[ecrea] CFP Global Media and China_Special Issue: Citizen Journalism in Asian Countries

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Global Media and China (A Sage 
journal)

*Theme*: “Citizen Journalism in Asian Countries”

*Guest Editors*:
Xin Zeng, Stuart Allan, Savyasaachi Jain and An Nguyen

*Target issue*:
Winter 2018 (December)

*Deadlines*:

Submission of Extended Abstracts: _March 30, 2018 (500 words)_

Notification of Abstracts Acceptance: _April 15, 2018_

Submission of Full Papers: _July 15, 2018_

OVERVIEW

In the aftermath of the South Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, the 
term ‘citizen journalism’ quickly gained currency with news 
organisations finding themselves in the difficult position of being 
largely dependent on ‘amateur content’ to tell the story of what was 
transpiring on the ground in the most severely affected areas. Despite 
its ambiguities, the term was widely perceived to capture the 
countervailing ethos of the ordinary person’s capacity to contribute to 
professional news coverage, thereby providing commentators with a useful 
label to characterise an ostensibly new genre of reportage. Over the 
years since, it has become increasingly apparent that for varied 
reasons, priorities and motivations, so- called ‘accidental journalists’ 
– be they survivors, bystanders, first-responders, law enforcement, 
combatants, activists or the like – feel compelled to bear witness, 
often at considerable personal risk. The implications for news 
organisations have been profound.

This special issue focuses on citizen journalism in Asian countries in 
order to identify and explore a range of important questions regarding 
its significance for the changing nature of journalism and society. 
Possible topics to be examined may include:

  *

     the perceived impact of citizen journalism on established Asian
    news organisations

  *

     how Asian journalists re-evaluate their professional identities,
    duties and ethics in

    response to citizen journalism

  *

     the role of citizen journalism in crisis situations

  *

     Asian values serving as facilitators or barriers (or both) to the
    emergence and development of citizen journalism

  *

     “fake news” masquerading as citizen journalism spreading through
    social media

  *

     Asian citizen journalists’ use of global online social networks –
    such as Facebook,

    Twitter or Snapchat – and the creation of sustainable alternatives
    (such as Weibo

    and WeChat in China)

  *

     citizen journalism as a form of empowerment, such as in the
    advancement of human

    rights

  *

     viewers, listeners or readers perceptions of citizen journalism in
    Asian countries

  *

     innovation and experimentation in citizen journalism

    Other topics are welcome, of course; the above list is suggestive of
    possibilities.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND REVIEW PROCESS:

The deadline for submitting abstracts is *March 30, 2018*. Abstracts 
should be 500 words in length, detailing the purpose, methods, and main 
points of research. The abstracts should be submitted to Dr Xin Zeng by 
email at (zxbarbara36 /at/ hotmail.com) <mailto:(zxbarbara36 /at/ hotmail.com)>.

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 through the journal’s 
peer review process.

Please refer to the full submission guidelines available at: 
https://uk.sagepub.com/en- gb/asi/global-media-and-china/journal202494#submission-guidelines

GUEST EDITORS

*Stuart Allan* is Professor and Head of the School of Journalism, Media 
and Cultural Studies (JOMEC) at Cardiff University, UK. Stuart’s 
publications include the authored book Citizen Witnessing: Revisioning 
Journalism in Times of Crisis (2013), as well as the edited collections 
Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives (co-edited with Einar Thorsen, 
Vol. 1, 2009; Vol. 2, 2014) and Photojournalism and Citizen Journalism: 
Co-operation, Collaboration and Connectivity (2017). Much of his current 
research focuses on the evolving ecology of citizen media in a digital 
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*Xin Zeng* is an assistant professor in the Institute of Journalism and 
Communication Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Science. She holds a 
PhD from Bournemouth University, UK, and was a visiting scholar in 
National Chengchi University, Taiwan in 2017. Her research interests 
include citizen journalism, media literacy, youth culture in the 
cyberspace, young people and their political engagement on multimedia 
platforms. Her publications include: Young people’s consumption of news 
on social media and demands on news literacy education in the digital 
age; Young people’s online culture and the Internet literacy education 
in the digital age.

*Savyasaachi Jain* is Senior Lecturer at the School of Journalism, Media 
and Cultural Studies (JOMEC) in Cardiff University, UK. He specialises 
in journalism and documentary, drawing upon more than two decades as a 
print and television journalist and documentary filmmaker. He also has 
extensive experience of initiating and leading media development 
projects on behalf of international organisations, supervising 
documentary co-productions and conducting workshops for journalists and 
programme makers. His research interests encompass journalism, its 
practices and standards, and international media systems.

*An Nguyen* is Associate Professor of Journalism at Bournemouth 
University, UK. A former Vietnamese science journalist and an 
Australian-educated journalism scholar, he has published three books and 
about 40 papers in the areas of online journalism, digital news 
consumption, citizen journalism, science journalism, data and statistics 
in the news, and global media coverage of development issues. His most 
recent work, News, Numbers and Public Opinion in a Data-Driven World 
(Bloomsbury, 2018), is an edited volume on how data and statistics are 
used by journalists and received by news audiences.

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

Global Media and China is a peer reviewed, open access, scholarly 
journal that provides a dedicated, interdisciplinary forum for 
international research on communication and media with a focus on China. 
It covers both Chinese communication and media from a global 
perspective, and global communication and media from a Chinese 
perspective. The journal actively encourages both quantitative and 
qualitative approaches to media, communications and social studies while 
seeking to advance the field by publishing innovative and 
thought-provoking papers, reviews and discussions that open up new 
directions or shed new light on significant issues.

Dr HAN Xiao

Research Assistant, Social Media Centre, Communication University of 
China (CUC)

Commissioning Editor, Global Media and China gch.sagepub.com 
<http://gch.sagepub.com>





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