Media And Communication Researchers from across Nigeria and the world over will converge on the University of Lagos ,Akoka Lagos Nigeria, for an International Academic Conference and the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Media And Communication Researchers of Nigeria.
The 5th in the series, the conference in themed, ISSUES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: The Media And Democracy.
With reputable speakers drawn from the academia, industry, public and private sectors, the conference is open to media practitioners, academia, policy makers and social researchers among others.
The conference is scheduled for 3rd -4th December,2025, at the University of Lagos.
In a statement, Prof. Eserinune McCarty Mojaye, President of AMCRON, urged stakeholders to attend the event, highlighting the importance of exploring AI’s impact on media practices and democratic participation. He call on media practitioners, academia and policy makers to attend the event, with the opening ceremony slated for Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 10:00am.
Dr Kehinde Oyesomi, South West Zone Coordinator of the AMCRON conference, also encouraged attendance, emphasising the need to critically examine AI’s opportunities and challenges in these domains.
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping societies, economies, and cultures in profound ways. In the realm of mass media and democracy, AI has introduced both opportunities and challenges. On one hand, AI-driven technologies are transforming news production, content distribution, audience engagement, and access to information. On the other, they raise pressing concerns about misinformation, deepfakes, data privacy, ethical use, algorithmic bias, and the erosion of trust in democratic institutions.
This conference provides a platform for scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders to critically examine the intersections of these three domains. It seeks to explore how AI is reshaping media practices and democratic participation, to interrogate the risks and unintended consequences of unchecked technological adoption, and to chart pathways for harnessing AI responsibly to strengthen democratic values and the integrity of public communication.
Bringing together diverse perspectives, the conference aims to foster dialogue, share research findings, and generate actionable insights that can guide the development of policies, innovations, and ethical frameworks. In doing so, it underscores the urgent need to balance technological advancement with human values, media accountability, and democratic resilience in an age of rapid digital transformation.
Theme: ISSUES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, THE MASS MEDIA, AND DEMOCRACY
Artificial Intelligence & Democracy
• AI, Public Policy Making & Civic Participation
• Digital Surveillance, Privacy Rights, & Democratic Freedoms
• AI, Political Campaigning, Micro-Targeting, & Political Activism
• AI, Bots, Influencers, Voter Attitudes & Democracy
• Democracy, Power, Accountability, & Electoral Processes
• Algorithms, Big Data, Personal Data, & Privacy Concerns
The Mass Media, Artificial Intelligence & Democracy
• AI, Mass Media & Emerging Democracies
• Data Sovereignty & Digital Colonialism
• AI, Indigenous Languages, & Inclusive Public Discourse
• Media Literacy, Public Resilience, & Algorithmic Manipulation
• AI, Data Ethics, Data Bias, & Fairness
• AI, Journalism Ethics, Media Contents, & Democratic Sustainability.
• AI, Political Communication, & Democracy
• AI, Freedom of Expression & Content Creation
• Generative AI, Deepfakes, & Future of the Truth
Thank you.
