[ecrea] Call for Papers "Matters of Journalism", Poland

CALL FOR PAPERS

International Conference
Matters of Journalism: Understanding Professional Challenges and Dilemmas
Gdańsk, September 14 – 15, 2012

The Polish Communication Association and the Faculty of Philosophy, 
Sociology and Journalism at the University of Gdańsk invite paper and 
panel proposals for the international conference entitled “Matters of 
Journalism: Understanding Professional Challenges and Dilemmas” which 
will take place in Gdańsk on September 14 – 15, 2012 at the University 
of Gdańsk.

The conference is sponsored by the ECREA, the Journalism Studies Section 
of the ECREA and the Journalism Studies Division of the ICA.

Rationale
Journalism has experienced several transformation periods so far: every 
new medium brought new challenges for journalism practice. What is new 
this time, is the fact the audience members joined the news gathering, 
production and dissemination process. So- called 'citizen journalism' 
has been studied for a couple of years now. The findings showed that new 
technologies in the media allowed people to act like journalists and to 
some extent play their roles. However, the general conclusions seem to 
be rather optimistic for professional journalists. They may not be the 
only sources of information about the events around the world now, but 
they are still major gatekeepers. In fact, since the international flow 
of information significantly extended in the last decade and the number 
of information is more overwhelming than ever before, most of the 
audience members desperately need someone who will be able to select and 
order the events for them.
The aim of this conference is to contribute to our understanding of 
powers that influence journalism standards and routines. Hence, the 
participants of the conference will concentrate on such 'traditional' 
issues as: relations between politics and journalism, market – related 
aspects of journalism, organizational and professional factors. 
Furthermore, the questions about a digital challenges for the journalism 
practice will be raised. In order to do this, the conference will bring 
together a range of international scholars, drawn from representative 
disciplines in the media studies and journalism. The key questions 
during the debates would concern the roles of journalists. Who are they 
now? What are the audiences' expectations towards journalists? What is 
the future of this profession?

We invite paper and panel proposals that cover the main themes below:
• Traditional and contemporary models of journalism
• Professional standards and values
• Professional roles and identities
• Journalism and politics
• The changing business of journalism
• Journalism practice around the world
• Digital challenges for journalism practice
• Online journalism
• Citizen journalism
• Ethics in new media
• Future of journalism
• Local journalism

Keynote speakers:
Peter Gross, University of Tennessee, USA
Thomas Hanitzsch, University of Munich, Germany.
Owen V. Johnson, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Walery Pisarek, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Ramon Salaverria, University of Navarra, Spain.
Wayne Wanta, University of Florida, USA
David Weaver, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

Conference submission
1. Individual paper: please submit a max 900 word abstract followed by 
the short biographical note (up words: name, surname, position, 
institution, address, e-mail) by January 15, 2012.
2. Panel submission: please submit a max 350 – word panel rationale, 
followed by 75 – word panel description and 150 word – abstracts of the 
papers (max 4 papers per panel) by 15 January, 2012.

Contact:
Please send your submission to: (conference /at/ ptks.pl)
Notification of accepted papers will be sent out by March 15 , 2012
More information: www.ptks.pl/conference
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