and other technological tools; the implications of fake news on freedom of speech and of the press; the impact of fake news on news professionals vis-à-vis government and political leaders; the roles of social media giants in the fake news crisis; and popular culture and fake news. You may participate as presenter of one paper, chair or/and organizer of a session, or observer.
Fee structure information is available on https://www.atiner.gr/2018fees.
Special arrangements will be made with a local hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A pragmatic symposium (as organized in Ancient Athens but fine tuned to synchronous ethics), a special one-day educational island tour, a Mycanae and island of Poros visit, an Athens educational walking tour, an one-day visit to Delphi and an ancient Corinth and Cape Sounion visit. Details of the social program are available here.
Please submit a 300-word abstract before 2 April 2018, by email, to atiner-AT-atiner.gr, Dr. Patricia L. Dooley, Elliott Distinguished Professor of Communication, Elliott School of Communication, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA.