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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">**with apologies for cross-posting**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Just bringing to your attention a series of very relevant discussions around public media of which you may be interested. This is the lead up to the launch of the International Association of Public Media
Researchers (iaPMR) network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jonathon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">RIPE@Dialogues: A webinar series on universalism and Public Service Media<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">9 and 16 September 2020, 14:00–15:30 UTC <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(10:00 hrs in Toronto/Canada & New York/USA; 15:00 hrs UK; 16:00 hrs Belgium, Denmark, Germany; 17:00 Finland/Qatar)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">23 September 2020, 13:00–14:30 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(9:00 hrs in Toronto/Canada & New York/USA; 14:00 hrs UK; 15:00 hrs Belgium, Denmark, Germany; 16:00 Finland/Qatar)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This three-part webinar discusses and debates the case for the need to revitalize the universalism mission by reimagining its conceptual and practical dimensions:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• How do we understand the heritage concept of universalism as a mission for the public service orientation in media provision, and what remains relevant in that heritage concept for Public Service Media
today?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• What has become dysfunctional and is no longer appropriate either as a concept or pursuit in universalism as a mission, and why?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• What emerging trends, developments, and dynamics offer promise for a renewed set of practices that pursue universalism in ways that are highly appropriate for the public service mission today? <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The webinar series brings together authors of the new RIPE@2019 reader of the same theme, titled Universalism in Public Service Media (Nordicom, 2020):
<a href="https://www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publikationer/universalism-public-service-media">
https://www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publikationer/universalism-public-service-media</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Each webinar begins with short introductions to the theme and features critical dialogue with contributing authors, followed by a Q&A period for open discussion. The webinar is open for scholars, students,
media professionals, policy-makers, advocates, or anyone interested in Public Service Media.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please sign up for any or all of the webinars, here:
<a href="https://forms.gle/iP7FqP6zio7hhtHX7">https://forms.gle/iP7FqP6zio7hhtHX7</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You will be emailed confirmation immediately and a reminder with the link to join the webinar on the day of the event.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Session 1: Fundamentals | Wednesday 9 Sept 2020, 14-15:30 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">What are the foundations of universalism and<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">how do they translate to today’s contexts?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Barbara Thomaß, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany: Universalism in History, Modern Statehood and Public Service Media<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Peter Goodwin, University of Westminster, UK: Universal – But Not Necessarily Useful<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Dialogue Moderator: Philip Savage, McMaster University, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Discussant: Gregory F. Lowe, Northwestern University in Qatar<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Session 2: Practices | Wednesday 16 Sept 2020, 14-15:30 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">How have Public Service Media organizations resolved the challenge of universalism?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Karen Donders, Vrije University, Belgium and/or Hilde Van den Bulck, Drexel University, USA: Universality of Public Service Media and Preschool Audiences: The Choice Against a Dedicated Television Channel
in Flanders<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Julie Munter Lassen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark: Multi-Channel Strategy, Universalism and the Challenge of Audience Fragmentation<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Dialogue Moderator: Gregory F. Lowe<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Discussant: Philip Savage<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Session 3: (Near) Futures | Wednesday 23 Sept 2020, 13-14:30 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">How are developments such as datafication shaping universalism? Is “personalized enlightenment” possible?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Jannick Kirk Sørensen, Aalborg University, Denmark: Personalized Universalism in the Age of Algorithms<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Lizzie Jackson, London South Bank University, UK: Datafication, Fluidity, and Organisational Change: Towards Public Service Media 3.0<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Dialogue Moderator: Philip Savage<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Discussant: Gregory F. Lowe<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">RIPE@Dialogues is hosted by the new International Association of Public Media Researchers (IAPMR) and co-curated by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg. The seminars are arranged with the support of
the CORDI Research Consortium, University of Helsinki and Tampere University.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The webinars will also be recorded and made available as audio and video via IAPMR.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please be in touch with any questions: minna@minnahorowitz.net<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">DR JONATHON HUTCHINSON</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> |
Senior Lecturer Online Communication and Media </span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Department of Media and Communication | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Treasurer of Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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