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🔎 Exploring Democracy and Media through a Discursive-Material Lens
MeDeMAP WP2 panel will take place during this year’s Weizenbaum Conference, focusing on the book “Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach” (Carpentier & Wimmer, 2025, Routledge) and our ongoing EU Horizon project.
📍 Panel: Democracy and Media
🗓️ 5 June 2025
🕙 10:00 CET
📌 Berlin (Weizenbaum Institute)
➡️ Full details and program: https://www.weizenbaum-conference.de/05-06-2025.
🔎 Ever typed “media and democracy” into your podcast app and wondered what’s really out there?
🎥 The MeDeMAP Podcast is made for those asking the right questions about the future of media in Europe.
🎧 From platform regulation to public service media, from youth voices to underrepresented communities — our podcast brings these issues to the surface.
🎙️ Listen and subscribe: https://open.spotify.com/show/6vUGDE7dyJ1Hvjz3WhEMon?si=f32eaaaee0e24ee9
🎬 New Film Essay from MeDeMAP WP2: Trailer & Website Now Live
The trailer and website for Agon - a new 26-minute film essay - is now available. Inspired by the book Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach (Nico Carpentier & @Jeffrey Wimmer), the film was developed as part of Work Package 2 of the MeDeMAP project.
📽️ Watch the trailer on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1083254168
🌐 Explore the website: http://www.constructionsofdemocracy.eu/
🔎How do media practices reflect the democratic pulse of Europe? Insights from Deliverable 5.4
MeDeMAP’s latest publication—Deliverable 5.4—dives deep into this question through a transnational qualitative study across ten European countries. From over 400 interviews and focus groups, this study captures the expectations, meanings, and habits shaping public media use today.
📘 Dive into the full report here: https://www.medemap.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MeDeMAP-Deliverable-5.4_V1.0.pdf
🗞️ World Press Freedom Day | May 3rd
🧠 At MeDeMAP, we are investigating how media policies and platform governance can better protect editorial independence, ensure transparency, and promote access to trustworthy information. Today, on #WorldPressFreedomDay, we reaffirm our commitment to a media ecosystem where press freedom is not just protected, but actively nurtured.
🛠️ International Labour Day | May 1st
🎙️ At MeDeMAP, we believe that labour is at the core of how information is produced, shared, and accessed. Yet, workers often face precarity, algorithmic pressures, and censorship.
🔍 Through our research, we are committed to mapping how media ecosystems can evolve to be more inclusive, fair, and democratic, especially for those whose labour keeps them running.
📰 Exciting news from MeDeMAP: our fifth newsletter is out now!
In this edition, we dive deeper into how media ecosystems are evolving and what this means for the future of democracies. From research updates to project highlights and upcoming events, there's plenty to explore!
✨ Stay connected with the latest insights from MeDeMAP – Mapping Media for Future Democracies.
🔗 Read the full newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/fa1e78756ad0/medemap-mapping-media-for-future-democracies-newsletter-12746294?e=41eb9f5165
🗳️ New Blog Alert: Citizens' Parliaments and the Future of Democracy
At MeDeMAP, we are dedicated to exploring how media and participation intersect in reshaping democratic life. Our latest blog post dives into one of the most promising innovations in democratic governance: Citizens' Parliaments.
📖 Read here: https://medemap.commit.at/
📢 New template for Country Reports
MeDeMAP has developed a new one-page template—a concise and accessible format designed to highlight essential insights at a glance.
🔍 The first edition focuses on Austria, where the media landscape is facing profound challenges. The report also highlights the need to reform state subsidies to better support democratic values, innovation, and independent journalism.
More countries will join Austria soon.
🔍 Let’s go back to the basics
D2.3 "An Integrative Literature Review on Democracy and Media in Europe" takes us on a journey through pre-existing research on Media and Democracy. By doing so, it pushes us to rethink the media and its democratic functions.
📖 Explore how these perspectives help us rethink media’s role in democracy here: https://www.medemap.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MeDeMap_Deliverable_2.3_Final.pdf
