The Journalism Research & Education (JRE) Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites the submission of proposals for papers and panels for IAMCR 2024, which will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 30 June to 4 July 2024.
The deadline for submission is 7 February 2024, at 23h59 UTC.
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Theme
IAMCR conferences address many diverse topics defined by our 33 thematic sections and working groups. We also propose a single central theme to be explored throughout the conference with the aim of generating and exploring multiple perspectives. This is accomplished through plenary and special sessions, as well as in some of the sessions of the sections and working groups.
The central theme for 2024 focuses on "Whiria te tāngata / Weaving people together: Communicative projects of decolonising, engaging, and listening" - which draws upon a Maori proverb about the strength that comes through common purpose.
Consult a detailed description of the main theme
Weaving is the practice of interconnecting people, projects and places in synergistic and purposeful ways. Journalism has indeed a central role in safeguarding democratic norms through informing people about the events and developments. However, journalism’s role is not just constrained to storytelling alone; it can also bring people together in dialogue and thus journalists can perform the role of weavers through co-creating thriving networks and communities that enhance the wellbeing of self, society and nature. Journalism can cultivate spaces and projects for learning, connection and innovation that develop meaningful relationships between people, ideas, teams, projects, organizations, networks, places and nature. In essence, journalists have a crucial role in weaving together voices, perspectives, and questions that are often missing from public discussions.
Thus, IAMCR’s Journalism Research & Education Section invites the submission of abstracts on the following topics, but not limited to:
- Networked journalism: Concept, practices and challenges
- Community journalism: representation of local voices
- Citizen journalism in digital age: From engagement to ethical dilemmas
- Alternate media: Cultivating new spaces of engagement and dialogue
- Journalism practice in the era of digital activism
- Decolonizing journalism practice
- Decolonizing journalism education
- Journalism ethics in the digital age
- Gendered journalistic practices
Guidelines for abstracts
Abstracts are requested for papers to be presented in person at the conference in Christchurch. Abstracts submitted to the Journalism Research & Education Section should have between 300 and 500 words and must be submitted online here. Abstracts submitted by email will not be accepted.
The deadline to submit abstracts is 7 February 2024, at 23.59 UTC.
It is expected that each person will submit only one (1) abstract. However, under no circumstances should there be more than two (2) abstracts bearing the name of the same author, either individually or as part of any group of authors. The same abstract, or a version with minor variations in title or content, must not be submitted to more than one section or working group. Such submissions will be deemed to be in breach of the conference guidelines and will be rejected by the abstract submission system, by the Head of the section or working group or by the Conference Programme Reviewer. Authors submitting the same work to multiple Sections or Working Groups risk being removed entirely from the conference programme.
Proposals are accepted for both single papers and for panels with several papers (in which you propose multiple papers that address a single theme). Please note that there are special procedures for submitting panel proposals.
See important dates and deadlines to keep in mind
Evaluation criteria
Submitted abstracts will generally be evaluated on the basis of:
- Technical merit
- Readability
- Originality and/or significance
- Use of or contribution to theory
- Relevance to the Section
Languages
Journalism Research & Education Section accepts abstracts in English, French and Spanish.
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For further information about the Journalism Research and Education Section, its themes, submissions and panels please contact the Section’s Chair: Dr. Sadia Jamil (jamilsadia2017@gmail.com), Vice-Chairs: Professor Abiodun Salawu (salawuabiodun@gmail.com), and Dr. Ruhan Zhao (zhao_ruhan@cuc.edu.cn)