[ecrea] CfP on Media Capture, conference in April at Columbia in NY

CALL FOR PAPERS

Media Capture:  Technology, Economics, Policy

The International Media Advocacy and Communications specialization at
Columbia University’sSchool of International and Public Affairs is
pleased to announce an upcoming one-dayconference about “Media Capture”
to be held at Columbia University on 1 April 2015.

“Media capture” is the cooption of a country’s media outlets by public
figures, business elites,or special interest groups.  A perennial
phenomenon, this has taken a new and disturbing formas global media has
evolved with the deregulation of legacy media outlets and the
accelerationthe Internet has had on the erosion of media business
models.  In certain countries, the deregulation of government owned
media outlets has created new opportunities for businesselites to
manipulate public opinion. In others, the collapse of traditional
business models that the commercialization of the Internet has hastened
has weakened the authority of legacy

This one-day conference will explore media capture from a variety of
perspectives.

Possible topics include

The character and significance of media consolidation in countries in
which theownership and control of media outlets has been rapidly
changing—e. g.Thailand, China, Australia, India, Brazil, or the United
States.

The influence of digital media on journalistic independence.  Have the
recentdisruptions in the media ecology fostered media independence?
Oralternatively, might the new digital tools (e.g. twitter’s news feed)
renderjournalists even more vulnerable to pressure from advertisers and
owners?

Promising regulatory options.  How can lawmakers help foster the
perpetuationof independent journalism?  What economic models can make
media outletsWe welcome proposals from media development practitioners
and journalists as well as fromacademics in fields ranging from
journalism and media studies to economics, communications,anthropology,
sociology, history, and political science.

Following editorial revisions, it is ourintention to publish the
conference papers in a conference volume or online.

Requirements: Potential presenters should submit a 300-word abstract and
a two-page CV toAnya Schiffrin at (acs76 /at/ columbia.edu)
<mailto:(acs76 /at/ columbia.edu)>

Committee Decision: no later than 15 January 2016.


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