“Central European Journal of Communication” (ISSN 1899-5101 /print/ and ISSN 3071-6837 /online/) is the scientific journal of the Polish Communication Association. It engages in critical discussions on communications and media in Central Europe and beyond. The Journal welcomes submissions of both theoretical and empirical research from a wide range of disciplinary approaches. We also publish book reviews, notes on methodology, conference reports, interviews with scholars and media practitioners (policy-makers and journalists).
All papers submitted in the period of October 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025, will be considered for publication in the Fall 2025 issue. The internal and external review processes of all related contributions will be launched early April 2025.
Read more about Deadline for Fall 2025 submissions: March 31, 2025
Guest Editors:
Bissera Zankova, Media 21 Foundation, Bulgaria
Nelson Costa Ribeiro, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
Mireya Márquez‑Ramírez, Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City, Mexico
Editor: Michał Głowacki, University of Warsaw, Poland
Aiming to expand our understanding of the strengths and limitations of the concept of media capture, this Special Issue of the Central European Journal of Communication offers a combination of theoretical articles and case studies authored by young and senior scholars that together discuss and make use of the concept as an analytical tool. While some authors call our attention to the need to problematize better the connection between media capture and related concepts such as media instrumentalization and party colonization, others apply it to shed light on how media companies, systems and newsrooms at large are trimmed in their capacity to scrutinize power structures due to their capture by political and economic power structures.
“Central European Journal of Communication” (ISSN 1899-5101) is the official Journal of the Polish Communication Association. It engages in critical discussions on communications and media in Central Europe and beyond. The Journal welcomes submissions of both theoretical and empirical research from a wide range of disciplinary approaches. We also publish book reviews, notes on methodology, conference reports, interviews with scholars and media practitioners (policy-makers and journalists).
