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[Commlist] Symposium CFP - Data journalism and audience engagement in the post-pandemic era

Mon Mar 28 16:00:27 GMT 2022





*Symposium CFP: Data journalism and audience engagement in the post-pandemic era*

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the heavy use of statistical figures and data visualisations such as graphs and charts in news coverage has embedded data journalism into daily reporting with great potential to engage audiences. Data visualisations, for example, are thought to help effectively communicate with audiences and make it easier for them to understand government health messages and related news stories. In this context, critical questions that arise include: 1) what values can be added to journalism by using data in news reporting, how and to what extent? 2) whether and if so, to what extent audiences can be engaged with data journalism in general and data visualisations in particular? 3) Are there lessons to learn and if so, what are they? 4) What is our vision for data journalism and audience engagement in the post-pandemic world?

This one-day hybrid (in-person and online) symposium will take place on June 27, 2022, at the University of Sheffield (in partnership with Reach plc). It seeks to explore the importance of data journalism and its potential to engage the audience and reflect on our relevant experiences gained during the pandemic to learn lessons and discover opportunities for future growth. We invite proposals for papers from academics and journalism practitioners engaged in data journalism and/or audience engagement practices. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Data journalism and health reporting (in general and in particular with respect to COVID-19 news reporting)(the same applies to the topics below)

Data journalism and news beats

Data journalism and investigative journalism

Data journalism and the public interest

The potential and problems of using data for journalism

Data visualisations and audience engagement

Data literacy and audience reception of data stories/visualisations

Audiences of data stories/visualisations

Statistics and journalism

Ethics of data journalism

Data journalism and audience metrics

Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be submitted to Dr Jingrong Tong ((j.tong /at/ sheffield.ac.uk) <mailto:(j.tong /at/ sheffield.ac.uk)> ) by April 30, 2022. There is a possibility to develop a selection of papers presented at the symposium into an edited book. The symposium is funded by Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) - COVID Recovery fund. Symposium attendance and participation will be free. Funding for UK travel and symposium accommodation is available for successful submissions.



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