【11/17 Guest Lecture】Journalism Under Siege - Delegitimization, violence, and crisis in the European Union.

Title:「Journalism Under Siege - Delegitimization, violence, and crisis in the European Union」

Speaker: Carlo Berti, Charles University, Czech Republic

Moderator: Prof. Mei-Ling Hsu, Distinguished Professor, College of Communication

Date: Nov17, (Mon)

Time: 10:30 am-12:10 pm (lunch provided)

Venue: R417, Dayong Building, 大勇樓417教室

Language: English

About the Speaker:

Dr. Carlo Berti is a researcher in the Department of Journalism at Charles University in Prague, focusing on the intersections of journalism, populism and extremism within the European Union. He holds a PhD in Communication Studies from Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand) and has published widely in international journals.

Abstract:

In the European Union, as in other contexts globally, democracy is in crisis, challenged by growing illiberal forces that, in the EU, are predominantly far-right and populist in orientation. Journalism plays a crucial role in defending these backsliding democracies. However, journalists find themselves in a multifactorial crisis, under attack from the populist far right, subject to strong economic pressures, and continually challenged by digital technologies and growing violence. Furthermore, journalism today is often characterized by media market concentration, job insecurity, and low public trust. Using academic literature, reports, and interviews with journalists and experts, this presentation reflects on the current state of journalism in the EU, using the metaphor of siege. It focuses, in particular, on case studies in Spain, Italy, and Hungary to explore some of the dynamics that place journalism and journalists in a precarious situation. Protecting and safeguarding journalism is an ethical duty and a strategic necessity if we want to keep power accountable and protect democracy from attacks by illiberal forces.

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在歐洲聯盟（EU）以及全球其他地區，民主正面臨危機，受到日益增長的非自由主義勢力挑戰，而在歐盟內，這些勢力主要表現為極右翼與民粹主義取向。新聞業在捍衛這些逐漸倒退的民主體制中扮演關鍵角色。然而，新聞記者本身也深陷於一場多重危機之中——他們受到極右翼民粹勢力的攻擊，面臨強大的經濟壓力，不斷受到數位科技與暴力升高的挑戰。此外，今日的新聞業往往呈現媒體市場高度集中、工作不穩定以及公共信任度低落等特徵。

本次演講將結合學術文獻、研究報告以及對記者與專家的訪談，透過「圍城」（siege）的隱喻，反思當前歐盟新聞業的整體狀況。報告特別聚焦於西班牙、義大利與匈牙利三個案例，探討導致新聞業與新聞工作者陷入脆弱處境的各種動態。若我們希望讓權力持續受到監督、保護民主不受非自由勢力侵蝕，那麼保護與維護新聞業，不僅是一種倫理責任，更是一項戰略上的必要行動。

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