[ecrea] CfP. Fake News and Weaponized Defamation: Global Perspectives.

Call for Papers____

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Fake News and Weaponized Defamation: Global Perspectives____

January 26, 2018____

Southwestern Law School Campus____

3050 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010____

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Submit to (jimel /at/ swlaw.edu) <mailto:(jimel /at/ swlaw.edu)>____

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Abstract deadline: ____

September 25, 2017____

Completed paper deadline:____

January 5, 2018____

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The Journal of International Media & Entertainment Law (JIMEL), in 
association with the Southwestern Law Review and Southwestern 
International Law Journal, invites the submission of papers that fit 
within our 2018 theme.____

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Concept Note:____

The notion of “fake news” has gained great currency in global popular 
culture in the wake of contentious social-media imbued elections in the 
United States and Europe. Although often associated with the rise of 
extremist voices in political discourse and, specifically, an agenda to 
“deconstruct” the power of government, institutional media, and the 
scientific establishment, fake news is "new wine in old bottles," a 
phenomenon that has long historical roots in government propaganda, 
jingoistic newspapers, and business-controlled public relations. In some 
countries, dissemination of “false news” is a crime that is used to 
stifle dissent. This broad conception of fake news not only acts to 
repress evidence-based inquiry of government, scientists, and the press; 
but it also diminishes the power of populations to seek informed 
consensus on policies such as climate change, healthcare, race and 
gender equality, religious tolerance, national security, drug abuse, 
poverty, homophobia, and government corruption, among others.____

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"Weaponized defamation” refers to the increasing invocation, and 
increasing use, of defamation and privacy torts by people in power to 
threaten press investigations, despite laws protecting responsible or 
non-reckless reporting. In the United States, for example, some 
politicians, including the current president, invoke defamation as both 
a sword and shield. Armed with legal power that individuals—and most 
news organizations—cannot match, politicians and celebrities, wealthy or 
backed by the wealth of others, can threaten press watchdogs with 
resource-sapping litigation; at the same time, some leaders appear to 
leverage their “lawyered-up” legal teams to make knowingly false 
attacks—or recklessly repeat the false attacks of others—with impunity.____

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Papers should have an international or comparative focus that engages 
historical, contemporary or emerging issues relating to fake news or 
“weaponized defamation.” All papers submitted will be fully refereed by 
a minimum of two specialized referees. Before final acceptance, all 
referee comments must be considered.____

•             Accepted papers will be peer-reviewed and distributed 
during the conference to all attendees.____

•             Authors are given an opportunity to briefly present their 
papers at the conference.____

•             Accepted papers will be published in the Journal of 
International Media and Entertainment Law, the Southwestern Law Review, 
or the Southwestern Journal of International Law.____

•             Authors whose papers are accepted for publication will be 
provided with round-trip domestic or international travel (subject to 
caps) to Los Angeles, California, hotel accommodations, and 
complimentary conference registration.____

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Abstract submissions/inquiries to Dr. Michael M. Epstein 
((jimel /at/ swlaw.edu) <mailto:(jimel /at/ swlaw.edu)>), Supervising Editor, Journal 
of International Media & Entertainment Law and Professor of Law, 
Southwestern Law School.  For more information, visit 
www.swlaw.edu/globalfakenewsforum 
<http://www.swlaw.edu/globalfakenewsforum>.____

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The Journal of International Media & Entertainment Law is a 
faculty-edited journal published by the Donald E. Biederman 
Entertainment and Media Law Institute at Southwestern Law School, in 
cooperation with the American Bar Association’s Forum on Communications 
Law, and the ABA’s Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries.____

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The Southwestern Law Review and the Southwestern Journal of 
International Law are honors publications edited by students at 
Southwestern Law School.

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