[ecrea] Call for papers - Platforms, algorithms, formats. How online news media are evolving

"Problemi dell'Informazione, the Italian journal of journalism studies, 
looks for paper about

*Platforms, algorithms, formats.**How online news media are evolving 
*(Edited by: Giovanni Boccia Artieri, Università di Urbino Carlo Bo, 
(giovanni.bocciaartieri /at/ uniurb.it). Alberto Marinelli, Sapienza Università 
di Roma, (alberto.marinelli /at/ uniroma1.it))

Social media platforms and technology companies (search and internet 
related services) are having a much disruptive impact on the online news 
media environment than the one generated by the first wave of digital 
transformation, i.e. from paper to digital. Companies like Facebook, 
Google, Twitter and Snapchat are increasingly playing an editorial role 
in relation to, and in competition with, traditional publishers. 
Evolving beyond the function of news distribution channels, such online 
platforms have control on what kinds ofcontents can be visible to the 
public, on the commercial dynamics of information, and on the evolution 
of journalism formats.

This transformation affects information’s validation and verification 
mechanisms, taking place within a more complex system of content 
distribution and visibility, where the logic of the algorithms are 
combined with those of networked social relations.

At the same time, publishers themselves are increasingly reaching their 
audiences not just through structured and coherent products but through 
the distribution of spreadable single content that platforms organize 
according to principles and logics created according to specific 
user-related metrics.

Furthermore, platforms challenge patterns of information production 
through their specific affordances and ad hoc formats designed to 
narrate and promote mainly content that could stimulate engagement in 
social media: from Live, to Stories, to 360-degree videos to Instant 
articles, etc.

In this context, it becomes crucial to understand whether and how 
digital platforms are modifying the online news media ecosystem and the 
professional reality, taking into account the relationship between 
affordances and practices, from the perspectives of both producers and 
audiences. Investigating changing patterns in power relations, in the 
development of reputation capitals and in the emergence of news 
validation forms is thus of paramount relevance.

The 3/2018 issue of Problemi dell’Informazione aims at exploring this 
matter through a vibrant discussion grounded both on empirical research 
and theoretical analyses. Potential contributors may address issues 
including, but not limited to, the following:.

• Editorial role and responsibility of the platforms: critical analysis

• New information formats and platform journalism;

• Social responsibility of algorithms, the use of data for targeting and 
the power of online platforms;

• News production and news dissemination through social media platforms: 
critical perspective on disinformation and misinformation;

*Submission of proposals *

Deadline for abstract submission is March 15, 2018

Abstract:250 words maximum (references not included)

Full papers will be due May 31, 2018 and will undergo a double-blind 
peer review procedure.

Papers: length between max 8000 words maximum (including notes and 
references)

Papers in English and Italian are accepted.

Submissions should be sent to: (probleminformazione /at/ mulino.it)"
























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