[eccr] WSIS - call for contributors

>>>WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
>>>UNESCO-IAMCR PROJECT
>>>
>>>MEDIA DEVELOPMENT IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
>>>(ed) Frank Morgan, IAMCR
>>>
>>>CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS
>>>As one of its contributions to the World Summit on the Information 
>>>Society (WSIS), UNESCO has invited IAMCR to produce a volume to be 
>>>entitled Media Development in the Information Society.
>>>The volume will present desk research on the topic, highlighting 
>>>relevant recent achievements and continuing or outstanding issues, in 
>>>the various regions of the world. It will direct readers to existing 
>>>research, publications and policy documents in the field.
>>>IAMCR members are now invited to contribute individual chapters to this 
>>>project.
>>>
>>>The book will be approx 25,000 words in length. It will be organised 
>>>geographically in the first instance:
>>>1. Africa (east)
>>>2. Africa (north) & Arab States*
>>>3. Africa (southern)
>>>4. Africa (west)
>>>5. Asia (north-east)
>>>6. Asia (south)
>>>7. Asia (south-east)
>>>8. Asia (west and central)*
>>>9. America (north)
>>>10. America (south and central)
>>>11. Europe*
>>>12. Oceania
>>>*NB: UNESCO lists Iraq under Arab States, Iran under Central Asia and 
>>>Israel under Europe.
>>>
>>>Each chapter will address media development since 1990, attending 
>>>particularly to the following questions:
>>>1. How have the traditionalmedia of press, radio and tv developed, 
>>>especially in relation to ownership structures, number of outlets, 
>>>accessibility (for both authors and audiences), editorial independence 
>>>and diversity of voices, audience/ readership?
>>>2. To what extent have the traditional media expanded their range of 
>>>social and cultural functions eg informing, entertaining, educating and 
>>>persuading?
>>>3. To what extent have the traditional media incorporated new digital 
>>>(especially on-line) technology or had to compete with it?
>>>4. To what extent have the media become either more global or more local 
>>>in their approach to content?
>>>5. To what extent have the media become more or less generally affordable?
>>>6. What problems have arisen either for the media or for their audiences?
>>>7. What issues now require resolution to enable further improvement of 
>>>the media system?
>>>8. To what extent and in what way are the media systems now better or 
>>>worse than they were in 1990?
>>>9. To what extent is that improvement or deterioration attributable to 
>>>the new technology?
>>>Each chapter should be 1500-2000 words in length, including tables and 
>>>references.
>>>
>>>Authors are invited to submit an abstract of 150-200 words by 20 
>>>September to provide a basis for selection. The deadline for completed 
>>>manuscripts will be 31 October 2003.
>>>Preference will be given to authors who are resident in the region about 
>>>which they propose to write. Submissions are requested in English. 
>>>UNESCO is expected to publish in all its recognised languages.
>>>UNESCO has allocated $US3500 for this project, payable to IAMCR. IAMCR 
>>>will distribute these funds equally to selected authors from countries 
>>>in World Bank low and lower-middle income countries (see 
>>>http://www.worldbank.org/data/countryclass/classgroups.htm#Lower_middle_income)
>>>
>>>Please respond by sending your name, affiliation, qualifications and 
>>>abstract to
>>>Prof Frank Morgan,
>>>President, IAMCR,
>>>The University of Newcastle, 2308
>>>AUSTRALIA
>>>e-mail; (frank.morgan /at/ newcastle.edu.au)
>>>by 20 September 2003.
>>
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>>Carpentier Nico (Phd)
>>Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Free University Brussels
>>Studies on Media, Information & Telecommunication (SMIT)
>>Centre for Media Sociology (CeMeSO)
>>Office: C0.05
>>Pleinlaan 2 - B-1050 Brussels - Belgium
>>T: ++ 32 (0)2-629.18.30
>>F: ++ 32 (0)2-629.28.61
>>E-mail: (Nico.Carpentier /at/ vub.ac.be)
>>W1: http://smit.vub.ac.be/
>>W2: http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~ncarpent/
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