The journal Sur le journalisme is looking for papers for its upcoming special issue on local journalism. The issue is entitled “Local News: sustainability, participation and community life” and it is edited by David Domingo, of Université Libre de Bruxelles, Josep-Àngel Guimerà i Orts, of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Andy Williams, of Cardiff University.

The editors specify the issue’s focus on the following themes:

• the evolving role of professional journalism in the production of the public sphere
• the changes and/or continuities in the content of news in local communities
• new business models aimed at local media sustainability
• media policies which regulate local media ecosystems
• involvement of the publics in supporting local media

Full submissions are due on March 30^th 2017. Articles may be written in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

The full call for papers is available on the journal’s website.