Dear colleagues, Five days to go before the deadline (January 15, with possible extension up to January 20 if necessary) for CMSTW’2020 – 8th conference ‘Comparative Media Studies in Today’s World’, to take place in St.Petersburg, Russia on April 21 to 23, 2020. Please note that citizens of over 50 countries may use e-visas to enter St.Petersburg for up to 8 days! The theme of the conference is ‘Back to context?’ – we see this as particularly relevant for the current research in social science, including studies of social networks. The conference has 4 tracks, including theory, social&political, media industry, and research methods. Network analysis and online research are welcome! We have a diverse range of invited speakers and offer to the best papers the publications in Routledge and Digital Journalism (Scopus Q1). Find the full information on cmstw2020.org – and please feel free to ask questions by writing to cmstw2020@spbu.ru. Welcome to St.Petersburg! -- Svetlana S. Bodrunova, Prof., D.Polit.Sci. Head, Center for International Media Research School of Journalism and Mass Communications, St.Petersburg State University +7 921 933 02 14 s.bodrunova@spbu.ru, spasibo-tebe@yandex.ru