We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the forthcoming international conference entitled: ‘Media, Polis, Agora: Journalism, Communication and Humanities in the New Technology Era’. The conference is organized by the Advanced Media Institute, the Communication and New Journalism program at the Open University of Cyprus, the Cyprus University of Technology, and the School of Law of the University of Nicosia. The conference will take place in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Nicosia is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of the island of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaoria plain, on the banks of the River Pedieos.

Nicosia is the southeasternmost of all EU member states’ capitals. It has been continuously inhabited for over 4,500 years and has been the capital of Cyprus since the 10th century. The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities of Nicosia segregated into the south and north of the city respectively in early 1964, following the fighting of the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 that broke out in the city. This separation became a militarised border between the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus after Turkey invaded the island of Cyprus in 1974, occupying the north of the island, including northern Nicosia. Today North Nicosia is the capital of Northern Cyprus, a state recognized only by Turkey, that is considered to be occupied Cypriot territory by the international community.