Media Diversity Institute Podcasts

As the MEDIAdelcom project enters its final stages, this episode explores what it’s identified as the main risks and opportunities for deliberative communication.  

Guest: 

Halliki Harro-Loit, Professor in Journalism, University of Tartu 

Presented by: Tanya Sakzewski

What benefits would more dialogue between researchers and policy makers have when it comes to the media? In the latest MEDIADELCOM podcast, project coordinator Halliki Harro-Loit explains why she is advocating for a wisdom-based approach to media policy. What is it and what difference would it make? 

Guest: 

Halliki Harro-Loit, Professor in Journalism, University of Tartu 

Presented by: Tanya Sakzewski

What would a debate on migration or elections look like with a deliberative approach? In the latest MEDIADELCOM podcast we find out what those differences would be and how it would affect us – the public. We also take stock of the project as it enters its final stages. 

Guests: 

Lars Nord   

Mid-Sweden University 

Iveta Jansová 

Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies and Journalism, MUNI, Czechia 

Ioana Avădani  

President, Centre for Independent Journalism, Romania 

Christina Krakovsky 

Junior Scientist at the Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences  

Dr. Tobias Eberwein 

Senior Scientist,
Austrian Academy of Sciences 

Eric Larsen 

Editor of the Coloradoan newspaper 

Martin Carcasson 

Director of the Center for Public Deliberation, Colorado State University, USA  

Gro Engen  

Programme editor, NRK, Norway 

Marcus Kreutler  

Researcher, Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, Germany   

Anna Kandyla  

Research Fellow at ELIAMEP,  Greece. 

Chris Anderson  

Co-author, The Journalism Manifesto 

Presented by: Tanya Sakzewski

Austria has a long tradition of community media. It also has a problem with polarization. What role can grassroots media play in tackling the issue and is there a role for deliberative journalism?  In the latest MEDIADELCOM podcast, we talk to two members of the MEDIAdelcom team in Austria about their research findings and the challenges the media is facing in their country. 

Guests: 

Dr. Tobias Eberwein 

Senior Scientist,
Research Group Leader 

Christina Krakovsky 

Junior Scientist at the Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC)  of the Austrian Academy of Sciences 

Presented by Tanya Sakzewski

The media operates relatively freely in the Czech Republic, but like many other countries in the EU, it faces challenges, including concentration of ownership and disinformation. But the rise of independent media and a new generation of journalists are raising hopes of change. In this latest MEDIADELCOM podcast, we talk to Iveta Jansová from the Czechia team about the need for more cooperation to facilitate deliberative communications and journalism, which will better represent the interests and needs of citizens. 

Guest: 

Iveta Jansová 

Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies and Journalism, MUNI 

Presented by Tanya Sakzewski

What is the relationship between indicators like media competencies, media usage data, free speech protection, media accountability and the risks and opportunities for deliberative communications? Find out in this latest podcast episode, which coincides with the launch of a MEDIAdelcom e-book. The e-book explores the work of the MEDIAdelcom project and the state of media in Europe. In this episode team members explain their concerns and optimism when it comes to the media. You can access the e-book, which is available to the public, here:

https://www.mediadelcom.eu/publications/d51-ebook/ Guests: Tobias Eberwein, Senior Scientist & Research Group Leader. Austrian Academy of Sciences Marcus Kreutler, Researcher, Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, Germany Anna Kandyla, Research Fellow at ELIAMEP in Greece. Ragne Kõuts-Klemm, Associate Professor, in Sociology of Journalism, at Tartu University in Estonia. Ilva Skulte, Deputy Associate Professor, Rīga Stradiņš University, Latvia Al Matthews, Research Fellow Presenter: Tanya Sakzewski

Faith and Power is EPER Radio’s 2-part podcast series where they talk to experts about the relationship between religion and politics.

The second episode ' On the relationship between faith and power with social psychologist Péter Krekó' looks into whether conspiracy theories can also function as religion and how politicians use them today.

https://getthetrollsout.org/cmfe-articles/on-the-relationship-between-faith-and-power

EPER is a non-profit small power community station in downtown Budapest. They are a non-profit NGO, and they broadcast from the buildings of the Eötvös Loránd University.

This show is part of the Get the Trolls Out! project by the Media Diversity Institute (MDI) in cooperation with the Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE).

What role can deliberative journalism play in reforming the media?

The Journalism Manifesto, written by Barbie Zelizer, Pablo Boczkowski and Chris Anderson, argues that the profession is outdated, irrelevant to most and in desperate need of change. That change could be either reformist or revolutionary. Chris Anderson joins this episode to explain what’s needed and how the media in the US and UK in particular are struggling to cope with a new political reality. Presenter: Tanya Sakzewski Guest: Chris Anderson, co-author, The Journalism Manifesto

Faith and Power is EPER Radio’s 2-part podcast series where they talk to experts about the relationship between religion and politics.

