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  • MONOGRAPH ON COMMUNICATION TRANSFER: THE FINAL STEP OF RESEARCH

    2024-11-05

    Special issue:

    Monograph on Communication Transfer: The Final Step of Research

    Guest Editors:

    Mar García-Gordillo
    marggordillo@us.es
    ORCID: 0000-0002-9367-0366

    Dr. Aingeru Genaut
    aingeru.genaut@ehu.eus
    ORCID: 0000-0003-3762-3570

    Dr. Joan Ramon Rodríguez Amat
    mon.rodriguez@sheffield.ac.uk
    ORCID: 0000-0001-8391-3638

    Deadline for submission of articles: March 25, 2025

    Publication date: June  2025

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  • MONOGRAPH: NEW AUDIENCES AND WAYS OF CONSUMING JOURNALISTIC CONTENT

    2024-03-07

    Title of the monograph:
    New audiences and ways of consuming journalistic content

    Thematic editors:
    Xosé Ramón Rodríguez-Polo
    joseramon.rodriguez.polo@urjc.es
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5637-1236
    José Ramón Santillán Buelna
    joseramon.santillan@urjc.es
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0946-9564
    Rey Juan Carlos University

    Deadline for submission of articles: 9 September 2024
    Publication date: December 2024

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  • MONOGRAPH: MEDIA INDICATORS, CITIZENSHIP AND GOVERNANCE. OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND GREENING THE MEDIA SYSTEM

    2023-10-02

    Title of the monograph:
    Media indicators, citizenship and governance. Opportunities for public policy and greening the media system.

    Thematic editors:
    Silvia Olmedo Salar
    silviaolmedo@uma.es
    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7193-3009
    Carmen del Rocío Monedero Morales
    roi@uma.es
    http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3222-029X
    Manuel Chaparro Escudero
    mch@uma.es
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5630-4009
    University of Malaga (Spain)

    Deadline for submission of articles: 25 March 2024
    Publication date: June 2024

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  • PROPOSALS FOR MONOGRAPHS. JOURNALISTS BEYOND JOURNALISM: NEW FIGURES FOR THE CHALLENGES OF THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE

    2023-02-14

    Thematic editors:

    PhD. Josep Lluís Micó
    joseplluisms@blanquerna.url.edu
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1191-226X
    PhD. Alba Sabaté Gauxachs
    albasg@blanquerna.url.edu
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0956-9933
    Ramon Llull University

    About this monograph

    Communication and technology advance hand in hand at a frenetic pace that stimulates a continuous reinvention of journalism. Organisations face the constant challenge of implementing changes without losing the essence of a profession with an inherent social function.

    The integrated formula of crisis and digitalisation has created countless difficulties in recent decades. However, it has also opened new doors. New business models have emerged, and space has been made for innovative tools and platforms that have expanded the horizon. Artificial intelligence, automated content, the metaverse, influencers, branded content or podcasts have become trends that generate both support and scepticism. This is highlighted in the latest report on the future of journalism by the Reuters Institute (2023). The publication also predicts a period of heightened uncertainty marked by dilemmas such as sustainability and disinformation.

    Despite the apparent perennial crisis in an evolving sector, the diversity of areas, topics, formats and positions within this context, offers a wide range of professional possibilities. Traditional roles have been expanded and we now find journalists beyond journalism. This monograph aims to explore this “beyond.” What professional roles do journalists occupy? In what types of organisations? What functions do they perform? In which formats do they work? Which sectors require their skills and knowledge? What opportunities will be available for new generations?

    The aim is to answer these questions in order to explore the future of a profession that is heading decisively towards an increasingly present reality. This special monograph is linked to the central theme of the XXIX International Congress of the Spanish Society of Journalistic, which will take place in Barcelona on the 29 and 30 of June 2023.

    References

    Hallin, D. C., Mellado, C., & Mancini, P. (2021). The Concept of Hybridity in Journalism Studies. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 28(1), 219–237. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612211039704
    López-García, X. (2022). Redefinición de metacompetencias, competencias y habilidades de los periodistas digitales. Anuario ThinkEPI, 16. https://doi.org/10.3145/thinkepi.2022.e16a03
    Lünenborg, M., & Medeiros, D. (2022). Under pressure: Journalism as an affective institution. In Churcher, M., Calkins, S., Böttger, J. & Slaby, J. (eds). Affect, Power, and Institutions (pp. 80-102). London: Routledge.
    Montagut, A. (2021). Reset. Cómo concluir la revolución digital del periodismo. Barcelona: Galaxia Gutenberg.
    Newman, N. (2023). Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends and Predictions 2023. Oxford: Reuters
    Institute for the Study of Journalism.
    Reyes-de-Cózar, S., Pérez-Escolar, M. & Navazo-Ostúa, P. (2022). Digital Competencies for New Journalistic Work in Media Outlets: A Systematic Review. Media and Communication, 10(1), 27-42. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v10i1.4439
    Serdouk, A. and Bessam, A.C. (2022). Bots in Newsrooms: What Future for Human Journalists? Media Watch, 14(1), 100-115. https://doi.org/10.1177/09760911221130816

