[Commlist] CFP: Journalism 2020: The (ir)relevance of journalism and the future of journalism studies

CALL FOR PAPERS

Journalism 2020: The (ir)relevance of journalism and the future of 
journalism studies

A conference jointly organized by Journalism: Theory, Practice & 
Criticism and Journalism Studies in celebration of their 20th anniversaries

Vienna, Austria, September 11-13, 2020. Hosted by the Journalism Studies 
Center, Department of Communication, University of Vienna

The year 2000 is often considered a watershed moment in the development 
of the field of journalism studies, as it marks the year that two key 
academic journals – Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism and 
Journalism Studies – were first published. To celebrate their twentieth 
anniversaries, the journals are organizing a three-day conference in 
2020 to look back on the evolution of the field, and to critically 
consider key questions for the field going forward. The conference will 
include a number of keynote presentations, round-tables, as well as 
regular paper presentations.

There is no doubt that journalism is impacted by a whole range of 
threats, many of which go to the core of what journalism is about, 
whether it is occupational issues that are failing to provide the cues 
to make journalism viable, politicians who are pulling into question and 
attempting to curtail journalism’s role, societal actors who are 
competing with traditional journalists and questioning journalism’s 
authority, economic developments that are making it harder and harder to 
find sustainable business models, or technological advances that 
threaten traditional news selection processes. The conference will 
engage with all these developments in the journalistic environment, and 
we call on submissions that deal with the (ir)relevance of journalism 
and fields including, but not limited to politics, technology, 
economics, audience, culture, and academia.

We therefore invite papers that address how journalism studies can help 
to answer crucial questions about journalism’s relevance, but also the 
relevance of the field of journalism studies itself. We call 
particularly for thought-provoking papers that develop new theories or 
methods and push the boundaries of the field. We welcome submissions 
from all theoretical, epistemological and methodological perspectives.

The conference will feature six keynote presentations on the topics 
noted above, some round-table discussions, traditional paper 
presentations, and coherent panels.

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

*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.

Following the conference, we envisage to publish special issues in both 
journals, as well as a book featuring the best submissions.

How to submit:

Submissions can be sent to (journalism2020 /at/ univie.ac.at) by no later than 
February 29, 2020. 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.

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.

Notifications of acceptance will be issued in early April.

More information can be found on our website: 
https://journalism2020.univie.ac.at/

Please contact the conference organizing committee with questions at 
(journalism2020 /at/ univie.ac.at).

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