[Air-l] Call for papers - Digital News conference

[Joyce Nip]

Conference in Hong Kong, China

Digital News, Social Change and Globalization

Organized by Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University,
China, on the university campus, July 10-11, 2003


Call for Papers
Academic papers, project papers, and broadcast news items (in English or
Chinese) related to online, satellite, television or radio news are
solicited on themes including but not restricted to the following:


   * The past, present, and future of online journalism
   * Satellite news and globalization
   * Evolving policies and laws relating to online and broadcast
     journalism
   * News values and ethics in global journalism
   * Alternative digital news and social change
   * Online and broadcast news coverage

Paper abstracts and panel proposals must be submitted by March 14, 2003.
Authors will be notified of acceptance by April 4. Full papers will have
to be submitted by June 27.

The conference also invites submission of full papers for blind review.
Full papers for review must be received by April 4. Authors will be
notified of acceptance by May 2.

Authors of news items -- including broadcast news reports, features, or
documentaries -- are invited to submit item descriptions by April 4.


Publication of Papers
The Information Society journal has agreed in principle to publish
selected papers of this conference in a special issue. We are also
exploring the possibility of publishing other selected papers in a
refereed book volume.


Sponsorship
Financial support is available from Oxfam Hong Kong to sponsor
participants from developing countries.


For details visit the web site: http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~jour

--
Joyce Nip, Ph.D.
Conference Chair
Department of Journalism
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon Tong
Hong Kong

T: (852) 3411 7834
F: (852) 2336 1691
Email: joycenip at hkbu.edu.hk

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