    Subtopics

    To address the aforementioned questions in a varied, well-supported manner and from diverse perspectives, we invite manuscript submissions on topics related to or aligned with the following subtopics:

    • New professional profiles and roles for journalists.
    • Training for journalists: new platforms and formats.
    • Journalists 4.0: from digital journalism to the metaverse.
    • Artificial intelligence and journalism: the automation of content.
    • Journalists and the challenge of disinformation.
    • Personal branding for journalists: from reporters to influencers.
    • Brand journalists: from press offices to branded content.

    Thematic editors

    Josep Lluís Micó Sanz is a journalist, professor of Journalism, and dean of the Faculty of Communication and International Relations at Blanquerna (Ramon Llull University). Previously, he has been director of the Degree in Journalism and the Master's Degree in Advanced Journalism and Reporting Blanquerna-Grupo Godó, among other degrees. He has led national and international research projects and participated in innovation initiatives with tech giants like Google and Facebook. In the classroom, he teaches and practises with students the same genres and formats that he later applies in media or groups such as La Vanguardia, Prensa Ibérica or RTVE: new new journalism, big data visualisation, branded journalism... He has won several awards for articles and essays and has been featured in numerous lists of digital influencers.

    Alba Sabaté Gauxachs is a journalist, coordinator of the Degree in Global Communication Management and professor of the Degree in Journalism and Corporate Communication at the Faculty of Communication and International Relations, Blanquerna (Ramon Llull University), where she also serves as the deputy director of the Observatory on Communication, Religion, and Culture. Currently a Board member of the World Association for Christian Communication and a 2020 Fellow of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), she has participated in national and international research projects. As Assistant Editor of Tripodos magazine, she previously coordinated the Blanquerna Master’s Degree in International Journalism and managed digital communication projects for organisations such as the Mobile World Capital Foundation, the Fundació Esclerosi Foundation and the Taula d'Entitats of the Third Social Sector of Catalonia.

    Calendar

    Deadline for submission of articles: 4 September
    Publication date: December 2023

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  • MONOGRAPHIC: ALGORITHMS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND AUTOMATED JOURNALISM IN THE HYBRID MEDIA SYSTEM

    2022-07-29

    Thematic editors:
    Koldobika Meso Ayerdi
    koldo.meso@ehu.eus
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0400-133X
    Ainara Larrondo Ureta
    ainara.larrondo@ehu.eus
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3303-4330
    Simón Peña Fernández
    simon.pena@ehu.eus
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2080-3241
    University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
    About this monograph

    The transformation of cybermedia and the emergence of new actors—including the audiences themselves—has led to the formation of a hybrid system in the digital sphere, where multiple actors converge in a shared space to create and share informational content.

    If the rise of platforms and social media changed the way media outlets created journalistic content and related with their audiences, the ongoing technological crisis of digital media has turned algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (AI) the new challenge that companies and professionals must now face.

    Thus, the transposition of interactions taking place in different spheres of human activity into digital macrodata represents a multidimensional phenomenon that entails complex reflections, analyses and prospections. Clarifying these debates seems necessary in a context where academic contributions are proliferating. The economic, social, cultural and technological advances promoted by big data and AI are of interest to journalism, both as a profession sensitive to social changes and as an industry generating data and information of service and impact on public opinion.

    Journalism is proving to be a fertile field for promoting analysis of big data and AI from multiple perspectives, particularly those linked to the epistemology, ethics and business development of the profession, but also its research and education. Examining their impact therefore requires holistic approaches that include procedural issues linked to the industrial production of the profession, while also exploring advanced conceptions of its value, uses and impacts from perspectives enriched in terms of interdisciplinarity, in a context where media outlets and professionals strive to retain control over the essential aspects of journalistic activity while facing with increasingly tech-driven innovation.

