[Commlist] CFP: Special Issue of the Media Studies Journal (Medijske studije) on Elections, Journalism and Artificial Intelligence

Call for Papers for Special Issue of the Media Studies Journal (Medijske 
studije) on Elections, Journalism and Artificial Intelligence



Guest editors: Domagoj Bebić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Political 
Sciences, Croatia

                             Dina Vozab, University of Zagreb, Faculty 
of Political Sciences, Croatia

                             Oscar Luengo, University of Granada, Spain


Timeline:
Submission Full Papers: 5th October 2020
Peer Review and Revisions: 15th October – 10th December 2020
Publication: December 2020 / January 2021


The Covid-19 pandemic crisis deeply influenced the relationship between 
media and politics. Slowing down of economic activity amid lockdowns and 
physical distancing influenced revenue and sustainability of media 
organizations and patterns of media consumption. Some preliminary 
research found that the crisis prompted higher trust in government and 
inclination to vote for the ruling party or president (Blais et al., 
2020). Most of the parliamentary and presidential elections have been 
postponed in 2020. However, some have been held amid the 2020 pandemic 
(parliamentary elections in Croatia and Serbia, presidential election in 
Poland).This special issue invites authors to contribute to 
understanding elections that are taking place in an increasingly 
unstable political environment, characterized by hybrid media systems 
(Chadwick, 2017) and data driven communication (Kreiss and McGregor, 2018).

We invite papers that address mediatization of elections, relationship 
between journalism and politics, characteristics of media messages, 
frames and discourses, agenda-setting, characteristics of political 
campaign and communication strategies, the rise of new platforms 
(TikTok, Snapchat etc.), algorithmic selection and automatization, media 
effects, audiences and voters’ behavior. We encourage papers that derive 
from media sociology, critical paradigm and political economy of media 
and communication.

Call is also open to papers that are not necessarily related to 
elections but tackle some of the following topics:

The rise of data driven communication
“Social editors” and (dis)information on social media
Artificially generated content and how it affects democracy
Microtargeting and personalization of content in journalism and 
political communication
AI and how it changes media industry.
There are no fees or any other payment for authors required in the 
publication process. All papers should be submitted through OJS 
https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/medijske-studije/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions.

For all other information please contact Dina Vozab 
((dina.vozab /at/ fpzg.hr)), Stela Lechpammer ((stela.lechpammer /at/ fpzg.hr)) or 
Marijana Grbeša Zenzerović ((ms /at/ fpzg.hr)).

For more information about journal and author guidelines please visit 
https://www.mediastudies.fpzg.hr/

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