[ecrea] Special issue TEKNOKULTURA - cfp - Communication, Innovation and Social Change on the Web

    Call for Papers: “Communication, Innovation and Social Change on the
    Web”, Teknokultura, Vol. 14, Nº 2 (December 2017)

*Call for Papers: “Communication, Innovation and Social Change on the 
Web”, Teknokultura, Vol. 14, Nº 2 (December 2017)*

*Coordinators: Ainara Larrondo / Irati Agirreazkuenaga (Gureiker 
Research Group, UPV/EHU);* *Juliana Fernandes Teixeira*

/Teknokultura/, a journal devoted to the study of technology’s impact on 
society, seeks submissions for Communication, Innovation and Social 
Change, an upcoming issue to be guest-edited by Gureiker Group (UPV/EHU) 
researchers Ainara Larrondo and Irati Agirreazkuenaga. Communications 
and journalism have always needed to respond and adapt to changes 
brought on by technological innovations and the social and cultural 
transformations that occur in their wake. This monographic issue 
purports to provide a contemporary, systematic overview of the ongoing 
transformations in communications being driven by the Web from the 
varying perspectives of producers, consumers and prosumers – categories 
that cover traditional and emergent actors ranging from media outlets 
and professional journalists to publicly funded institutions, social 
movements and organisations, citizens, bloggers and influencers. As 
such, it seeks to address topics such as the main factors driving 
present and future innovation in social communication, the tools 
employed, the creative and productive processes involved, the content 
produced, strategic challenges that must be addressed and public opinion.

Editors are open to receiving manuscripts that reflect a wide spectrum 
of approaches to this area of research, including, but not limited to, 
theoretical dissertations, reports on fieldwork, case studies, best 
practice codes and recommendations.

*The following topics are of particular interest:*

  * Cultural policy, technological innovation and network society
  * Participation, the psychosocial behaviour of active audiences and
    public empowerment
  * Challenges involved in Web 2.0 communication for social change
  * Public and private organisations’ online communication strategies
  * Analyses of the offshoots and outcomes of cultural and media
    convergence (transmedia storytelling, multi-platform coverage,
    newsroom integration, etc.)
  * Mobile communications and journalism
  * Professional attitudes and reactions in response to the new demands
    and realities of online communication and journalism (multitasking,
    professional retraining, changing working conditions, new
    relationships with audiences, etc.)
  * Ethical questions and best practices related to media work in the
    context of the new technologies.

*Contact: (ainara.larrondo /at/ ehu.eus),* (irati.agirreazkuenaga /at/ ehu.eus)

/Teknokultura/ (ISSN-e 1549-2230) covers the growing central role of 
technology within communication and social mobilisation contexts taking 
a critical view. It looks at the complex ways in which technology and 
new social communication media, in their role as significance systems, 
can restructure social, economic, political and cultural life. To do 
this, it offers lines of discussion on these issues through articles 
intended to disseminate the results of original research and innovative 
trials.

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