Medijska istra?ivanja/Media Research
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue on
International Journalistic Ideology in the
Context of National Traditions of Journalism
Editor of the journal: Prof. Dr. Nada Zgrabljiæ
Rotar (University of Zadar, Croatia)
Guest Editors of the Special Issue: Prof. Dr.
Melita Poler Kovaèiè & Prof. Dr. Karmen Erjavec
(University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Editors of Medijska istra?ivanja/Media Research
have decided to devote a special issue (2011,
Vol. 17, No. 1-2) to the following topics:
In journalism studies literature, some of the
most crucial journalistic themes?such as
autonomy, ethics, and professional
knowledge?have often been researched as the
criteria of journalism professionalization and a
part of a common (or at least dominant)
journalistic ideology. Questions related to
these topics have been posed within discussions
about the wider crisis of journalism, i.e., the
crisis of journalism?s foundations and goals,
and its theory and practice. Although several
authors have (optimistically) argued that some
common or even universal grounds exist within
journalism, others have pointed to differences
and disagreements, which are reflected in
different ways of understanding and practicing
journalism in various parts of the world.
Numerous research studies have confirmed so far
that the systems and traditions of journalism
vary, while others have been persistent in
emphasizing commonalities. Changes in media
environment, processes of globalization and
multiculturalism, scaling down of national
borders, moving news to the Internet, an
increasingly international (multinational)
audience, and other phenomena relevant to the
present time point to the need for reflection
about what (if anything) journalism and
journalists around the world have in common.
These changes make us reconsider some old
questions about the meaning and definition of
quality journalism, placing them in a new light.
Considering the diversity of approaches to
journalism, can we speak about a common (or a
dominant) journalistic ideology and/or an
international news culture? Is journalism really
so largely dependent on the broader (historical,
social, and cultural) context that it is
virtually senseless to search for universal
values and common understandings of what
constitutes journalism? Does journalism, due to
the new and the issues mentioned above, need to
strive for universal and internationally
accepted definitions of its constituent
elements? Should the lack of consensus on what
journalism is (or should be) in all parts of the
world be accepted as a fact and instead be
accompanied by learning about other cultures,
systems, and traditions of journalism by
promoting understanding and respect for difference?
Authors included in this special issue of
Medijska istra?ivanja/Media Research should
consider these questions as a starting-point for
their research. It is strongly recommended that
the authors proceed from journalistic traditions
in their own countries, do original research,
and then discuss it in a wider context of
(presumably) international news culture and
journalistic ideology. Comparative analyses are
also very welcome as well as theoretical
reflections about the issues described above.
Interested authors should submit abstracts in
the English language (200 to 250 words) to both
editors
(<mailto:(melita.poler-kovacic /at/ fdv.uni-lj.si)>(melita.poler-kovacic /at/ fdv.uni-lj.si)
&
<mailto:(karmen.erjavec /at/ fdv.uni-lj.si)>(karmen.erjavec /at/ fdv.uni-lj.si))
by March 1st, 2011. The authors will be notified
about whether their abstracts meet the criteria until March 15th, 2011.
The deadline for submission of full articles in
the English language and up to 7000 words will
be June 15st, 2011. After reading the
submissions, the editors will decide which of
them will be rejected immediately and which will
be sent for review to two reviewers. The
deadline for submitting final revised articles will be September 1st, 2011.
Information about the journal, including
guidelines for authors, can be found at:
<http://www.mediaresearch.cro.net/>http://www.mediaresearch.cro.net/.
