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[ecrea] Call for Chapters: Exploring Transmedia Journalism in the Digital Age

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*Call for Chapters: Exploring Transmedia Journalism in the Digital Age*

*For more Information:* http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2447

*Editors*
Renira Rampazzo Gambarato (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia)
Geane Alzamora (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

*Publisher*
IGI Global

*Call for Chapters*
Proposals Submission Deadline: December 30, 2016
Full Chapters Due: April 30, 2017

Since the advent of digitization, the conceptual confusion surrounding the semantic galaxy that comprises the media and journalism universes has increased. Multimedia, cross-media, intermedia, and transmedia storytelling are some of the terms aggregated in the media convergence process involving news in liquid, fluid, participatory environments (Bauman, 2000). Transmedia storytelling is one of the newest terms. It was coined by Henry Jenkins (2003) in the fictional realm and refers to the expansion of content across multiple media platforms, encouraging audience engagement in the story. Ever since, transmedia storytelling has been the focus of diverse studies, including its application to journalism (Alzamora &Tárcia, 2012; Canavilhas, 2014; Dominguez, 2012; Gambarato & Tárcia, 2016; Moloney, 2011; Renó, 2014). In the journalism realm, audience can add information to the news content, edit it, and/or share it in online social networks, in addition to eventually collaborating directly in the coverage. Although various media are present in journalism and journalists employ multiple practices to cover multifaceted media events, not every news production is necessarily transmediatic; thus far, the majority of the content spread across different media platforms is simply repurposed. We consider that transmedia journalism, as well as other applications of transmedia storytelling in fictional and nonfictional realms, is characterized by the involvement of (a) multiple media platforms, (b) content expansion, and (c) audience engagement (Gambarato &Tárcia, 2016). Transmedia journalism can take advantage of different media platforms such as television, radio, print media, and, above all, the Internet and mobile media to tell deeper stories. Content expansion, as opposed to the repetition of the same message across multiple platforms, is the essence of transmedia storytelling and, therefore, should be the focal point of transmedia journalism as well.

The book "Exploring Transmedia Journalism in the Digital Age" moves far beyond studies on multimedia journalism to explore how to tell pervasive news stories across multiple platforms and formats, using current digital technologies, expanding the content and engaging audiences. The publication will conceptualize transmedia journalism, delving into theoretical and critical approaches to this updated subject. Moreover, the book will present analytical views on transmedia journalism case studies and the applications and implications of technological advancements in the journalism realm.

*Recommended Topics*
We are seeking chapters for this edited book that address (but are not limited to) the following topics:
- Theoretical and Critical Approaches to Transmedia Journalism
- Transmedia Journalism Analysis of Case Studies
- Transmedia Journalism & Virtual Reality
- Transmedia Journalism & Social Media Networks (Instagram, Snapchat, Tinder, Twitter, Facebook, etc.)
- Transmedia Journalism & Newsgames
- Transmedia Journalism & Data, Robots, Algorithms

*Submission Procedure*
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before* December 30, 2016*, a chapter proposal of 500 to 1,000 words, a list of 10 references and short biography. Authors will be notified by *January 31, 2017* about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by *April 30, 2014*. Propose a chapter here: http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2447

*Important Dates*
December 30, 2016: Proposal Submission Deadline
January 31, 2017: Notification of Acceptance
April 30, 2017: Full Chapter Submission
June 30, 2017: Review Results Returned
August 15, 2017: Final Acceptance Notification
August 30, 2017: Final Chapter Submission

Inquires can be forward to Renira Rampazzo Gambarato, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow ((rgambarato /at/ hse.ru)).



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