About the Summer Academy

The School of Journalism and Mass Communications of Aristotle University Thessaloniki (AUTh), Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration Journalism along with other partners, Deutsche Welle Akademie, University of Zagreb, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Center for Media and Information Literacy at Temple University, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Media Literacy Institute, Proof organisation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and University of Novi-Sad, will organise the 3rd Thessaloniki International Media Summer Academy: New Trends in Media and Journalism: Media 4.0 – communicating, verifying and reporting the Global and Digital World in Thessaloniki, Greece between 05th-12th of July 2019. The joint initiative brings together the reputation, expertise of respected and well-known institutions from Europe, Asia and USA. In addition, it will have the support of established organisations, companies and think tanks (Aegean Airlines, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung etc).

Description

In today’s world, accurate information is an increasingly critical resource for our understanding of the world. Building on the success of the 2018 Summer Academy School, we are looking forward to welcoming another cohort of student participants from all over the world to Thessaloniki International Media Summer Academy.

This year emphasis will be in communication, disinformation, verification and Mobile Journalism. The intensive multi-disciplinary training course aims to provide in-depth knowledge and robust skills on important topics and evolutions in media and communication. Participants in this course will emerge with a better understanding of the latest academic research, policy, market and professional trends in the focused area, as well as develop a network of colleagues to share their experiences, ideas and points of views. 
The International Media Summer Academy will address and focus on issues that are timely and critically important:

• New Trends in Media
• Fighting disinformation
• Mobile Journalism
• Media Literacy

The Summer Academy intends to be a major forum where current issues and research developments will be presented. For this purpose, eminent international scholars will be invited to share their expertise in the form of lectures, collaborative study designs, digital content development, and new models. During the Summer Academy, student participants will contribute in workshops developing case studies, extending their methodological knowledge through hands on-practices.

This course is a unique opportunity to benefit from the Organizers outstanding research into journalism/communication combined with the expertise of pioneering media professionals. The program is structured around keynote presentations by distinguished experts, interactive small group work, and roundtable discussions. The course will be run with a mix-method teaching style and includes lectures, discussion, small group work, policy lab and hands-on practicum. Sessions will be led by experts from across communication fields, including research, policy making, and media industries.