[ecrea] Call for Papers: ACMC 2016 International Conference, Yogyakarta

CALL FOR PAPERS

The ASIAN CONGRESS FOR MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION (ACMC)
2016 International Conference
in partnership with the
Department Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

*The Changing Power Structures of Communication: Shifting Notions of
Authority and Influence*
27-29 October 2016
Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Important Dates:
Abstract submission - April 15, 2016
Abstract acceptance - May 15, 2016
Full papers - June 30, 2016
Early Bird Registration - July 30, 2016

Conference Rationale
          Asians today live in globalised communities of
interconnectedness harnessed by social media. Increasingly, news stories
are shared and read across multiple social media platforms. The audience
have become content creators as much as receivers, expressing their
views on a wide range of topics, from politics to fashion.

          Today, the traditional communication pyramid for power
structure is constantly challenged. No longer are governments,
monarchies and appointed leaders centres of authority and influence.
Traditional news media are no longer the gate keepers that determine
what content is fit for public consumption and what is not. Apparently,
the pyramid has been overturned with audiences setting the agenda,
raising issues and concerns that become newsworthy, calling out
politicians and threatening governments and powerful groups with massive
boycotts.

          Any communication paradigm today must address the
complexities of information content, flow and impact, acknowledging the
roles and influence of communication participants. The communication
 discipline needs more research in all areas of practice and study to
fully understand communication developments of our times.

          The ACMC Conference 2016 is pleased to invite papers
addressing the conference theme. Conference streams include but are not
limited to:

  * Changing definitions of newsÂ
  * Challenges in public relations
  * Hashtag journalism and other alternative forms
  * Media and informed citizenry
  * New Paradigms in Communication Education
  * Intercultural Communication in a globalized era
  * Media and pop culture
  * Gender and diversity
  * Gatekeeping the environment
  * The electorate's new powerÂ
  * Open Government Data
  * Social media potentials and pitfalls
  * Communicating Youth
  * Mobile networked communities











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