[ecrea] Call for Papers - Amateur Video & Journalism

  Amateur Video & Journalism: Call for Papers

*May 25-26, 2018, MacEwan University (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada*)

Among the many changes introduced by new media technologies to news 
practices, the growing utilization of user generated content is one of 
the most challenging. Amateur videographers are capturing dramatic 
events around the world and then sharing them, not only on social media 
platforms, but with professional news media organizations which are 
eagerly incorporating the images into professionally produced news 
stories. The presence of amateur images in news discourses is a growing 
phenomenon that is reshaping the profession of journalism, news 
coverage, and public expectations.

The issues raised by these practices often involve tensions between 
labour precarity and professionalism, entertainment and evidence, 
centralized and decentralized management of news rooms, traditional and 
emerging forms of social media news narratives, truth and immediacy.

We invite scholars and practitioners to submit abstracts exploring how 
user generated video content is changing news gathering around the world.

The symposium will bring together scholars and practitioners to share 
ideas and experiences in connection with the utilization of user 
generated video content in professional news coverage. We invite 
submissions addressing a range of themes:

How are amateur videos transforming labour practices among journalists 
and the structural organization of news media?

  * Emerging forms of precarious labour
  * Professional labour /vis-à-vis/ labour of love
  * Changing labour practices in the newsroom

How is user generated video content influencing the construction of 
meaning in news coverage?

  * The impact of user produced content on the aesthetic of visual news
  * The influence of non-professional producers on news narratives,
    framing and agendas

How is the use of amateur video in news content reorganizing 
professional and non-professional practices of production?

  * Organisational changes, risk in relation to using unprofessionally
    produced news content
  * User generated content and professionalism in news rooms
  * The challenge of new technologies on the professional conditions of
    contemporary news rooms
  * New procedures for uptake and verification of amateur video

What are the theoretical, methodological and historical considerations 
helping to understand and explain the growing use of amateur video in 
news content?

Other topics related the above themes.

The proceedings of the symposium will be livestreamed. They will be 
published on the website.

*Abstracts* (300-500 words, including references) to be considered for 
inclusion in the symposium, *should be emailed to the convenors by 
January 31, 2018 clearly identified by “UGC 2018” in the subject line.**
*

**Please submit your Abstract to the following email address: 
(avjs2018 /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(avjs2018 /at/ gmail.com)>

For more information, contact (avjs2018 /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(avjs2018 /at/ gmail.com)> or go to the symposium website: 
https://symposiumamateurvideojournalism.wordpress.com 
<https://symposiumamateurvideojournalism.wordpress.com/>


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