[Commlist] Panel Proposal - Current Trends in Local News for ECREA 2020.

*MeCCSA Local and Community Media Network: Panel Proposal Current Trends 
in Local News, International Perspectives.  ECREA European Communication 
Conference 2020.*

The Local and Community Media Network is calling for proposals for a 
panel submission to the 8^th European Communication Conference on the 
theme of ‘Communication and trust; building safe, sustainable and 
promising futures’ to be held in Braga, Portugal, October 2 - 5 2020.

Focussing specifically on*‘Trust and sustainable communities: Current 
Trends in Local Media’*, the panel would like to capture the range of 
approaches which underpin the many interventions in the local news 
landscape globally. Up to five papers can be included.

Papers which address both practice-based projects and theoretical 
reflections on local media, content, production and environment 
(including business and policy environments) and cultural and social 
contexts in relation to diverse communities are particularly welcome.

In order to comply with the ECREA guidelines, individual abstracts of 
500 words can be submitted. Abstract titles are limited to 30 words. All 
abstracts must be written in English and up to 10 authors can be 
included. The presenting author must be listed first and only one author 
can be nominated as the presenting author.

Please send your abstract in the first instance to Dr Rachel Matthews at 
Coventry University,(r.matthews /at/ coventry.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(r.matthews /at/ covventry.ac.uk)>. The deadline for submission has 
been extended slightly to January 7, 2020, This will enable the Network 
Committee to peer review contributions ahead of the ECREA deadline in 
mid-January.

The October conference is organised by the European Communication 
Research and Education Association (ECREA) and the University of Minho. 
For more information follow the link 
herehttp://www.ecrea2020braga.eu/2019/10/09/http-www-ecrea2020braga-eu-call-for-papers/

Information on the MeCCSA LCM Network is available 
herehttps://www.meccsa.org.uk/networks/local-and-community-media-network/












Dr Rachel Matthews
Associate Professor in Journalism
Coventry University
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
School of Media and Performing Arts
Priory Street
Coventry CV1 5FB

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http://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-directories/researchers/dr-rachel-matthews/
http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-history-of-the-provincial-press-in-england-9781441156037/
Chairman, Local and Community Media Network, MeCCSA 
https://www.meccsa.org.uk/networks/local-and-community-media-network/

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