Journalism Studies

Journalism Studies: Representative

The Journalism section representative's aim is fourfold. Firstly, to generate an overview of, and a communication platform for, young scholars examining journalism media. So please, do get in touch in you have relevant info on upcoming conferences, thematic books, useful websites etc. 'Journalism media' are approached in the broadest sense (print, tv/radio broadcasting, online) and from a variety of angles (production, content, reception) and perspectices (regulatory/ethical, professional/technological, political/cultural, economic/commercial, cultural/educational).

Journalism Studies: Useful Links

Social Network site on JOURNALISM RESEARCH

http://onlinejournalismresearch.ning.com/

CfP: Special Issue of Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism

Special Issue of Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism

Guest Editor: Stuart Allan, Bournemouth University, UK

In taking science journalism as its focus, this special issue of Journalism will seek to
contribute to current debates about the ways in which this important genre of reporting
is being transformed by the changes ushered in by digital media.

Today it is readily apparent that precisely what counts as ‘science news’ is

New Book: Representing Death in the News

Representing Death in the News
Journalism, Media and Mortality
Folker Hanusch
Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 9780230230460
£50.00, US$80

‘In this remarkably lucid and accomplished study Folker Hanusch
explores the social construction of death in the news. A must-read for
all those interested in how mediated death and dying enters into public
life and private thoughts.’
- Simon Cottle, Professor of Media and Communications, Cardiff
University, UK

CfP: Lifestyle Journalism - Journalism Practice Special Issue

JOURNALISM PRACTICE
Special Issue on Lifestyle Journalism -Call for Papers
Guesteditor: Folker Hanusch

The past two decades or so have seen an exponential rise in consumer-oriented
journalistic output outside the traditional hard news arena. Increasingly, itseems that
newspapers and broadcast news spend less time on hard news, but provide their audiences
with more soft news content, much of which has become known as lifestyle journalism.

Symposium on War Reporting

REPORTING WAR: EXPLORING THE WAY FORWARD
Media in conflict situations, with special focus on Iraq and Afghanistan

A Centre for Journalism and Communication Research Symposium Bournemouth University
Friday 2 July, 2010

The Executive Business Centre
Bournemouth University
89 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EB

Reporting War: Exploring the Way Forward will bring together academics, researchers, journalists and bloggers to facilitate a debate on improving conflict reportage, relating it to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

OD2010, the Fourth International Conference on Online Deliberation

OD2010, the Fourth International Conference on Online Deliberation30 June – 2 July, 2010Leeds University Business School, UKThe widespread diffusion of the Internet and a growing trend towardsdemocratisation worldwide have encouraged new modes, projects and visionsof citizen participation in decision making and governance.

CfParticipation: Online Reporting of the 2010 UK Election Symposium

Invitation to participate in a symposium on the
** Online Reporting of the 2010 UK Election **

Organised by the Centre for Journalism and Communication Research
The Media School, Bournemouth University

Friday 25th June, 2010

This symposium will be an opportunity to discuss and reflect upon the role of online
news reporting during the May 2010 UK General Election. It will provide a forum for
academics, researchers, journalists and bloggers to discuss emerging and established

New issue of Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies

Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies, Volume 31#1 (2010), is now available online and will soon mail to subscribers. http://ajs.uwpress.org

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