[ecrea] Call for Papers for the SACM 2014 Conference: Ruptures – Upheavals – Opportunities

Call for Papers for the Annual Conference 2014 of the Swiss Association 
of Communication and Media Research



"Ruptures – Upheavals – Opportunities:

The Transformation of the Swiss Media Landscape in an International Context"



Date: Friday/Saturday, April 11/12, 2014

Venue: University of Zurich, Switzerland

Website: www.sgkm2014.ch



Conference Theme



The media landscapes in Switzerland and other Western democracies are 
rapidly changing. As traditional media are confronted with new 
providers, platforms, products and usage modes, resources available to 
news organizations are shrinking. Both audiences and advertising have 
shifted to domains of the web that have little to do with journalism, 
like search engines or social networking sites. As a consequence, news 
organizations are forced to cut costs. Newspapers are particularly 
affected by these changes, which have let to repeated buyouts and even 
newspaper closures. This so-called media crisis offers both a chance and 
a challenge.



The SGKM/SSCM/SACM annual conference 2014 focuses on these developments. 
It aims at describing, analyzing and critically reflecting upon 
ruptures, upheavals and opportunities from a variety of theoretical and 
methodological perspectives. We invite scholars from all research fields 
of communication and media studies as well as media practitioners to 
submit abstracts and proposals. We seek contributions that analyze 
changes in the Swiss media landscape within an international context. 
Submissions may focus on the micro-, the meso- or the macro-societal 
level and can be of either a theoretical or an empirical nature.



Possible topics include new forms of journalism and new business models; 
changes in media content, use and effects; and the impact of the crisis 
on democracy, media policy as well as the discipline itself. For a more 
extensive and detailed list of topics please have a look at the

French or German version of this call for papers on our website.



Program



The SGKM/SSCM/SACM Annual Conference will kick off on Friday, April 11 
2014, at 10:00 with a plenary session. This opening plenary features a 
keynote speech by Slavko Splichal (University of Ljubljana) followed by 
respondents and an open debate. In the afternoon, two rounds of parallel 
sessions and the general assembly are scheduled. After the assembly the 
optional conference dinner will take place.



On Saturday, April 12 2014, the conference starts with a third round of 
parallel sessions before hosting a plenary session with guests from 
media organizations and media policy. After lunch, section-sponsored 
sessions and a final round of parallel sessions take place. The 
conference will end with a reception and an award ceremony.



Submissions



You may submit single contributions as well as panel session proposals. 
Moreover, alternative session formats can be arranged. Submissions and 
presentations are possible in German, French, Italian or English. 
PowerPoint presentations will be requested in a different language than 
the language of presentation in order to be as inclusive as possible.



Single contributions: Please submit abstracts of approx. 2000-2500 
words. Presentations will be 15 minutes long.



Panel sessions: Aside from single contributions you may also submit 
proposals for panel sessions (90 minutes long) which should consist of 3 
to 5 single contributions. Submissions should contain both a panel 
description of 1000 words and abstracts of approx. 1000-1500 words for 
each contribution.



Alternative session formats: The SACM annual conference also welcomes 
different formats like workshops, posters, round tables, films and 
exhibitions. If you are interested, please contact Martina Leonarz 
((swissgis /at/ sgkm2014.ch)) as soon as possible.



All submissions are subject to double-blind peer review. Please mention 
your contact details only on the cover sheet of your submission.



Please submit your abstracts and proposals as Word files (no PDF files 
please) to (swissgis /at/ sgkm2014.ch) by December 1, 2013.



Review results will be communicated by early February 2014, registration 
for the conference starts in early December 2013 and ends on March 15, 2014.



Contact



Organization:
SwissGIS – Swiss Centre for Studies on the Global Information Society 
and IPMZ – Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research



Local Organizing Committee:

Michael Latzer, Martina Leonarz, Werner A. Meier, Manuel Puppis, Corinne 
Schweizer



E-Mail: (swissgis /at/ sgkm2014.ch)

Website: www.sgkm2014.ch



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