[Air-l] Conference - Journalism: Now and into the Future (Brisbane, 22-24 Sep. 2006)

[Axel Bruns]

Dear colleagues,

you may be interested in this conference which takes place in Brisbane only
days before the AoIR 2006 conference. Especially those of you arriving from
international destinations might want to turn your trip into a twofer ?


JOURNALISM: NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE
Who, what, how, when, where . and why? 
Call for Papers for Refereed Proceedings 
(Submission deadline: 15 July 2006)
FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION: http://www.sjc.uq.edu.au:9999/

September 22-24, 2006
Brisbane, Australia 
THE mass media and journalism are going through radical transformations.
Technological innovations, evolving political conditions and economic models
are all challenging the industry around the world. Because of this, the
School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland is
seeking submissions for the international conference Journalism: Now and
into the Future. Papers reflecting diverse theoretical and practical
perspectives are encouraged. 

The conference Journalism: Now and Into the Future attempts to bridge the
gap between the academic world of communication and that of the media. Since
journalism encompasses a range of situations and environments, we seek to
hear from scholars and practitioners about journalists' work situations and
journalists as a social group. We look for papers which address diversity in
media output and the relationship between truth and journalistic
representation. We seek new thoughts on self-reflection among media
practitioners, the consequences for contemporary citizenship, and evolving
methodological approaches which map and evaluate the changing media
environment. Topic areas canvassing, but not necessarily limited to, the
following areas are invited:
 
* Civic Journalism: A vector for development and change 
* The relationship between journalists and their audiences in different
cultural environments
* The Political Economy of 21st century news media
* Journalism: reporting nation-states or the global scene
* The Industrial Complex: Reflections from industry practitioners
* Audiences
* Gender
* Race & Ethnicity
* Class
* Issues in New Media
* Spin: What journalism swallows.
 
Categories of Submissions
Abstracts: about 150-200 words in English.   
General Guideline for All Submissions 
Deadline: Please submit abstracts as MS Word attachment to either of the
proceedings editors (below) by July 15, 2006. If extenuating circumstances
preclude your submitting online, or if you have specific questions regarding
the submission, please contact the editors in advance of the submission
deadline to discuss special arrangements. All submissions will be carefully
reviewed. Notifications of acceptance or otherwise of abstracts will be sent
out in early August. Usernames and passwords will be provided to accepted
abstracts to permit online submission of full papers by 1 June 2006.
Please email your abstracts to:

Dr Zala Volcic [International issues] or Dr John Cokley [specifically Asia,
Australia, Pacific issues]
School of Journalism & Communication
The University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
Tel: (07) 3365 2630 or 3365 3381
Fax: (07) 3365 1377
For conference updates, please visit the UQ website at:
 
http://www.sjc.uq.edu.au 


-- 
Dr Axel Bruns                 a.bruns at qut.edu.au - http://snurb.info/
Media & Communication    Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove, Qld. 4059, Australia
Creative Industries Faculty              Z2-202, CIP - (07) 3864 5548
Queensland University of Technology                CRICOS No.: 00213J