[ecrea] cfp - 2019 ECREA Journalism Studies conference

The Journalism Studies Center at the University of Vienna is hosting the 
2019 conference of the ECREA Journalism Studies Section (14-15 Feb 
2019), as well as a PhD Workshop (13 Feb 2019). Please see calls below 
and/or go to https://ecreajournalism2019.univie.ac.at/

CALL FOR PAPERS

ECREA Journalism Studies Section Conference

Vienna, Austria, February 14-15, 2019.

Hosted by the Journalism Studies Center, Department of Communication, 
University of Vienna

Breaking Binaries:

Exploring the Diverse Meanings of Journalism in Contemporary Societies

The field of journalism is undergoing some dramatic transformations in 
the early 21st century, a development which is widely discussed among 
scholars. These transformations, which are to varying degrees of 
political, economic, social, cultural and technological nature, have 
increasingly drawn into question some long-held assumptions and 
expectations of journalistic work. In response, journalism studies 
scholars have begun to question some established truths of their own. 
Slowly, these efforts are resulting in far more complex visions of what 
journalism is, what audiences expect it to be and also what it perhaps 
should be from a normative point of view.

To address the transformations of a more complex and dynamic 
journalistic field, this conference invites in particular theoretical 
and empirical research to address the breaking up of long-established 
dichotomies, or binaries, in journalism studies. For example, it seems 
much harder to differentiate between soft and hard news in a time of a 
burgeoning variety of journalistic formats. Similarly, boundaries 
between amateur and professional journalistic work are being eroded, and 
established definitions of journalism and who counts as a journalist are 
questioned. Further, the old divide between online and off-line is no 
longer tenable in light of the increasing platformization of journalism. 
In addition, the re-emergence of the relevance of the audience in both 
journalistic work and journalism studies calls for work that goes beyond 
simplistic distinctions of issues such as trust or distrust. 
Journalism’s relevance in society is also increasingly challenged, with 
public stakeholders and audiences questioning the legitimacy of 
journalism. Here, it appears important to examine how audiences and 
public stakeholders define journalism, what they expect from it, and how 
they distinguish between legitimate (good) and illegitimate (bad) 
journalism. While we may see an overall quantification of methodologies 
of journalism studies due to the availability of unprecedented amounts 
of data, there is also an increasing need to break up the often 
still-entrenched binary between qualitative and quantitative 
methodologies. Further, in an increasingly globalized environment, 
binaries of 'the West' and 'beyond the West' may no longer be adequate.

The organizers therefore call for papers to address how journalism 
studies can help to address the increasingly complex journalistic field, 
and to propose theoretical and empirical ways that go beyond previous, 
simplistic binaries that have at times defined the field. In addition to 
papers dealing with the conference theme, we invite papers which study 
cultural, political, economic, social, technological and professional 
aspects of journalism and news work in a broad sense. We welcome 
submissions from all theoretical, epistemological and methodological 
perspectives.

The conference will feature traditional paper presentations, high 
density sessions and coherent panels.

*Traditional paper presentations: Traditional paper presentations will 
take place in panels consisting of four to five papers.

*High density sessions: Participants present their research on a poster, 
which will be put up in the hall way. The session starts with an 
introduction round, where each presenter introduces her poster in a 
brief talk. After these talks the audience is invited to visit the 
posters and discuss the work with the researchers.

*Coherent panels: A limited number of slots will be available for 
coherent panels where one topic is addressed in four to five 
presentations, followed by a respondent. Preference will be given to 
panels with presenters from diverse backgrounds and affiliations.

How to submit:

Submissions can be sent to (ecreajournalism2019 /at/ univie.ac.at) no later 
than September 28, 2018. Please include in the email (1) the title of 
your paper, (2) an abstract of no more than 400 words, (3) names and 
affiliations of the authors, (4) an indication whether you want your 
paper to be considered for a high density session.

To submit a panel proposal, a 300-word rationale should be sent 
alongside a 150 word explanation per presentation, as well as the names 
and affiliations of presenters and respondent.

•             All submissions will undergo scholarly peer-review.

•             Only one proposal per first author can be accepted.

•             Notifications of acceptance will be issued in late October.

More information can be found on our website: 
ecreajournalism2019.univie.ac.at.

Please contact the conference organizing committee with questions at 
(ecreajournalism2019 /at/ univie.ac.at).

ECREA 2019 – 2ND JOURNALISM STUDIES SECTION PhD-WORKSHOP

Call for Proposals

Vienna, 13th of February 2019

Submission deadline for abstracts: 28th of September 2018

This workshop brings together up-and-coming journalism scholars with 
experienced colleagues in the field. The goal of this colloquium is to 
provide mentorship to members of the Journalism Studies Section.

All selected participants will get the opportunity to present their 
PhD-projects and receive detailed feedback from experts working on 
related topics. Options and issues will be discussed in a constructive 
atmosphere.

We welcome theoretical and empirical PhD-projects focusing on journalism 
studies with no further limitation in terms of topic. We strongly 
support submissions from PhD-candidates, who are rather at the beginning 
or in the middle of their project as they benefit from feedback the most.

PhD-students should submit an abstract of 500 words outlining the 1) 
topic, 2) rationale, 3) theoretical approach and 4), if applicable, 
empirical application. Name, affiliation, expected graduation date and 
supervisor should be indicated separately. Applicants are also asked to 
supply a ranked list of five potential respondents (Please try to choose 
scholars that are likely to attend a section conference in the European 
context).

Submissions should be sent by e-mail to Corinna Lauerer 
((lauerer /at/ ifkw.lmu.de) <mailto:(lauerer /at/ ifkw.lmu.de)>) no later than by 28th 
of September 2018. A notice of acceptance will be sent until November 
2018. There will be no fee for attendance as the workshop is kindly 
supported by the Journalism Studies Center in the Department of 
Communication at the University of Vienna and the Worlds of Journalism 
Study.

Participants whose abstracts are successful in the blind review process 
will be asked to submit a full paper of up to 6000 words by 13th of 
January 2019 (mandatory for participation). It will be sent to the 
selected respondents to provide them with a comprehensive picture of the 
project.

The colloquium will be held on 13th of February 2019 at the Department 
of Communication, University of Vienna.


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