[Commlist] Sports Media Identity Network conference, January 2023

Roger Domeneghetti is delighted to announce that Professor Michael Silk 
from Bournemouth University; Nikki Akinola, the senior diversity and 
inclusion officer for the National Council of Training for Journalists; 
and Nate Williams the founder of The Ability Group in Sport will be 
panellists at /Bridging the Gap: Representation in Dis/ability Sports 
Journalism and Media/, a**one-day conference organized by the Sports 
Media Identity Network to be held at Loughborough University London 
campus on 20th January, 2023.

There is still time to submit an abstract before the deadline of *Friday 
18^th November, 2022*. Please refer to the CFP below.

To register and for more information, please visit our website here 
<https://hosting.northumbria.ac.uk/SMINetwork/disability-jan-2023/>.

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*Sports Media Identity Network Event #2:*

*Bridging the Gap: Representation in Dis/ability Sports Journalism and 
Media***

Loughborough University London Campus.

20th January, 2023

*Call for papers***

*Keynote speaker*

+ TBC

*Keynote panel*

+ Nikki Akinola, the senior diversity and inclusion officer for the 
National Council of Training for Journalists; Professor Michael Silk, 
Bournemouth University & Nate Williams the founder of The Ability Group 
in Sport.

For the Sports Media Identity Network’s second event, we are looking for 
papers which interrogate the role that the sports media, in particular 
sports journalism, plays in the framing of para-athletes and dis/ability 
in sport.

The central aim of the network is to provide a platform for the 
knowledge exchange between scholars (from a range of disciplines) who 
are united by a focus on sports media, and industry stakeholders and 
practitioners. Specifically, the network has *four objectives*/:/

 1. Establish an inter-disciplinary network of researchers specializing
    in different approaches to the study of identity (re)presentation in
    British sports media, namely gender, race, sexuality and dis/ability;
 2. exchange ideas and elaborate a practice-informed, future-focused
    research agenda that takes into account the needs and concerns of
    sports media practitioners and policy makers;
 3. Enable sports media practitioners, policy makers and educators to
    better understand and reflect on the efficacy of both current
    professional sports media practice and potential alternatives
 4. Shape the agenda of early career researchers working in the field of
    sports media and support their professional development by
    facilitating networking opportunities.

    The network encourages transdisciplinary approaches between
    researchers from fields such as, but not limited to: sports
    sociology, journalism studies, and communication studies. In
    addition to research presentations, events will include workshop
    activities designed to facilitate dialogue between members of the
    academy and sports media practitioners.

    This work will identify best practice and lead to a final report
    with recommendations for sports media practitioners, researchers and
    stakeholders, and a special edition collection.

    *Submissions: *We welcome 15-minute papers, multi-media or
    documentary presentations on topics including, but not limited to:

  * Pathways to inter-disciplinary collaboration
  * Sharing research outcomes with media practitioners
  * Overcoming bias in sports journalism and related media industries
  * Sports journalism representation of para-athletes
  * Inclusive and exclusive framing of para-athletes

    Submissions are due by *Friday, 18th November 2022* and should:

 1. Be sent in the form of a Microsoft Word document (.doc, .docx)
 2. Not exceed 300 words
 3. Include the title of the paper
 4. Include the author’s full name, title, position and institution
 5. Include a brief professional biography (not exceeding 50 words)

    Submissions should be sent to: (SportMediaIdentity /at/ gmail.com)
    <mailto:(SportMediaIdentity /at/ gmail.com)>with the subject header:
    /“Abstract: Sports Media Identity Network Event 2"/

    It is intended that the network’s events will lead to a special
    edition collection for Palgrave MacMillan.

    The event is *FREE*, but places are limited. To register and for
    more information, please visit our website here
    <https://hosting.northumbria.ac.uk/SMINetwork/disability-jan-2023/>.

    A small number of travel and accommodation bursaries are available
    for Early Career. Details on request.

*Venue:*Loughborough University London Campus, Queen Elizabeth Olympic 
Park, The Broadcast Centre Here East, Lesney Ave, London E20 3BS. Click 
here <https://www.lborolondon.ac.uk/about/location/>for venue information.

*Convenor: *Dr Emma Pullen, Senior lecturer, Loughborough University


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