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<div><font color="#000000"><b>CALL FOR PAPERS</b></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000"><b>Comparative Journalism Studies:
Approaches, Methods and Paradigms<br>
</b>June 25-27, 2008<br>
University of Tasmania<br>
Hobart, Tasmania<br>
Australia</font></div>
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<b>KEYNOTE SPEAKER:<br>
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Michael Bromley<br>
</b>Professor of Journalism and Acting Head, School of Journalism and
Communication, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia<br>
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What is journalism studies? The question - asked less than a decade
ago in the hope it would " heal journalism's wounds and facilitate
its revitalization" (<i>Journalism</i> 2000) - still resonates in
the field of journalism studies. The wounds might not be healed, but
the rapid growth of the community of journalism scholars, the number
of international conferences, and the emergence of specialized
journals certify that we are witnessing more than a simple
revitalization of fragmented lines of inquiry. Multidisciplinary by
nature, and globally oriented, the new academic discipline attracts
researchers who increasingly define their interests as an
investigation of journalism across different cultures, nation-states
and communication environments.<br>
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We need to now ask, what is comparative journalism studies? What is
the object of study? What do we compare when we compare media coverage
of an issue across national boundaries? What is journalism in a global
context? Is it an institution, a social act, a political phenomenon or
an imaginative construction (Carey 2000)? What about the identity,
mission and direction of comparative journalism studies? What
approaches, methods and paradigms can be used to name and explain
journalism phenomena in comparative contexts?<br>
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Aiming to develop a critical dialogue on the object, nature and mode
of inquiry in comparative journalism studies, and to gain insight into
this emerging field, the University of Tasmania, supported by the
Journalism Studies Division of the International Communication
Association, invites scholars to the International Conference
"Comparative Journalism Studies: Approaches, Methods and Paradigms",
25-27 June 2008, to be held at the University of Tasmania, Hobart,
Tasmania, Australia.<br>
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This conference aims to provide an overview of the different
frameworks helpful in explaining journalism across media forms,
national and cultural contexts, and historical periods. We welcome
papers that use case studies to address theoretical and methodological
issues in the study of journalism in comparative contexts, and focus
on questions such as (but not limited to):<br>
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o<x-tab> </x-tab>The
diversification of journalism<br>
o<x-tab> </x-tab>The emergence of global
journalism<br>
o<x-tab> </x-tab>Journalism cultures<br>
o<x-tab> </x-tab>Journalism and democracy<br>
o<x-tab> </x-tab>Journalism and
public discourse<br>
o<x-tab> </x-tab>Journalism
and PR<br>
o<x-tab> </x-tab>Journalism and symbolic
power<br>
o<x-tab> </x-tab>Journalism and new technologies<br>
o<x-tab> </x-tab>Journalism
and pleasure</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">Papers are expected to be conceptually
relevant to the comparison of cultural roots, historical and political
contexts, material and economic conditions, institutional settings,
and/or practices of journalism.<br>
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Abstracts should be no more than 350 words, and accompanied by a bio
of up to 100 words.<br>
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<b>Abstract submission deadline</b>: 15 February, 2008<br>
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<b>Notification of acceptance</b> by: 15 March, 2008</font></div>
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<b>Refereed papers</b>: for those wishing to participate in a
peer-review process, full papers must be submitted by 1 April,
2008<br>
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<b>For further information<br>
</b>Dr Verica Rupar and Dr Libby Lester<br>
School of English, Journalism and European Languages<br>
University of Tasmania<br>
Private Bag 82<br>
Hobart, Tasmania<br>
Australia<br>
Phone: 61 3 6226 2347<br>
Fax: 61 3 6226 7631<br>
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Email: </font><font color="#0000FF"><u>
journalismstudies@utas.edu.au</u></font></div>
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<div><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000">Dr Libby
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School of English, Journalism and European Languages</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000">Coordinator,
Journalism, Media and Communications</font></div>
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Hobart TAS 7001<br>
AUSTRALIA</font></div>
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Ph: 61-3-6226 7542<br>
Fax: 61-3-6226 7631</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000">Email:
Libby.Lester@utas.edu.au</font></div>
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