[ecrea] CfP Workshop: “Hybrid journalism, celebrities and popular culture: rethinking newsworthiness”

*Workshop: “Hybrid journalism, celebrities and popular culture: 
rethinking newsworthiness”*

*Supported by the IPSA RC10*

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*Organized by the InMed Institute*

*In partnership with Faculty of Political Science of Zagreb University*

*Dubrovnik, Croatia, 28 - 29 May 2018*

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*Call for papers*

IPSA's Research Committee 10 on Electronic Democracy and the Institute 
for New Media and E-Democracy in partnership with Faculty of Political 
Science of Zagreb University (http://fpzg.hr/) announce call for papers 
for the upcoming IPSA Workshop on “Hybrid journalism, celebrities and 
popular culture: rethinking newsworthiness” that will be held in 
Dubrovnik, Inter University Center, Croatia from 28 to 29 May 2018. The 
Workshop is a part of the annual Information Technology and Journalism 
conference organized by the Institute for New Media and E-Democracy that 
will take place from 30 May to 1 June 2018.

*Possible topics may include, but are not limited to*:

  * Celebrity news and what has changed in the age of Kardashians?
  *   Are “news” from the /Seven Kingdoms/ today more important than
    news from the /United Kingdom?/
  * Hybrid journalistic genres and hybrid practices – rethinking journalism
  * News, public relations and new forms of advertising (native)
  * Hybrid journalism and pop politics
  * Virality vs. quality – is virality all it matters?
  * Future of quality journalism
  * Fake news and social media
  * Changes in citizen journalism
  * Power of “influencers”

*The conference language is English*.

We invite individuals from academic and practical backgrounds as well as 
public administration offices, public bodies, NGOs, education 
institutions and independent organizations, to submit their contributions.
*Costs:*
EUR 85 - for authors and students
EUR 95 - for other participants

The fee includes conference entry, proceedings and social program during 
the conference.

*Important dates:*

Submission of abstract (max 300 words): *15 April 2018*

Notification of acceptance: *20 April 2018*

Final paper/presentation submission: *10 May 2018*


Workshop: 28 – 29 May 2018

Conference: 30 May – 1 June 2019**

*Submissions
*Please send your submission in pdf format to (daniela /at/ edemokracija.hr) 
<mailto:(daniela /at/ edemokracija.hr)>

All submissions are subject to a double-blind full paper review by at 
least 2 reviewers. To facilitate the review process, please write a 
separate cover sheet with the paper title and affiliation/s and omit the 
affiliations in the actual paper.

Participants who are not contributors (i.e. who do not propose a paper) 
can apply through our web site www.edemokracija.hr.

For further information please visit: *www.edemokracija.hr 
<http://www.edemokracija.hr> *

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*Conference Chairs*: (nenad /at/ edemokracija.hr), (domagoj /at/ edemokracija.hr)

*Contact Details:*

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Professor *Nenad Prelog (president)*

Associate professor*Domagoj Bebić (secretary general)*

Šibenska 1, 10 000 Zagreb, Hrvatska

t: 01 307 9113 f: 01 307 9113

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web*: www.edemokracija.hr <http://www.edemokracija.hr> *

mail: (nenad /at/ edemokracija.hr) <mailto:(nenad /at/ edemokracija.hr)> ; 
(domagoj /at/ edemokracija.hr) <mailto:(domagoj /at/ edemokracija.hr)>


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