[Commlist] Call for book chapters - Environmental Journalism in the Global South

*Call for abstracts*

Environmental issues continue to grow in scope, indicating the timely 
need to address pressing areas of concern: global warming; climate 
change; food security and public health safety; overpopulation; water, 
land, and air pollution; increased carbon footprint; deforestation; and 
natural disasters. These issues go beyond the realm of science into the 
areas of politics, public policy, and economics. As environmental 
concerns grow, the need for a well-informed public becomes more critical 
(Jamil, 2020). Public opinion and perceptions about environmental issues 
are shaped by many sources including government and non-government 
organizations, the academe, and the media. Journalists and the news 
media, in particular, are among the important sources of information 
about the environment. A major challenge is how to convey complex 
concepts and impart a sense of urgency in addressing problems in a way 
that engages the reader. In the past two decades, environmental 
journalism has evolved to serve this purpose and has represented 
people's diverse perceptions of the world. Over time, people have become 
more and more interested and concerned about what is happening in the 
environment. As more information comes to light about how environmental 
issues impact people and the globe, the interest in and recognition of 
the importance of environmental journalism have likewise increased. The 
rise in public awareness has translated to an even greater need for 
environmental journalism studies. Much of the work on environmental 
journalism has been done by Western scholars (Sachsman and Valenti, 
2020; Valenti, 2017; Rogener and Wormer, 2017; Ale, 2015; Bodker and 
Neverla, 2014; Bodker, 2012; Carthew et al., 2012; Wyss, 2010; Frome, 
1998), and limited attention has been paid in the Global South to 
reflect upon different aspects of environmental journalism (Acharya and 
Noronha, 2010). Thus, this edited volume welcomes contributions from 
scholars in the Global South to cover the following key areas:


- Journalists’ attitudes and motivations towards environmental journalism;
- The influence of contextual factors, such as religious, cultural, 
ethnic and socio-political environments, on journalists’ practice of 
environmental journalism;
- Coverage of environmental issues by mainstream, ethnic and diasporic 
news media;
- The role of religious, political and cultural factors in shaping and 
influencing news media discourses on diverse environmental issues;
- Challenges and prospects for the practice of environmental journalism;
- The role of economic, intellectual and technological resources to 
foster environmental journalism;
- Environmental journalism pedagogy in the Global South.

*Submission details and guidelines:*

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*Please submit your abstract of 500-700 words by 20th November, 
2020. All abstracts will be assessed based on:

- Clarity of research problem;
- Conceptual soundness of study;
- Theoretical and methodological strength;
- Contribution and impact of the study.

Abstracts should be submitted to Dr. Sadia Jamil 
((sadia.jamil /at/ ymail.com)), Ramon Tuazon ((ramon.tuazon /at/ aijci.com)) and 
Therese Patricia S. Torres ((therese.torres /at/ aijci.com)). All authors 
should submit a bio of 200 words with complete institutional details 
when submitting their abstracts.

*Timeline*

- Abstract submission deadline: 20th November, 2020
- Notification to author/s: 10th December, 2020
- Full chapter submission: 15th April, 2021
- Review process by editors: 16th April, 2021 – 15th May, 2021
- Revision deadline: 1st July, 2021
- Anticipated submission of full book manuscript: 30th September, 2021

*Publisher*

The full book will be submitted to Palgrave Macmillan in 2021 and is 
envisioned to be published as part of the 'Palgrave Studies in 
Journalism and the Global South' book series: 
https://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/16423 
<https://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/16423> (series editors: Bruce 
Mutsvairo, Saba Bebawi and Eddy Borges-Rey).


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