[ecrea] cfp 'Anti-social media?'

Given the recent investigations by Carole Cadwalladr and colleagues from 
the Guardian and Channel 4 etc re Cambridge Analytica and other 
organisations, we are extending the cfp deadline for the Institute of 
Communication Ethics conference until the end of May. We appreciate that 
it is possibly too early to expect abstracts – if anyone has a nascent 
idea for a presentation at the conference on this subject please send it 
to us. Details below.

*INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION ETHICS *

*ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018*

*‘ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA?’ THE BIG ISSUES*

*26^th OCTOBER 2018, THE FRONTLINE CLUB, LONDON*

Social media is supposed to be the big liberator and democratiser of our 
era; the platform for everyone to use-and abuse. But have we created our 
own digital monster full of ‘fake news’, bile, bullying, bots, trolling 
and more?

Is ‘social media’ precisely the opposite?

The 2018 ICE annual conference will examine the many issues:-for 
instance, the economics, the politics, the shift in civil and civic 
conversation and the allegations over subverting the democratic process 
in the West. In short, the ethical space it inhabits.

If you have a short paper on this wide subject then do submit a short 
(500-word maximum) abstract * OR AN IDEA/POSITION PAPER RELATING TO 
CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA AND THE GUARDIAN’S INVESTIGATION *by May 30^th 2018 
The conference will coincide with the publication/launch of /Anti-Social 
Media/, edited by John Mair, Tor Clark, Neil Fowler, Raymond Snoddy and 
Richard Tait. The editors of that text may ask some authors to work up 
papers early for their publication. There will also be an /Ethical 
Space/ special issue in early 2019.

We are also looking for a volunteer producer/curator or two to help 
mount the conference.

All abstracts and offers of help please to Dr Fiona Thompson 
((f.thompson287 /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(f.thompson287 /at/ gmail.com)>) with copies 
to John Mair (Johnmair100 /at/ hotmail.com) <mailto:(Johnmair100 /at/ hotmail.com)>and 
Prof  Richard Lance Keeble ((rkeeble /at/ lincoln.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(rkeeble /at/ lincoln.ac.uk)>).


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