[ecrea] CFP: Journalism Conference in Porto, May 2012

CALL FOR PAPERS

III. International Conference on Media and Communication (ICMC)

“Media and Journalism in an Evolving Ecosystem”

For the Third International Conference on Media and Communication (ICMC) 
in Porto (Portugal) an extended abstract, with a preferred length 
between 750 to 1000 words, accompanied by contact details and a brief 
bio on a separate page, should be sent no later than February 15 to the 
email address stated below.

Abstracts may be written in Portuguese, English or Spanish (although 
presentations must be held in English) and should summarize the paper’s 
contents, explain its relevance to the conference theme, and outline its 
methodology, theoretical framework and key results. All submissions that 
meet these criteria in sufficient quality, including those of graduate 
students, will be considered. Participants may submit more than one 
proposal, but only one paper by the same first author will be accepted 
into the program.

All proposals should be submitted to the following email: 
(icmcporto /at/ gmail.com)

Notification of acceptance will be sent by March 10, 2012

A selection of the best papers delivered at the conference will be 
considered for publication in a special issue of the Global Media 
Journal – Portuguese Edition.

For additional details on the conference please check out our website at 
http://icmc2012.wordpress.com/

If you have any further question, please contact the program chair, Rui 
Alexandre Novais, at (icmcporto /at/ gmail.com)

DATES
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 February 2012.
Notification of acceptance is 10 March 2012
Deadline for submission of full papers is 30 April 2012
The conference will be held on 14 and 15 May 2012
Decision about publication of selected works is 31 July 2012