{"id":1636,"date":"2025-02-13T14:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T14:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liacom.escs.ipl.pt\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2025-09-01T21:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T21:44:12","slug":"call-for-papers-para-comunicacao-publica-n-o-39-dezembro-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liacom.escs.ipl.pt\/en\/publicacoes\/call-for-papers-para-comunicacao-publica-n-o-39-dezembro-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for papers Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o P\u00fablica n. 39 (December 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Special Issue:<\/strong> Public Service Media and Innovation
Editors:<\/strong> Elton Bruno Pinheiro (Programa de P\u00f3s-gradua\u00e7\u00e3o em Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o da Universidade de Bras\u00edlia, Brasil) and Lu\u00eds Ant\u00f3nio Santos (Centro de Estudos de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o e Sociedade da Universidade do Minho, Portugal)
Languages:<\/strong> Portuguese; English; Spanish
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: <\/strong>7 July 2025<\/s>
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION EXTENDED: <\/strong>20 July 2025
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Abstract<\/strong>
The main objective of this Special Issue is to analytically reflect on Public Service Media from the perspective of the multidimensional field of innovation. The innovation we refer to should be understood as a \u201csocial phenomenon\u201d (Rossetti, 2013), as it encompasses not only \u201ctechnological\u201d aspects but also \u201csymbolic\u201d ones. Therefore, we aim to understand how Public Service Media (in some contexts referred to as Public Broadcasting Services) in different regions are innovating, can\/should innovate, or face challenges in innovating\u2014whether in programming, management, social participation, funding, or regulation. This is particularly relevant in political, economic, and sociocultural contexts where a range of emerging and disruptive technologies, such as artificial intelligence tools, are increasingly impacting both the governance of the Public Sector and the \u201cmedia present\u201d (Martino, 2009), which is marked by phenomena such as disinformation, hate speech, and various forms of populism. These issues are becoming more prevalent within the framework of a \u201cplatform society\u201d (Van Dijck, Poell & Wall, 2018), placing democracy and citizenship under growing pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description and Framework
<\/strong>The perspective of innovation should be intrinsic to Public Service Media, particularly in understanding it as a phenomenon that must be addressed across different dimensions\u2014not only in technological terms but also within the realm of the symbolic. Public media have the mission to educate, inform, and entertain with universality, diversity, independence, and distinctiveness, and, as we argue here, in dialogue with innovation\u2014especially through a culture of innovation. This culture should be driven primarily by investment in the production of knowledge that is thoughtfully developed and articulated to contribute to social development, democracy, and citizenship.

In contemporary society, citizens increasingly engage with media consumption habits mediated by platforms and intelligent tools. These not only transform the media ecosystem in terms of production and circulation but also place ethical pressures on journalistic, advertising, and audiovisual production. Within this ecosystem, Public Service Media \u2014each shaped by their unique sociocultural contexts\u2014face political and\/or bureaucratic challenges that hinder the cultivation of innovation in their routines. These challenges may relate to adapting to technological transformations or to the ways in which social participation is incorporated into management and the evaluation of public service operators within this evolving landscape.

This Special Issue is particularly justified by the recognition that the integration of a multidimensional culture of innovation\u2014rooted in social participation and transparency\u2014is essential. It is through this approach that the continuous actions and strategies (whether short-, medium-, or long-term) of Public Service Media can be strengthened, contributing to the expansion of public media\u2019s social legitimacy and sustainability. This, in turn, helps to overcome the symbolic stagnation that has historically weighed on the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Objectives and approaches
<\/strong>Reflect on the innovation perspective adopted by Public Service Media across different territories, with a focus on approaches that prioritize analyses and\/or diagnostics based on the institutional documentary material of Public Service operators.

Understand how Public Service Media have positioned themselves within the contemporary sociodigital media ecosystem, with an emphasis on actions and\/or strategies related to phenomena such as convergence, platformization, the use of artificial intelligence tools, and algorithmic logic.

Identify and analyze the ethical issues that should be considered in the process of integrating public broadcasters into the socio-digital media environment, focusing on approaches that consider the principles, objectives, and mission of Public Service Media and\/or Public Broadcasting.

Assess the current state of the regulatory framework for Public Service Media in different countries, considering both national legislation and its broader transnational context.

Discuss how public media have contributed or can contribute, including as a media literacy tool, to addressing contemporary political and social phenomena\u2014focusing on issues such as disinformation, the spread of fake news, hate speech, populism, and also the strengthening of democracy, citizenship, and scientific progress.

Map and document the main contemporary challenges faced by Public Service Media (or Public Broadcasting Services) in innovating, highlighting key dimensions such as programming, management, social participation, funding, and regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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