[Commlist] cfp special issue of Journalism Studies on “Seasonalities of Journalism”

This is a reminder about the special issue of Journalism Studies on 
“Seasonalities of Journalism”. The deadline for full manuscripts is 
still June 15, 2025.

Much journalism is produced, consumed and given meaning through 
interconnected cycles, waves, rhythms and rituals. While such 
fluctuations, some of which are recurring, consistently have been paid 
some attention within journalism studies, there has been little focus on 
broader seasonal patterns related to weather or/and culture. The more 
recent interest in seasons and seasonality within the (environmental) 
humanities and social sciences — e.g. Fischer and Macauley (2021) and 
Bremer and Wardekker (2021) — has thus largely bypassed journalism 
studies. This may be due, in part, to the fact that this interest partly 
has emerged in relation to climate change as “seasonal disruption has 
been occurring at a faster rate over the last several decades” (Fischer 
and Macauley 2022, 13); another and related reason for the neglect of 
seasons may be that seasonal disruptions primarily have surfaced in 
weather reporting, which has never figured prominently in journalism 
studies.

Analyzing journalism as seasonal will, arguably, reveal important 
insights into how journalism aligns with and helps (re-)negotiate 
broader societal and/or natural rhythms. The goal of this special issue 
is to assemble work based on this premise. It aims to encourage and 
develop analytical perspectives on seasonality and journalism through a 
series of culturally and geographically diverse empirical and 
theoretical investigations that may explore both the production and 
consumption of journalism.

We are seeking a variety of submissions in terms of focus, theories, and 
cultural contexts. Below is a non-exhaustive list of possible themes to 
address:

How are particular types of journalistic content, forms and/or tropes 
related to seasonal rhythms, such as the opening of parliament, the 
start of the football season, or specific religious events and holidays?

How is the production and consumption of journalism linked to seasonal 
patterns, such as (almost) pre-written content published at specific 
times of year? How is such predictable content received and appropriated 
by audiences?

How do seasonal disruptions feature in journalistic productions (e.g., 
the coverage of heat waves, floods, or changing patterns of tourism), 
and how are such productions interpreted?

How can a seasonal perspective be related to or enhance environmental or 
climate change journalism?

How is journalism related to the increased challenges to the four-fold, 
temperate seasonal pattern that has been imposed on indigenous cultures 
in settler countries?

How is the perspective of seasonality, both theoretically and 
empirically, linked to other concepts of fluctuations within journalism 
studies (e.g., cycles, waves, rhythms, and rituals)?

What are some of the methodological approaches and implications of 
studying seasonal patterns in journalism?

There are no Article Processing Charges for submissions; accepted papers 
will be published free of charge.

For more details, visit: 
https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/seasonalities-of-journalism/

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to write one or all of 
the editors:

•     Henrik Bødker, Aarhus University, Denmark, (hb /at/ cc.au.dk)      

•     Lawrie Zion, La Trobe University, Australia, 
(L.Zion /at/ latrobe.edu.au)      

•     Sandra Simonsen, Aarhus University, Denmark, (ssimonsen /at/ cc.au.dk)

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