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CFP | 29.4. | Historical perspectives on minorities/majorities in media

The Communication History section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) is calling for paper and panel proposals for its upcoming workshop entitled “Our group first! Historical perspectives on minorities/majorities, inclusion/exclusion, centre/periphery in media and communication history”. The workshop will be held in Budapest, Hungary, between the 7th and 9th of September 2017. … Continued

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Published: 3 Mar 2017
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CFP | 30.4. | Journalists’ associations and political change

The journal Media and Communication is calling for article proposals for its upcoming special issue on how journalists’ professional associations deal with changes in political systems. The journal is open access, and accepted articles are charged a processing fee. The issue, entitled “Histories of Collaboration and Dissent: Journalists’ Associations Squeezed by Political System Changes”, will … Continued

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Published: 27 Feb 2017
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ARTICLE: Introducing novel technology to newsrooms

An article by Will Mari, of Northwest University, explores the early adoption of telephones into newsrooms. Mari recounts the telephone’s story through a wide sample of (mostly US) journalistic trade publications from 1920 to 1960. While the telephone started to spread to newsrooms already in the 1800’s, its proliferation was slow at first. After becoming … Continued

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Published: 2 Feb 2017
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Revisiting classic communication theories – a special issue of Communication and Media published

The Serbian open access scientific journal, Communication and Media has published a special issue called “Revisiting classic communication theories”. The issue contains 5 articles from scholars. They are accessible through the links below. Stijn Joye, Ansgard Heinrich, Romy Wöhlert: 50 years of Galtung and Ruge: Reflections on their model of news values and its relevance … Continued

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Published: 27 Jan 2017
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ARTICLE: Commercial logic has gained ground in German news in 30 years

Have traits of commercialization, such as conflict, personalization and scandals become more common in news? Maria Karidi of LMU Munich studied how characteristics of commercial media logic appear in German news during 30 years of time. The article looks at 2973 news articles from 1984, 1989 and 2014. The news sample is gathered from Süddeutsche … Continued

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Published: 25 Jan 2017
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CFP | 01.03. | The role of provincial press in politics through modernity

A one-day symposium, entitled “Print, politics and publishing: the role of the provincial press” is calling for paper proposals. The event will take place on the 21st of July 2017 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. It is organised by the Centre for Printing History & Culture and hosted by Birmingham City University. The symposium’s remit covers … Continued

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Published: 20 Jan 2017
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CFP: Transnational journalism history

The second Transnational Journalism History conference is now accepting submissions. The event will take place on the 9th and 10th of June 2017 in Dublin, Ireland. The organisers welcome submissions regarding both ongoing and completed research. Both types of submissions are due on February 1st 2017. Presented research will be considered for an edited book … Continued

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Published: 7 Dec 2016
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CFP: The recent history of provincial newspapers

A one-day conference entitled “Provincial Newspapers: Lessons from History” is looking for paper proposals. The conference will take place on the 8th of September 2017 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The event organisers welcome a wide range of topics relating to provincial newspapers, from their history to possible futures, from financial aspects to community roles. Suitable … Continued

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Published: 5 Dec 2016
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CFP: Tracing entanglements abstract deadline extended

The deadline to submit abstracts for the upcoming Tracing entanglements in media history conference has been extended. The event will take place in Lund, Sweden, between 17th and 19th of May 2017. The previous deadline for abstract submissions was December 1st. The newly extended deadline is December 14th. Further information on the event is available … Continued

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Published: 2 Dec 2016
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ARTICLE: With what words to describe the Arab-Israeli conflict?

A recent article by Giora Goodman, of Kinneret College, and Sandrine Boudana, of Tel Aviv University, recounts the struggle of the Reuters news agency in trying to hit a neutral tone in reporting the Arab-Israeli conflict. The agency’s efforts are best likened to Don Quixote‘s fight against windmills, the authors suggest. The authors researched Reuters’ … Continued

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Published: 28 Nov 2016