Public lecture "Risk and Crisis Communication in a Polarized World"

Name: Public lecture "Risk and Crisis Communication in a Polarized World"
Start: 2025-08-29T10:15:00+03:00
Location: Lossi 36, 51003 Tartu, Estonia

Schedule

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025 at 10:15 am

UTC+03:00

Location

Lossi 36, 51003 Tartu, Estonia | Tartu, TA

🗓 On 29 August, from 10:15 to 11:45, Bengt Johansson, Professor in Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Gothenburg, Netherlands, will give a public lecture „Risk and Crisis Communication in a Polarized World – Challenges and Ways Forward“.
📍The lecture will take place in room 206 at Lossi 36, Tartu, and in Zoom.
🗯 Both domestic and foreign actors are not always interested in effective risk and crisis communication. For various reasons, they may seek to undermine efforts to mitigate risks and crises. This talk will focus on different aspects of this challenge and explore possible ways to address it.
✨ Bengt Johansson is a Professor at the Department of Journalism, Media, and Communication, University of Gothenburg. His research concerns risk and crisis communication, the long-term effects of media on societal beliefs, political advertising, political scandals, and the media coverage of elections.
👉 Read more: https://uhiskond.ut.ee/en/content/public-lecture-about-risk-and-crisis-communication
🎧 You can also join via Zoom: https://ut-ee.zoom.us/j/93854544048?pwd=IXzAKaQ5iVNbQUBVFCcGNTSYhAbxDW.1