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The Association of Media and Communication Researchers\u00a0in Denmark,\u00a0SMiD, celebrated its 50th anniversary during its\u00a0biennial conference held earlier this month. The jubilee gathering brought researchers under the theme\u00a0\u201cFrom Print to Prompt: Media and Communication Research and Education in the Era of AI\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The anniversary conference explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping communication, education,\u00a0media,\u00a0and journalism\u00a0research. Across two days of panels and roundtables, participants discussed AI-driven media systems, misinformation, platformisation, generative aesthetics, and the future of academic work.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Opening the conference, SMiD Chair Martina Skrubbeltrang Mahnke<\/a> reflected on the importance of scholarly community and in-person exchange in a rapidly changing technological environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– SMiD brings us together in ways that wouldn\u2019t otherwise happen. In person, across research interests and institutions. In a way, it\u2019s the opposite of AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mahnke emphasised that national and Nordic academic collaboration remain essential at a time when universities face increasing pressure from publication demands, shrinking resources, and AI-driven transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– It is this exchange across universities and subfields that makes SMiD essential and this conference special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A central part of the anniversary programme was the celebration of 45\u00a0years of\u00a0MedieKultur<\/em><\/a>, SMiD\u2019s flagship Open Access journal for media and communication research.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the conference,\u00a0SMiD presented also its 2026 awards<\/a>,\u00a0recognising outstanding contributions to media and communication research.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The SMiD Innovation Prize 2026 was awarded to Stine Liv Johansen <\/a>for her significant contributions to research on children, youth, and digital media. The association highlighted her work in demonstrating how digital platforms are deeply integrated into young people\u2019s everyday lives, learning, and participation, as well as her role in bringing nuanced perspectives into public debates about media and children. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Stine liv Johansen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The SMiD Prize 2026 went to Klaus Bruhn Jensen <\/a>in recognition of his influential contribution to Danish and international media research over more than four decades. SMiD praised his pioneering work in audience and reception studies, digital media research, and comparative media studies, as well as his impact as a teacher, editor, author, and mentor for generations of media scholars. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Klaus Brunn Jensen (in the middle). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Images: SMiD; Martina Skrubbeltrang Mahnke<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Association of Media and Communication Researchers\u00a0in Denmark,\u00a0SMiD, celebrated its 50th anniversary during its\u00a0biennial conference held earlier this month. 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