[ecrea] Journalism and Foreign Aid: Two Journal Special Issues

*What is the relationship between Journalism and Foreign Aid?***


        Submissions are invited for two journal Special Issues which
        will examine /the influence and impact of foreign aid on
        journalism practice and education in Africa and in Latin
        America/, respectively.


        In late 2017/early 2018 these special issues will address the
        relationship between foreign development aid and the nature of
        media (especially journalism) in Africa and Latin America.  The
        issue of _African Journalism Studies _will focus on Africa; the
        issue of _Latin American Communication Research (JLACR) _will
        focus on Latin America.  Both will be open to relevant research
        addressing other regions. The issue of JLACR will be published
        in Portuguese, Spanish, and English.

These two publications are a project of the AHRC/DfID funded research 
network “Development Assistance and independent journalism in Africa and 
Latin America”.  Please see the separate call for papers for the related 
*Symposium on Foreign Aid and Journalism in Africa*to be held at the 
University of Ghana on February 8, 2018 (available at ajn.leeds.ac.uk).

Editors for _African Journalism Studies_

  * Chris Paterson, University of Leeds
  * Audrey Gadzekpo, University of Ghana
  * Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town

Editors for _Latin American Communication Research_

  * Cosette Castro, Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB)
  * Jairo Lugo-Ocando, University of Leeds
  * María Soledad Segura, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina

The editors start from the premise that since the end of the Second 
World War foreign aid was substantially directed at disseminating a 
model of journalism practice and education aligned with the interests of 
donor nations.  In this context it is reasonable to assess the 
contemporary relationship between aid and journalism and the role 
foreign aid/development assistance has in Africa & Latin America, along 
with the impact it has had on fostering a critical and independent media 
sector.  We hope to encourage a global and interdisciplinary critical 
research agenda examining issues and problems arising from the 
intersection between journalism, foreign aid, media development, public 
diplomacy and foreign policy in historical and current contexts.

We are open to a variety of methodological approaches. Original research 
articles should be 6000-8000 words.  Journalists, Media and Media 
Development practitioners are invited to contribute shorter essays to 
the journal’s ‘Comments and Analysis’ section.  These will be 
peer-reviewed by an expert practitioner panel.

Key research questions include, but are not limited to:

  * What has been the role of international development assistance in
    shaping journalistic approaches and practices in Africa/Latin
    America and what are the consequences?
  * What has been the role of development assistance in shaping
    journalism education in Africa and Latin America?
  * To what extent has international development assistance fostered or
    inhibited independent journalism in Africa/Latin America?
  * What are the similarities and differences in the direct and indirect
    impacts of development assistance of journalism from the US, UK and
    other donors?
  * What are the continuities and discontinuities concerning the impact
    of development assistance on journalism practice and education in
    the post-Cold War era?
  * How has international development assistance either directly or
    indirectly affecting journalism been perceived by journalists,
    politicians and the general public in the beneficiary countries?
  * What interventions could be developed to counter any negative
    consequences of these traditions?
  * What has been the impact of development assistance as compared with
    other forms foreign investment on African/Latin American media (such
    as that of corporate or religious institutions)?
  * How has international development assistance either directly or
    indirectly impacted the development of the media industry in
    Africa/Latin America?

//*/First drafts of research articles or commentaries are due by 15 
February, 2018/*/./

For _African Journalism Studies_ authors should submit their manuscripts 
to https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/recq and indicate clearly that the 
manuscript is intended for the special issue, and also whether it is a 
research article or a commentary.  For enquires related to the special 
issue email (c.paterson /at/ leeds.ac.uk) <mailto:(c.paterson /at/ leeds.ac.uk)>.

For _Latin American Communication Research _authors should submit their 
manuscripts to and direct any enquires related to the special issue to 
(J.Lugo-Ocando /at/ leeds.ac.uk) <mailto:(J.Lugo-Ocando /at/ leeds.ac.uk)>.

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