Conference: The Social Impact of Sports Communication

The Social Impact of Sports Communication

The academic program comprises 30 presentations across seven panels. It begins on Friday, 14 November, at 9:00 a.m., and concludes on Saturday, 15 November, at 12:45 p.m.. The conference will close with the Business Meeting of the ECREA TWG “Communication and Sport”, taking place on Saturday, 15 November, from 12:45 to 13:30 p.m.

The academic sessions will be complemented by a social program. The conference will open with an informal Get Together on Thursday, 13 November, at Distinto, an Italian restaurant located near the conference venue. On Saturday evening, participants are warmly invited to join a dinner at Früh am Dom, a traditional Cologne brewery near the Cathedral.
Please note that participation in the Get Together and the dinner is not included in the conference fee.

You can find a detailed version of the program here.

Program at a glance

Thursday, November 13, 2025

19:00 – 22:00

Get Together

Distinto; Italian restaurant; Kirchweg 8, 50858 Cologne
(not included in conference fee)

Friday, November 14, 2025

9:00 – 9:15

Welcome

9:15 – 10:30

Panel 1:
Activism in Sports Communication

10:30 – 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:00

Panel 2:
Media Representations of Female Athletes

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch Break

13:00 – 14:15

Panel 3:
Sports Journalism and Fragmented Media Landscapes

14:15 – 14:30

Coffee Break

14:30 – 15:45

Panel 4:
Online Hate in Sports

15:45 – 16:40

Walk and Talk

16:40 – 17:55

Panel 5:
Marginalization and Empowerment in Sports Communication

17:55 – 18:00

Closing Remarks Day 1

19:00 – 22:00

Dinner at Brewery House FRÜH am Dom, Am Hof 12-18, 50667 Cologne
(not included in conference fee)

Saturday, November 15, 2025

9:15 – 10:45

Panel 6:
Storytelling and Fan Engagement in (Digital) Sports Media

10:45 – 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30

Panel 7:
Politics and Governance of Sports

12:30 – 12:45

Farewell

12:45 – 13:30

Business Meeting ECREA TWG “Communication and Sport”