[ecrea] CFP - Moving Forward: Where is the Journalist in Social Media?

_Centre for Ecological, Social, and Informatics Cognitive Research 
(ESI.CORE)_ Inaugural International Conference

*Moving Forward: /Where is the/ /Journalist in Social Media?/*

*SpringHill Suites Downtown Denver Metropolitan State University Denver, 
Colorado USA _June 23-24, 2017_*

*_Call for Papers:_*

In the current political climate, the constructions of celebrity leaders 
and popular forms of mediated truths, especially with the recent "fake" 
internet news, have raised questions about journalism. Tabloid and other 
forms of popular journalism use narrative devices of gossip, rumor and 
scandals while many news media have abandoned facts and intelligent 
analysis in favor of spectacular outrage and incivility, both situations 
acting as testaments to the lack of informed opinions. Although scholars 
and journalists work together during news reporting, 
investigations/documentaries, and on other issues that are covered by 
news media, scholars are often confined to academic research and 
disconnected from the realities faced by journalists. Can citizen 
journalists and journalism scholars help move forward with progressive 
research and practice? What are the qualifications and definitions of a 
‘journalist?’  Is this someone who is employed professionally - or 
someone who has received an academic certification (degree) to be 
qualified?  Or can anyone today be a journalist?

Citizen participation has been seen as essential in the democratic 
processes of production, distribution, and reception of news. Online 
participatory media such as blogs, comments and videos offer a 
democratic platform for the expression of alternative ideas that may 
otherwise be filtered by traditional journalism. Yet, citizen 
journalists need critical media literacy that is often lost in the lure 
of visibility.  How can journalism scholars creatively and critically 
engage citizen journalists in the dissemination of their research, 
informed opinions and cultural productions?

The Centre for Ecological, Social, and Informatics Cognitive Research 
(ESI.CORE), in association with sponsors Centre for Media and Celebrity 
Studies (CMCS) and WaterHill Publishing, invites academics, journalists, 
publicists, producers and guests to attend, speak and collaborate at the 
inaugural international conference Moving Forward: Where is the 
Journalist in Social Media? Join us in Denver, Colorado where the 
conference will uniquely combine vibrant roundtable and media workshop 
panels in a collaborative network.

The format of the conference aims at being open and inclusive ranging 
from interdisciplinary academic scholars to practitioners involved in 
all areas of print, broadcast and online journalism. Working papers and 
media productions will be considered for the conference.

Extended versions of selected best papers will be published in an edited 
book.

*_Registration includes_*: Your printed package for the complete 
conference, professional development workshops, coffee / tea breaks, 
access to evening receptions, complimentary evening drinks, 
consideration for publication.

*_Submission guidelines:_*

      o 250-word abstract or workshop / roundtable proposal
      o Include a title, your name, e-mail address, and affiliation if
        applicable
      o Submit to conference Chair Dr. William Huddy at email address:
        (submit /at/ esi.core.org)
      o Deadline for abstract submission: *February 15, 2017*
      o Notification of acceptance:*March 15, 2017*
      o Early bird registration deadline: *April 30, 2017*
      o Full registration deadline*: May 30, 2017*
      o Conference reception and presentations: *June 23-24, 2017*

/Topics include but are not limited to:/

  * Communication
  * Media
  * Journalism
  * Photojournalism
  * Television and Radio
  * Social Media
  * Informed Opinions
  * Infomercials
  * Advertisement
  * Publicity and Promotion
  * News
  * Interviews
  * Audience
  * Race
  * Gender
  * Environment and species
  * Class
  * Fiction
  * Genre
  * Biography
  * Theory and Methods
  * Ethics and Morality
  * Cognition
  * Media Literacy
  * Education and Advocacy
  * International Relations
  * Business and Community Partnerships
*Conference Web Page*: _www.esicore.org/events/denver2017.html_ 
<http://www.esicore.org/events/denver2017.html>

*Conference Twitter *@esicore #MF2017

*Committee Members*: Josh Nathan and Ngoma Evelyn Moghalu

*Conference Chair: *Dr. William Huddy

Dr. William Huddy earned his Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the 
University of Denver (2012).  Prior to academia, Huddy worked as a 
journalist and anchored television newscasts in Colorado Springs, 
Colorado, El Paso, Texas, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Fort Myers, Florida. 
He’s a Past-President (2007) of the Rocky Mountain Communication 
Association, and an active member of the National Communication 
Association since 2001.  He teaches Political and Campaign 
Communication, Communication Research and Theory Building, Interpersonal 
Communication and Public Speaking at Metropolitan State University of 
Denver (since 2013), with a research focus on student engagement and 
communication activism.  His most recent publication came from the Sept. 
2-3, 2015 Center for Media and Celebrity Studies Conference presentation 
of his paper, “Corporate Colonization and the Myth of Authentic Journalism.”


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