[Commlist] Call for Papers: Russia Today: Internet Isolation, Censorship and Kremlin Control

*Russia Today: Internet Isolation, Censorship and Kremlin Control*

*London Metropolitan University*

*28 and 29 April 2023*

/Hosted by the Journalism department at London Metropolitan University 
in conjunction with the //Media, Culture & Creative Technologies 
Research Group at London Met’s //School of Computing and Digital Media/

//

Reporting from inside Russia has never looked so bleak. Most independent 
Russian media outlets have been either shut down or partially blocked, 
with many Western – and Russian – correspondents who were based in the 
country forced to relocate elsewhere. To control the narrative by 
quelling dissent, Vladimir Putin’s censorship laws make accurate, 
on-the-ground reporting close to impossible, with journalists barred 
from even calling the war a war. His regime has always presented 
challenges for journalists, but the recent laws restricting freedom of 
speech mean that few people outside Russia, as well as inside, have a 
full picture of what is going on within its borders. Is it possible to 
report on Russia accurately in these circumstances? And is it possible 
to put into place foreign policy that is based on facts when all 
journalism has been pushed out of Russia?

This conference aims to bring together researchers in the journalism and 
media fields with practitioners – journalists and editors – in order to 
share research findings, experiences and expertise and foster knowledge 
exchange within our field. We invite contributions from researchers and 
practitioners on topics including, but not limited to:

·Changes related to journalistic practice, how journalists work and 
distribute content inside Russia

·Changes related to war journalism in particular

·New attitudes and developments in Russian media audiences such as 
circumventing media bans

·Impact of censorship on media professionals, audiences, international 
communications and public diplomacy efforts

·Historical contexts of censorship and restrictions on freedom of speech 
in Russia

·Why some Russian news organisations choose to practice self-censorship

·Schisms between pro- and anti-war Russians and mutual accusations of 
brainwashing

·The emotional toll censorship is taking on Russians who are openly 
against the war

·How policymakers inside Ukraine are using social media to win over Russians

The conference convenors are planning an edited volume drawing on 
relevant research presented at the conference.

If you are interested in contributing to this conference please send a 
300-word abstract and a 150-word biography by *9 January 2023* to Wendy 
Sloane ((w.sloane /at/ londonmet.ac.uk) <mailto:(w.sloane /at/ londonmet.ac.uk)>) and 
Aleksandra Raspopina ((s.raspopina /at/ londonmet.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(s.raspopina /at/ londonmet.ac.uk)>).

All contributors will be notified by 30 January 2023.

For any questions, please email at (w.sloane /at/ londonmet.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(w.sloane /at/ londonmet.ac.uk)> and (s.raspopina /at/ londonmet.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(s.raspopina /at/ londonmet.ac.uk)>.


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