The Coverage and Reception of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict
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From research to practice: recommendations for journalism training and media literacy. Implications from all CORECON results in one booklet.
This blogpost showcases the recent online publication that is made available as a CORECON output: Recommendations for Journalism Training and Critical Media Literacy: Based on CORECON Project (2024-2026) By early 2026, the CORECON project had spawned over two dozen studies. Some studies are comparative and based on the three language-specific media coverage corpora. Others are…
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Simulation games as tools for producing journalism policy recommendations
What are the solutions to challenges of journalism in the era of AI? How to improve guidelines, policies, and ethical codes for journalists? Can simulation games help answer these questions? The Polish subteam of CORECON piloted a simulation game in which participants role-played the work of a media outlet. The game was seen as a…
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CORECON-based scientific event “Responsible journalism in the era of AI” as a FORTHEM Alliance collective short-term mobility at University of Opole
The event was organized 27-31 October 2025 and brought FORTHEM students of communication together with researchers and practitioners, in order to revisit the notion of responsible journalism in the era marked by rapid technological advancements, particularly the increasing influence of algorithms, AI-powered applications, and big-tech-controlled networking platforms. Context and rationale In the last few years…
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Adolescents’ Perception of the War inUkraine on Social Media: A Researchers’ Night Experiment
Adolescents increasingly learn about geopolitics through social media feeds optimized for engagement rather than accuracy. During Researchers’ Night, we piloted a rapid, skills-based intervention aimed at improving Romanian teens’ judgments of Russia–Ukraine war headlines. Participants completed a brief pretest survey and rated a mix of verified and fabricated headlines. They then received a short lesson…
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Why definitions matter: Legal and terminological perspectives on war
Since CORECON explores the narratives, discourses, and interpretive frameworks that shape the public understanding of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, this post looks at the terminological and legal dimensions of war. The way we define war is not only a matter of law but also of media framing and public reception. Concepts like “war,“ “armed conflict,“ “hostilities,“…
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Participants’ Reflections from CORECON 2025 Conference
The CORECON 2025 conference in Sibiu, Romania (July 9–11) brought together scholars from across Europe and beyond in order to reflect on how language, media, and culture mediate the Russian-Ukrainian war (more on the details of the conference concept, keynotes, presentations and participants here) This post offers a complementary perspective: a collective narrative built from…