  We investigate the collinear limit of the energy-energy correlator (EEC) in a
heavy-ion context. First, we revisit the leading-logarithmic (LL) resummation
of this observable in vacuum following a diagrammatic approach. We argue that
this route allows to naturally incorporate medium-induced effects into the
all-orders structure systematically. As an example, we show how the phase-space
constraints imposed by the medium on vacuum-like emissions can be incorporated
into the LL result by modifying the anomalous dimensions. On the fixed-order
side, we calculate the $\mathcal{O}(\alpha_s)$ expansion of the in-medium EEC
for a $\gamma\to q\bar q$ splitting using, for the first time, the exact matrix
element. When comparing this result to previously used approximations in the
literature, we find up to $\mathcal{O}(1)$ deviations in the regime of interest
for jet quenching signatures. Energy loss effects are also quantified and
further suppress the EEC at large angles. These semi-analytic studies are
complemented with a phenomenological study using the jet quenching Monte Carlo
JetMed. Finally, we argue that the imprint of medium-induced effects in
energy-energy correlators can be enhanced by using an alternative definition
that takes as input Lund primary declusterings instead of particles.