    References

    Ali, W. y Hassoun, M. (2019). Artificial Intelligence and Automated Journalism: Contemporary Challenges and New Opportunities. International journal of media, journalism and mass communications 5(1), 40-49.
    Lemelshtrich Latar, N. (2018). Robot Journalism. Can Human Journalism Survive? World Scientific Publishing. Singapur.
    Lewis, S. C. & Westlund, O. (2014). Big data and Journalism. Epistemology, expertise, económicas and ethics. Digital Journalism, 3(3). 447-466.
    Palomo, B., Heravi, B., Masip, P. (2022). Horizon 2030 in Journalism: A Predictable Future Starring AI?. In: Vázquez-Herrero, J., Silva-Rodríguez, A., Negreira-Rey, MC., Toural-Bran, C., López-García, X. (eds) Total Journalism. Studies in Big Data, vol 97. Springer, Cham.
    Túñez, J.M., Toural, C., Cacheiro, S (2018). Uso de bots y algoritmos para automatizar la redacción de noticias: percepción y actitudes de los periodistas en España. El Profesional de la Información 27(4), 750–758.
    Wu, S., Tandoc, E. C. y Salmon, C. T. (2019). When Journalism and Automation Intersect: Assessing the Influence of the Technological Field on Contemporary Newsrooms. Journalism Practice, v. 13(10), 1238–1254.

    Subtopics

    With the aim of promoting a exhaustive, varied and interdisciplinary analysis of the described media landscape, this CFP invites researchers in the field to present their work focusing on various areas, with particular attention to the subtopics outlined below:

    • AI applications in journalistic genres and formats
    • Impact of AI on the processes and routines of newsrooms and professionals
    • Journalistic training for robotised communication environments
    • Specific uses of robotics applied to language
    • New tools for audiovisual and audio production
    • The impact of algorithms on communication and audiences
    • Ethical and deontological implications of AI in the field of social media
    • AI and the transformation of business models in communication

    Thematic editors

    Koldobika Meso Ayerdi     is a full professor and director of the Department of Journalism at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). He holds a PhD in Journalism and a Master’s Degree from UPV/EHU in collaboration with El Correo. As a professor, he teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

    He has published over a hundred works in the form of chapters, books and articles in quality academic journals. He has presented more than a hundred papers and communications at national and international conferences. His research has been carried out within the framework of his continuous participation in more than ten research projects funded in competitive public calls. He is currently the Principal Investigator of the project "News, networks and users in the hybrid media system," together with PhD. Simón Peña Fernández. He has also led Educational Innovation Projects and participated as a researcher in other initiatives within the activities of the Specialised Group in Educational Innovation KZBerri, which received an IKD teaching distinction from the Educational Advisory Service of UPV/EHU. He has four recognized research six-year periods.

    Ainara Larrondo Ureta is a full professor in the Department of Journalism at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). She holds a PhD in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Contemporary History from UPV/EHU. She teaches trilingual courses (Spanish, Basque and English) at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, focusing on topics related to digital communication.

    As a researcher, she has authored over a hundred works, including chapters, books, international presentations and articles in quality academic journals indexed and in impact positions (Social Science Citation Index, Scopus). Her research has been developed in the framework of her continuous participation in more than ten publicly funded competitive research projects at European level, the National R&D Plan, UPV/EHU and the Basque Government. Since 2015, she has been the Principal Investigator of “Gureiker”, a category A Consolidated Group of the University System (IT1112-16 and IT1494-22) (Gureiker.info).

    She has also direct Educational Innovation Projects and participated in three others as a researcher within the framework of the activities of the Specialised Group in Educational Innovation KZBerri, which was recognized with an IKD teaching distinction by the Educational Advisory Service of UPV/EHU. She has led and participated in several significant research and transfer contracts with public entities (Euskal Irrati Telebista/Radiotelevisión Pública Vasca). Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Glasgow, Centre for Cultural Policy Research (2011/2012). She has given workshops and academic conferences at institutions such as the Universities of Buenos Aires, Beira Interior, Hanze Applied Sciences of Groningen (2017), Sacro Cuore of Milan (2018) and Udine (2018). Vice-Dean of Infrastructures at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication of the UPV/EHU (2015/2021). She has been awarded 3 six-year research fellowships.

    Simón Peña Fernández is a full professor in the Department of Journalism at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Since 2004, he has published 60 articles in academic journals and presented around a hundred papers and communications at national and international conferences. His extensive publication record is closely linked to his active participation in over thirty publicly funded competitive research projects, including eight European projects (Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+) and three National Plan projects. His main research areas focus on cybermedia, innovation and social media.

    Calendar

    Deadline for submission of articles:     17 March 2023.
    Publication date: June 2023.

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