Baku hosts international conference on "Media and communication studies in the digital age"

The opening ceremony of the international conference on "Media and communication studies in the digital age" marking the 150th anniversary of the Azerbaijani National Press, co-organized by the Baku State University (BSU) and Üsküdar University of Türkiye, in partnership with the Media Development Agency, the Audiovisual Council and the Press Council, has commenced in Baku.

The three-day conference aims to open a discussion on the human, social, political, and cultural reflections of the transformation in the production and consumption processes of media with digitalization.

The first day of the conference will hear 48 reports in 7 sections on the topics such as “Media and Society in the Digital Age”, “Artificial Intelligence, Media and Society”, “Media and Communication Research in the Digital Age”, “Advertising and Marketing in the Digital Age”, “History of Journalism”, “Artificial Intelligence, Media and Visual Culture”, “Digital Transformation and Media”.

About 300 articles and 100 theses were submitted to the conference. The event is scheduled to hold 19 live and about 24 online panel discussions across various aspects of the media.

The “National Press History Auditorium” will be opened at the Faculty of Journalism of BSU, a special issue of the “Baku University” newspaper and the newly established “Media Problems” magazine by the faculty, will also be presented within the 150th anniversary of the Azerbaijani National Press.