[ecrea] cfp - Photojournalism and Citizen Journalism [special issue of Journalism Practice]

Call for Papers:

‘Photojournalism and Citizen Journalism:
Co-operation, Collaboration and Connectivity’

Special Issue of Journalism Practice

Guest editor: Stuart Allan, Cardiff University, UK


If everyone with a smartphone can be a citizen photojournalist, who 
needs professional photojournalism? This rather flippant question cuts 
to the heart of a set of pressing issues, where an array of impassioned 
voices may be heard in vigorous debate.

While some voices are confidently predicting photojournalism’s impending 
demise as the latest casualty of internet-driven convergence, others are 
heralding its dramatic rebirth, pointing to the democratisation of what 
was once the exclusive domain of the professional by citizen journalism.

Regardless of where one is situated in relation to these stark 
polarities, however, it is readily apparent that photojournalism is 
being decisively transformed across shifting, uneven conditions for 
civic participation in ways that raise important questions for 
journalism practice.

This special issue of Journalism Practice aims to identify and critique 
a range of factors currently recasting photojournalism’s professional 
ethos, devoting particular attention to the challenges posed by the rise 
of citizen journalism. Possible topics to be examined may include:

• Redefining photojournalism in a digital era
• Evolving forms and practices of citizen photojournalism
• Citizen photo-reportage in war, conflict or crisis events
• Influences of social media on photojournalism
• News organisations’ use of crowdsourced imagery
• Audience perceptions of ‘professional’ versus ‘amateur’ news photography
• Ethical issues engendered by citizen witnessing
• Impact of citizen photo news sites, agencies or networks
• Innovation and experimentation in photo-based visual reportage

Prospective authors should submit an abstract of approximately 250 words 
by email to Stuart Allan ((AllanS /at/ cardiff.ac.uk)). Following peer-review, 
a selection of authors will be invited to submit a full paper in 
accordance with the journal’s ‘Instructions for authors.’ Please note 
acceptance of the abstract does not guarantee publication, given that 
all papers will be put though the journal’s peer review process.

Timeline

Deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2014; deadline for submission of full 
papers: 1 September 2014. Final revised papers due: 15 January 2015. 
Publication: Volume 9, Number 4 (August 2015).

Guest Editor

Stuart Allan is Professor of Journalism and Communication, and Deputy 
Head of School (Academic), in the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media 
and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University, UK. His books include 
Citizen Witnessing: Revisioning Journalism in Times of Crisis (Polity 
Press, 2013) and Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Volume Two 
(co-edited with Einar Thorsen; Peter Lang, forthcoming).

Contact

Professor Stuart Allan
Deputy Head of School (Academic)
School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies
Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue
Cardiff University
Cardiff, CF10 3NB
UK

email: (AllanS /at/ cardiff.ac.uk)

tel: +44(0)29 208 75420
fax: +44(0)29 202 38832
web: www.cardiff.ac.uk/jomec/

Professor Stuart Allan
Deputy Head of School (Academic)
School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies
Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue
Cardiff University
Cardiff, CF10 3NB
UK

email: (AllanS /at/ cardiff.ac.uk)

tel: +44(0)29 208 75420
fax: +44(0)29 202 38832
web: www.cardiff.ac.uk/jomec/



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