The MeCCSA 2019 conference, themed “Continuity & Change – Media, Communications & Politics”, and held in 9 – 11 January 2019 at the University of Stirling, is calling for papers. The theme of the MeCCSA 2019 Conference is Continuity & Change – Media, Communications & Politics. The theme is designed to address the role of … Continued

The journal Popular Communication, with its special issue “Podcasting, the Popular, and the Public Sphere” is calling for papers. Articles in the issue will analyze elements of podcasting’s brief but vibrant history, interrogating the medium’s popular possibilities, revolutionary promises and moment-defining media texts. Arriving in the midst of increasing global political turbulence and offering a … Continued

The workshop on Algorithmic Personalization & News (APEN 18), held in conjunction with the International Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM 18). The workshop is held on 25 June 2018. This workshop is intended to provide a platform to discuss the risks and opportunities of algorithmic personalization systems in the online news environments, and … Continued

On 25-26 October 2018 the annual Moscow Readings conference will be held at the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University. The topic of the conference this year is “Digital Transformations of Mass Media: Regional, National and Global Aspects”. “We encourage conference participants to discuss current state of media and look into possible trends of … Continued

Glimpse, a double-blind peer reviewed journal published annually by the Society for Phenomenology and Media, invites papers for its Spring 2019 issue that will focus on the theme of global media literacy in the digital age. “We find ourselves, arguably, on the brink of a third digital revolution–Web 3.0 constituted by an Internet of things … Continued

The workshop “Media manipulation: ideologies of influence and political economies of intervention in a digital world” is calling for papers. The event will be held on 29 June 2018 at Cambridge, United Kingdom. They invite contributions from across the social sciences and humanities and encourage presentations that feature work-in-progress. Participants will be expected to give … Continued

The special issue of African Journalism Studies titled “African Digital Media Review” is calling for papers. The issue broadly exploresthe impact of digital technologies on a range of social and cultural practices that directly implicate journalism as a social practice. [spoiler title=’Topics to be covered may include, but should by no means be restricted to … Continued

Political Studies Association is calling papers for Media & Politics Group Annual Conference 2018 titled “Political Reversals and Renewals. The conference is organized at the University of Nottingham on 8-9 November 2018. Recent elections and referenda have thrown up some unexpected results – outside candidates have emerged rapidly to take power, and established politicians have … Continued

The journal Central European Journal of Communication is calling for papers for its special issue on “Populism and the Media Across Europe”. For this special issue the journal invites submissions that explore relations between populist actors, media and citizens. [spoiler title=’Particularly, we seek papers addressing the following questions: ‘ style=’default’ collapse_link=’true’] What role does the … Continued

The VIEW Journal is calling for papers on the topic “Public Service Broadcasting In The Digital Age”. This special issue proposes a reexamination of public service broadcasting (PSB) in the light of the most recent technological, political and economic developments. Traditional public service broadcasters, ideally designed to serve citizens rather than consumers to inform the … Continued