We live with constantly transforming media ecologies. Artificial intelligence, human-machine communication and machine learning is but the latest of developments in an always moving environment. The shock of the old and the new co-exist in media and communications. This FSMK24 conference is a shared space for us to dialogue and reflect on our everyday research and education practices, with special focus on transforming media and communication education, research and industry ecologies.
These three elements of media and communication ecologies co-exist in Nordic contexts. There are educational ecologies within media and communication Swedish higher education environments, including organizational structures, state and policy contexts and various remits for national and international undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral education. There are also research ecologies across media and communications and other subject areas, for example intersections with gender, anthropology, political science, sociology and arts and humanities. And there are industry ecologies developing professional practice in media industries and other sectors, e.g. arts and culture, or digital and business sectors.