[ecrea] CfP-Transnational 'Worlds of Power': Proliferation of Journalism & Professional Standards-Deadline Oct. 1 (2014)

Call for Papers (CfP) Deadline October 1
Journal of Transnational 'Worlds of Power:' Proliferation of Journalism &
Professional Standards, published by Cambridge Scholars, US
Edited by Ibrahim Saleh

Description:
There is an increasing sense of profound changes in both society and the 
media that certainly lead to a new form of political journalism that is 
becoming more diverse, fragmented, and complex.
Social geography is being reshaped as a result of the connectivity 
provided innovative news media practices and values, though the nature 
and extent of these changes are neither uniform, nor equally distributed 
in different regions
The journal this year relies on the idea that we do not live with media, 
but in media. Our online/offline lives are becoming integrated in terms 
of our social and cultural contexts of use because they tend to break 
down and redraw the boundaries between the private and the public.
Our mediatised societies experience deeper levels, changing power 
relations among key message providers, while receivers are being 
rearranged; which makes the whole field of journalism research and 
education culture is being transformed. This redefinition of 
conventional meanings of "democracy" and "citizenship" are being 
questioned and rethought.
Journalism research and education is subject to politics of convergence 
at all levels, though it is more felt on the regional one causing a new 
territory for politics, though it also raises questions about the 
national boundaries within which the political realm has traditionally 
been cast.

Scope
The Journal of Transnational 'Worlds of Power' that is published by 
Cambridge Scholars is to carry compelling articles from both academics 
and practitioners about the challenges media firms and actors face in 
our digitized world. The range of media to be covered and its focus on 
applied and practical issues will be unparalleled by any other 
publication in the field.

Founder and Editor
Ibrahim Saleh, PhD
University of Cape Town, South Africa
A130 Arts Block, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 
7701, Cape Town, South Africa
Tel +27-718852373

Editor bio
Convenor of Political Communication at the Centre for Film and Media 
Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa, a Fulbright affiliate, a 
senior media expert on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Saleh 
chairs the Journalism Research and Education (JRE) Section at the 
International Association for Media & Communication Research (IAMCR). 
Saleh edits the Global Media Journal, African Edition. Saleh is a global 
media partner in the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Media 
Literacy Clearing House and a member of the World Journalism Council.
Email: (Ibrahim.Saleh /at/ uct.ac.za),(Isaleh /at/ aucegypt.edu), &(jre09is /at/ gmail.com)
Office: A130. Phone: 4837 (UCT internal), or locally 021 650 4837 JRE 
Blog: http://jre09.blogspot.com10
Personal website: JRE http://cfms.uct.ac.za/staff/ibrahim-saleh-ph/

A Brief Blurb
This Journal of Transnational 'Worlds of Power' aims to foster the 
circulation and exchange of 'Knowledges and Insights' that emerge from 
the intellectual work of journalism and professional standards, as well 
as the linguistic and cultural diversity in/through publication 
activities and to promote better connection between scholars and 
practitioners, and regional academic association, particularly in a 
South-North perspective, by means of information exchange and 
cooperation on matters related to the circulation of knowledge and 
scholarly contributions.
The current mediatisation of societies experience deeper levels, 
changing power relations among key message providers, while receivers 
are being rearranged; which makes the whole field of journalism research 
and education culture is being transformed. It is thus very timely to 
rethink the whole field of journalism research and education that caused 
a new territory for politics, though it also raises questions about the 
national boundaries within which the political realm has traditionally 
been cast.

Presentation
All submissions to any of the editions of Journal of Transnational 
'Worlds of Power' should be relevant and interesting to journalism 
research and education five themes (international collaborative 
research, innovation in journalism, professional journalism, generic 
studies of journalism and methodological approaches to journalism 
research and education)
The publication strives to publish academically sophisticated, 
methodologically sound manuscripts geared more toward bridging the gap 
between the practitioners and the researchers. Manuscripts should be 
concisely written, appropriately referenced, and coherently focused.
Conclusions should flow logically from the data presented, and 
methodological flaws and limitations should be acknowledged.

Manuscripts:
Manuscripts eligible to be published as articles include full length 
research, practitioners’ case studies, and generic observations of wide 
importance, critical overviews, pilot studies, and case series with 
literature reviews. Articles should have a maximum length of 7,000 words 
(excluding abstract, tables, figures, and references), a total of no 
more than 5 tables and/or figures, and no more than 75 references. 
Reviews should be no more than 3500 words of text.
Academic manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout (including all 
quotations and footnotes). Full names of the author(s) should be given, 
a full address for correspondence, and where possible a contact 
telephone number. Authors should include an abstract of 100 to 150 
words, and 5key words under which the article should be indexed. Current 
and recent academic and professional affiliations should be supplied for 
inclusion in “Notes on Contributors,” together with a list of major 
publications (with dates and name of publisher) and forthcoming books.

References
Authors should confirm to APA style. Thus authors should use inside 
reference style rather than footnotes. Authors will be required to 
secure permission if they want to reproduce any type of material, or 
extract from the text of another source. This applies to direct 
reproduction as well as “derivative reproduction” (where you have 
created a new figure or table which derives substantially
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from a copyrighted source).

Types of Contributions
Standard Papers - report practical or theoretical research and typically 
comprise up to 12 typeset pages. Longer articles are also considered, 
provided the content justifies the extent.
Essay Reviews - intended to promote discussion of a topical area (rather 
than offering exhaustive surveys of the literature).
Forum Papers - short articles presenting new ideas (without data), 
opinions or responses to material published and designed to stimulate 
scientific debate.
Future Directions - short articles that outline a provocative new 
direction for a discipline within journalism research and education and 
intend to challenge currently accepted views.


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