The first episode 'On the relationship between faith and power with philosopher of religion György Gábor' explores the historical background of the topic.

https://getthetrollsout.org/cmfe-articles/on-the-relationship-between-faith-and-power

EPER is a non-profit small power community station in downtown Budapest. They are a non-profit NGO, and they broadcast from the buildings of the Eötvös Loránd University

This show is part of the Get the Trolls Out! project by the Media Diversity Institute (MDI) in cooperation with the Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE).

A project in Colorado, USA, is engaging a local community on important issues through deliberative communications and deliberative journalism. The aim is to facilitate better decision-making and strengthen democracy. Can that model be replicated in Europe? Dr Lilia Raycheva, from the Bulgarian MEDIADELCOM team, explains the opportunities and challenges of implementing a similar project in her country. (You can listen back to episode 1 where we hear from a deliberative communications project engaging a local community in the US. Guests: Martin Carcasson, Director, Center for Public Deliberation, Colorado State University and Eric Larsen, Editor, Coloradoan newspaper)

Presenter: Tanya Sakzewski

Guest: Dr Lilia Raycheva

In this episode of Őrkutyák (Watchdogs) on Civil Radio in Hungary, three experts were invited to discuss the activities against hate speech online. The International Network Against Cyber Hate and two Hungarian NGOs are currently active in a new program to monitor mainstream social media channels. They want to gain data on how well these companies respond to hate-related content removal.

Őrkutyák (Watchdogs) on Civil Radio discussed NGO activities against hate speech online directed towards religious groups, LGBTQI communities, and the Roma people in Hungary.

Hungary, Watchdogs on Civil Radio

https://getthetrollsout.org/cmfe-articles/watchdogs-on-monitoring-hate-on-social-media-in-hungary 

Civil Radio broadcasts programs on the life of common city squares where morning and evening walkers, homeless people, bus drivers and street musicians can be heard. The Foundation for Civil Radio was established in Budapest in 1993 to support and popularize the cause of non-governmental and non-profit radio broadcasting. In addition, it was established to operate a local radio station in Budapest for the same purpose. More than a hundred associations, foundations and institutes joined the program initiated by the four founders: the Association of Community Developers, the Open Training Association, the Hungarian Institute of Social Workers and the Lágymányos Public House. Since 1994, Civil Radio has had six periodic programs through which a group of volunteers could get technical experience in the field with support from media experts.

This show is part of the Get the Trolls Out! project by the Media Diversity Institute (MDI) in cooperation with Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE). 

UK-based community media podcasters Lydia El Khouri, Gloria Khamkar and Chiara Muzzi speak to experts about antisemitism and Islamophobia.

The Community Security Trust (CST) is a British charity that aims to provide safety, security, and advice to the Jewish community in the UK. It provides advice, training, representation and research. In this podcast, Jonny Newton, Head of Government Affairs and External Relations at CTS, talks about the history of the charity and its links to communal ancestors, zooming in on the crucial work done today to keep Jewish communities safe. CTS focuses on increasing awareness of security issues in the community, monitoring antisemitism in the UK and helping train officers on hate crimes.

In the second part of the podcast, Enes Bayraklı speaks about the root causes of Islamophobia. Bayraklı heads the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Turkish-German University in Istanbul and has been the co-editor of the annual European Islamophobia Report since 2016. The report investigates in detail the underlying dynamics that directly or indirectly contribute to the rise of anti-Muslim racism in Europe. This extends from Islamophobic statements spread in national media to laws and policies that restrain the fundamental rights of European Muslim citizens and ultimately threaten the whole of society. The European Islamophobia Report 2021 discusses the impact of anti-Muslim racism on human rights such as freedom of association, freedom of speech, and religious freedom, and the state of law in Europe.

UK, various community radios

https://getthetrollsout.org/cmfe-articles/countering-and-preventing-hate-towards-religious-communities 

Lydia El-Khouri has a weekly show on Radio Verulam, a community radio station in St Albans, Hertfordshire, presenting and producing The Parents’ Show for over ten years. Lydia is also a programme manager at Textgain - AI for good.

Dr Gloria Khamkar is Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the Faculty of Media and Communication of Bournemouth University. Gloria is also a Community Radio Practitioner at Unity101 FM in Southampton.

Chiara Muzzi is a radio presenter and producer and was a development manager for Source FM until June 2021, where she sought to increase the diversity of voices, especially women’s, and support the radio in a strategy for sustainability, both financial and environmental.

This show is part of the Get the Trolls Out! project by the Media Diversity Institute (MDI) in cooperation with Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE).