[ecrea] New journal launch: Journalism and Discourse Studies

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new journal, /Journalism 
and Discourse Studies/ (/JDS/). /JDS/ is an online, open access, peer 
reviewed journal providing a space for interdisciplinary collaboration 
and conversation between researchers across the fields of journalism, 
media, discourse, politics, culture, communication and society: 
_www.JDSJournal.__n__et_ <http://www.JDSJournal.net>
JDS, Volume 1, Issue 1 contains an introductory discussion from the 
editorial team followed by a series of short essays from Teun van Dijk, 
Stuart Allan, Chris Hart and Chris Frost who comment on the 
opportunities that /JDS/ can provide to the fields of journalism studies 
and discourse studies: _http://www.jdsjournal.net/publications.html_
Our first issue is accompanied by the launch of our guest blogger page. 
In this opening contribution Alexander Macleod gives a fascinating 
insight to his PhD research on Malaysian discourses of national 
identity: _http://www.jdsjournal.net/jds-guest-bloggers_
_We would like to thank everyone who has helped and advised in the 
development and launch of this journal. Please advertise widely amongst 
your research networks.__ We are now accepting __submissions__ for issue 
2 and proposals for special issues are welcome. If you would like to 
contribute a blog post__,__ perhaps on a current issue __in__ journalism 
and media__ or to discuss__ __a __forthcoming research publication__,__ 
then__ please contact the editorial team.__ _
The authors contributing full articles in issue 1 demonstrate the 
international and interdisciplinary focus of /JDS/:
*Hierarchies of Incredibility: The impact of different repertoires of 
protest on message propagation and press coverage
**/Jonathan Cable/*
*A fly in the ointment: How Turkish Cypriot radio news aggravates 
relations with the Republic of Cyprus *
*/Lyndon Way/*
*Language choice and the representation of women and men in two British 
newspapers
**/James Owens and Thomas Hawes/*
*Framing environmental risk in the broadcast media in Uganda
**/Margaret Jjuuko/*
Best wishes,
Darren, Majid and David
Dr Darren Kelsey
Lecturer in Journalism and Discourse Studies
BA Degree Programme Director, Media and Cultural Studies
School of Arts and Cultures
Newcastle University
Room 2.85, Second Floor
Armstrong Building
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Tel: 0191 222 6474
www.JDSjournal.net <http://www.JDSjournal.net>
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/staff/profile/darren.kelsey
http://www.criticaldiscoursegroup.net/