The University of Oradea, through the Faculty of History, International Relations, Political Sciences and Communication Sciences and the Department of Political Science and Communication Sciences, is hosting on 9–10 October 2026, together with the University of Bucharest (Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies) and Moldova State University (Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences), the 11th edition of the international conference “Mass-media în postcomunism: moștenire, evoluție, tendințe” (Mass Media in Post-Communism: Legacy, Evolution, Trends). This year’s theme is “Jurnalism și limbaje: actori, practici, reconfigurări” (Journalism and Languages: Actors, Practices, Reconfigurations).
More than 50 papers, grouped in six sections — three on site in Oradea and three online — bring together researchers and media professionals from Romania, the Republic of Moldova and Hungary. The topics range from the language of political polarisation and artificial intelligence in newsrooms to disinformation and crisis communication, the local press and the changes brought by social media.
The conference at a glance
Key details
- 9–10 October 2026, Oradea
- Plenary session: the premises of the Department of Political Science and Communication Sciences, C55, room 9
- Three on-site sections and three online sections; the plenary session is streamed online
- Organisers: the University of Oradea, the University of Bucharest and Moldova State University
Friday, 9 October: the plenary session
Registration opens at 9:30. From 10:00, the welcome address is given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Habil. Florin Ardelean, followed by greetings from the Rector of the University of Oradea, Prof. Dr. Habil. Constantin Bungău, the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. Habil. Gabriel Moisa, the Head of the Department, Prof. Dr. Habil. Gabriela Goudenhooft, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Victoria Bulicanu of Moldova State University.
The plenary papers are presented by Prof. Dr. Camelia Beciu and Prof. Dr. Mirela Lazăr (University of Bucharest) — “Limbaj și practici de normalizare în discursul jurnalistic: reprezentări ale polarizării politice” — and by Lect. Dr. Bogdan Oprea, Head of the Department of Journalism at the University of Bucharest — “Tech-free zone: Detox digital și bunăstare pentru jurnaliști”. A question-and-answer session and a book launch follow.
The sections run between 15:30 and 18:15, and the conclusions of the conference are presented from 18:20.
CIDD researchers in the programme
Five members of the Center for Democratic Innovation and Digitalization present papers in the conference sections:
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marius-Ioan Tătar, Director of CIDD — “Fără sursă, fără dată, fără autor? Limbajul actualității în presa românească și în răspunsurile inteligenței artificiale”
- Prof. Dr. Habil. Gabriela Goudenhooft — “Practici de stigmatizare discursivă și reconfigurarea identității politice europene în mediul digital: narațiuni jurnalistice și frontiere simbolice”
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Simona Fer — “Retorica rezilienței și analiza limbajului politic al lui Volodymyr Zelenskyy pe rețelele sociale, în situații de criză”
- Lect. Dr. Dan Apăteanu, Scientific Secretary of CIDD — “Retorica emoției în titlurile presei online românești: între informare și captarea atenției”
- Lect. Dr. Carmen Ungur-Brehoi — “Mesajul mass-media și noile jocuri ale relației sens-semnificație”
Saturday, 10 October
The programme closes with a visit to the Oradea Freemasonry Museum, between 10:00 and 12:00.
The conference is organised in partnership with the Romanian Association for the History of the Press – Crișana Branch, the Țării Crișurilor Museum in Oradea and the “Țara celor Trei Crișuri” Association.