[ecrea] CFP- International Conference: ‘Media and Crises: The Art of Manipulation and Propaganda’

CALL FOR PAPERS



International Conference:

‘Media and Crises: The Art of Manipulation and Propaganda’

Date: 29-30 April 2014

Venue: Ibn Khaldoun Hall, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar



Why this conference?

This international conference on “Media and Crises: The Art of 
Manipulation, Distortion and Propaganda” comes at a time of widespread 
turmoil and conflicts in many parts of the world where news reporting 
and media coverage are in many cases characterized by censorship, 
disinformation, propaganda and manipulation. The international community 
is witnessing a conflict of cultures, stereotyping, racism, and hatred.  
In the midst of the escalating war in Syria, the current developments in 
the Arab Spring countries, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the ‘War on 
Terror,’ to name a few of the international events, journalism practice 
is yet again under fire.

This conference brings together academics, journalists, policy makers, 
researchers and civil society organizations to discuss the discrepancies 
in media coverage of wars and conflicts, and the dilemma  news 
organizations are going through in abiding by the ethics of journalism 
practice. The conference will provide a forum to investigate how world 
media have been covering conflicts in the region and beyond. It will 
debate media anarchy and unethical practices that characterize 
journalism throughout the world while reporting conflicts, wars and 
crises. It will also seek to discuss the views of media professionals 
concerning the crisis of the media during wars and conflicts. The event 
will also address the relationship between journalists, politicians, the 
military and the media moguls. It will revisit few of the classic 
questions such as: Do news organizations just report facts, or have few 
of them become agents in social change? What type of pressure are news 
organizations subject to while reporting conflict? Have news media 
become part of wars, crises, conflicts and revolutions? Have they been 
employed as a means of manipulation, disinformation and propaganda 
instead of being sources for reporting reality? Can we speak any more 
about a journalism practice based on impartiality, objectivity and 
neutrality in reporting the world?



Conference Themes:

Papers of no more than 8500 words in length are invited concerning and 
not limited to the following themes:

·         Theoretical frameworks of media and crisis.

·         Media theories and models.

·         Philosophical/theological definitions of the concepts of 
impartiality and objectivity.

·         Comparative studies between the world media in reporting wars 
and conflicts.

·         Comparative studies on the journalism codes of ethics from 
various countries.

·         Journalism freedom and social responsibility

·         Media and the management of wars and crises

·         The media and public diplomacy

·         Media and psychological warfare

·         Media and terrorism

·         Media and the Arab Spring

·         Crisis of objectivity and impartiality during war coverage

·         Public relations and crisis management

·         Media coverage of economic crises

Important Dates :

·         Last day for abstract submission: 15/1/2014 (Abstracts should 
be no more than 300 words)

o   (Please send a short bio along with your paper abstract)

·         Abstract acceptance: 31/01/2014

·         Last date for full paper submission: 25/3/2014 (Full papers 
should be no more than 8500 words in length).

Participation:

·         All submissions are refereed and priority is given to papers 
based on empirical research.

·         A selected number of papers will be considered for publication 
in a special issue of a refereed academic journal.

·         The conference organizers do not reimburse travel and hotel 
expenses. Participants should pay for their flight tickets and 
accommodation in Doha.

·         Participation in the conference is free.



For more information and submissions please contact:

-          Dr. Noureddine Miladi: (noureddine.miladi /at/ qu.edu.qa)

-          Prof. Mohamed Kirat: (mkirat /at/ qu.edu.qa)

-          Tel: +974-44034865

-          Address: Department of Mass Communication, College of Arts 
and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.





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Dr Noureddine Miladi

Associate Professor in Mass Communication

Acting Head

Department of Mass Communication

College of Arts and Science

PO Box: 2713

Qatar University

DOHA, QATAR



Office Tel: +974 4403 4872

http://www.qu.edu.qa/artssciences/macom/




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