[Commlist] Future of Journalism 2023 Conference -- Call for Abstracts

The Future of Journalism 2023 conference invites submissions on all 
aspects of journalism.   The event is hosted by the School of 
Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) and it takes place at Cardiff 
University on the 14th & 15th of September 2023.  The organisers 
especially encourage contributions addressing the theme of “Journalism 
in troubled times: threats, opportunities and research”   This includes, 
but is not limited to, papers addressing themes such as:  *. The role of 
journalists and journalism in covering conflict including war, 
repression, and political violence *. The challenges created in 
reporting on authoritarian and/or populist political movements  *. In an 
age of Trump, Putin, Johnson, Bolsonaro and many more, the threat to 
journalism’s standards, normative behaviours, and the compromises to 
journalistic values in covering populism/authoritarianism? *  The 
challenges created by reporting on and/or for minority communities  *. 
The challenges of reporting systemic or existential changes, such as 
climate change *. The accommodations made by legacy news institutions 
under pressure and the impact on ideals of journalistic objectivity, 
quality, and fairness *. The role of social media in shaping audience 
responses to journalism and news consumption *. The impact of both 
online and physical abuse and threat to journalistic challenge to 
authority *. Ongoing issues around the gendering of journalism and news 
*. The tensions between the role of legacy media and alternative media 
in covering crises *. The changing patterns of sourcing and roles of 
expertise in journalism *. The implications for improving journalism 
education associated with these developments  Confirmed keynote speakers 
include Professor Jane B. Singer of City, University of London and Dr 
Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Associate Professor and Cowles Fellow in Media 
Management, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication  The fee 
for the conference is £275 (£50 for students), which includes buffet 
lunches and tea/coffee breaks on both days of the conference as well as 
the conference dinner on the evening of 14th September.   Please do not 
submit more than one abstract as first author, with no more than two 
abstracts in total.  The deadline for abstracts (300 words maximum) is 
February 17th, 2023. Abstracts should be submitted online via the link 
on the page: https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/foj2023/.   Should you have 
any questions, please contact us at (FoJ-conference /at/ cardiff.ac.uk)

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