[Commlist] Communication and Society Journal Call for papers: Invisibilities in and of Journalism

*Call for papers*| Vol. 48 | Invisibilities in and of Journalism | From 
January 06, 2025 to March 31, 2025

*The Call for papers for the Communication and Society Journal on 
Invisibilities in and of Journalism is open from January 6 to March 31, 
2025*

*Thematic editors*: Rita Araújo (CECS, Universidade do Minho, Portugal), 
Pedro Jerónimo (LabCom, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal) e 
Thomas Hanitzsch (Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und 
Medienforschung, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Germany)

Journalism plays a central role in society due to its intrinsic 
relationship with democracy, given that “news shapes the way we see the 
world, ourselves and each other” (Wahl-Jorgensen & Hanitzsch, 2009, p. 
3). Hence, it is important to study journalism and journalists, as well 
as the realities they render visible and, by extension, invisible. While 
“studying journalism without any sort of ethnocentric bias is an 
epistemological impossibility” (Hanitzsch, 2019, p. 214), research in 
journalism studies should account for diversity and pluralism, avoiding 
imbalances of gender or geographical location, among others.

Furthermore, the objectivity ideal and the aligned normative view of 
journalism state that journalists are not to become news. It is 
perceived as unprofessional to talk about oneself or the problems of the 
profession since it may compromise journalists' detachment and 
objectivity. Indeed, traditionally, journalists have spared the news 
industry the scrutiny that other areas are subjected to (Mesquita, 
2003). Nonetheless, the current crisis in the news media sector has shed 
light on a difficult reality that characterizes journalism globally, and 
issues of precarity, non-standard employment relationships, violence and 
abuse towards media workers, and so on, are gradually making the news.

Submissions to this issue may address, but are not limited to, the 
following topics:

•             Invisibilities in journalism content, such as the 
underrepresentation of themes and/or news sources;

•             Newsroom diversity (or lack thereof) and its relationship 
with news content;

•             Labor issues within journalism, such as precarity or 
non-standard job relationships;

•             Vulnerability of journalists, such as online or offline abuse;

•             Threats to media freedom and its impact on journalistic 
practices;

•             Professional norms and practices;

•             Failure in journalistic projects and practices;

•             Initiatives that challenge journalistic norms (e.g., 
citizen information initiatives in “news deserts”);

•             Other invisibilities in journalism studies.

*Proposals submission*(full manuscript): from January 06, 2025 to March 
31, 2025

*Publication period*: continuous edition (July to December 2025)

*Language*

Papers can be submitted in English or Portuguese. The articles selected 
for publication will be translated into Portuguese or English, 
respectively, being published in both languages.

*Editing and Submission*

**

Comunicação e Sociedade is an open-access academic journal, operating 
according to demanding standards of the peer-review system, and operates 
on a double-blind peer-review process. After submission, each paper will 
be distributed to two reviewers, previously invited to evaluate it 
according to its academic quality, originality and relevance to the 
objectives and scope of the theme.

Originals should be submitted through the journal's website. When 
accessing Comunicação e Sociedade for the first time, you must register 
before submitting your article (instructions to register here).

Refer to the guidelines for authors here.

For further information, please contact: 
(comunicacaoesociedade /at/ ics.uminho.pt) 
<mailto:(comunicacaoesociedade /at/ ics.uminho.pt)>

No payment from the authors will be required

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