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Big Data in Communication Research: A contextual turn? – An IAMCR pre-conference
by Jun Liu 28 Jun '22

28 Jun '22

Big Data in Communication Research: A contextual turn? – An IAMCR pre-conference (Zoom) https://iamcr.org/beijing2022/big-data Date and time Friday 8 July 2022: | 09:00 – 18:00 (Beijing time) ; 01h00 – 10h00 (UTC)| Description Recent advances in communication studies have seen much greater attention paid to the development, appropriation, and reflection on computational methods for analyzing large and heterogeneous data. Despite its considerable contributions, big data analytics has been criticized for the lack of contextual consideration for a long time. In other words, scholarships with computational methods may suffer from the pitfall of not unpacking, recognizing, and theorizing the richness of associated contextual elements in (big) data. This preconference aims to address such issues by advancing a context-aware approach in computational methods and by articulating an interrogation of contextual elements in using computational methods. A context-aware approach in computational methods is particularly valuable to IAMCR as a worldwide professional organization in the field of media and communication research, as this approach recognizes a reality where people communicate in diverse ways against different contexts. Participation and registration Participation at the event is free of charge, but registration is compulsory. Please use the following link to register by 5 July 2022 (extended deadline). https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mZ3UHsrBQbuFjKtOHxPDgg Keynotes and programme Keynote Speech 1: Friday, 8 July 2022 09:15 – 10:15 (Beijing time)| 01h15 - 02h15 (UTC) Computational communication research: Challenges and opportunities Cuihua (Cindy) Shen, University of California, Davis, USA; Chair, Computational Methods Division, the International Communication Association (ICA). Keynote Speech 2: Friday, 8 July 2022 16:50 – 17:50 (Beijing time) | 08h50 - 09h50 (UTC) The Power of Babel: How the neglect of linguistic and cultural diversity undermines the advance of computational communication science Christian Baden, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. The detailed programme is available here: https://iamcr.org/sites/default/files/big_data_preconf2022.pdf best, Jun Associate Professor Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen Karen Blixens Plads 8, DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark The Danish Independent Research Fund’s Research Leader 2021, https://tech-in-movement.ku.dk/ **********************************************************

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24th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking -- ICDCN 2023 -- EXTENDED DEADLINE Abstract submission: 8th July, 2022
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 27 Jun '22

27 Jun '22

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India January 4 - 7, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference Website: https://cse.iitkgp.ac.in/conf/ICDCN23/ The International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN) addresses advances in Distributed Computing and Communication Networks. At its 24th edition, ICDCN is a leading forum for disseminating the latest research results in these fields. Regular Papers should not exceed 10 pages double column including figures, tables, and references in standard ACM format. Regular papers may additionally include a clearly marked Appendix with all the additional details required to validate the results (including technical proofs and experimental results that did not fit in the 10 pages). Short Papers should not exceed 5 pages double column including figures, tables, and references in standard ACM format. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the paper. All papers must be submitted through the easychair portal using the URL link below: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icdcn23 Papers describing original research work and practical experiences/experimental results are solicited on topics that include, but are not limited to: Next-generation Networks and Services Ad-hoc, Sensor, PAN and Mesh Networks Backscatter and Ultra-low Power Networks Intent-based Networking and Zero-configuration Networks Information-centric and Content-based Networking Blockchains in Distributed Computing and Networking Cloud Computing and Big Data Processing Cognitive Networking Distributed Algorithms: Design, Analysis, and Complexity Distributed Embedded Systems Distributed Operating Systems and Database Systems Distributed Quantum Computing Edge Computing and Mobile Offloading Energy-efficient and Sustainable Networking Fault-tolerance, Reliability, and Availability of Distributed Systems Formal Methods for Distributed Systems High performance Computing and Grid Computing Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems Internetworking Protocols & Internet Applications Machine Learning in Distributed Computing and Networking Mobile Crowdsensing and Social Networks Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networking Overlay and Peer-to-peer Networking and Services Pervasive and Mobile Computing Pricing and Network Economics Scalable Distributed Systems Security, Privacy and Game Theory in Distributed Computing and Networking Self-organization, Self-stabilization, and Autonomic Computing UAV Networks and Mobile Robots Vehicular Networks, Smart Grids and Smart City Applications Extended versions of selected best papers from ICDCN 2023 will be invited for fast track publications in the Elsevier’s Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC) Journal. The conference will consider awarding Best Paper Awards. Extended Abstract submission: 8th July, 2022 Extended Paper submission: 15th July, 2022 Notifications: 3rd October, 2022 Camera Ready Papers: 31st October, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Assistant Professor Computer Engineering Chair Director of Recruiting and Admissions Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Office: 326B Tel.: (505)-277-5501 Email: eirini(a)unm.edu<mailto:eirini@unm.edu> Website: PROTON Lab<http://ece-research.unm.edu/tsiropoulou/index.html> PROTON Lab’s News: @Tsiropoulou_EE<https://twitter.com/Tsiropoulou_EE> “Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.” ~ Aristotle

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CfP: Oxford Blockchain, Art & Technology Conference
by Fabienne Saurer 27 Jun '22

27 Jun '22

OxBAT 2022 [Oxford Blockchain, Art & Technology Conference] Blockchain Art and NFTs: Spreading the Wings of Encounter Call for Papers NFTs represent the democratic ideals of blockchain technology and its introduction of a system based on decentralised power while the blockchain itself offers an additional novel medium for blockchain-native art. However, the recent explosion of NFTs has led to much controversy in public, ranging from admiration to astonishment and condemnation, and the intensity of the industry’s commercial success has eclipsed its aesthetic, creative and social potential. The inaugural Oxford Blockchain, Art, and Technology (OxBAT) conference will be held on 26–28 September, 2022 at the University of Oxford. As the first multi-disciplinary conference on the aesthetic, social, and philosophical perspective on blockchain art, it will bring together art historians, artists, social scientists, curators, blockchain developers, and more in an open forum. The focus will be on encouraging interaction and networking between those interested in studying or working in this space. We are currently seeking submissions for proposed talks from any of the aforementioned fields. We will accept submissions from anyone with or without an academic/institutional affiliation as long as academic standards are met, as the aim of the conference is to bring together researchers and industry professionals. We welcome critical perspectives on blockchain technology and NFTs. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: [ART] NFTs / programmable art / blockchain as a medium * Aesthetics * Programmable art; intersections between code and image * Blockchain as an artistic medium * Generative art, AI art * Seriality, scarcity, rarity, gambling * Valuation (monetary and artistic) * Art versus collectibles * Anti-NFTs * Historical perspectives on art and technology [INDUSTRY] production / market / curation / community * Collector’s perspectives * Role of ‘traditional’ galleries and museums * Curatorial models * Online communities * Economics * DAOs * Practicality (short talks about experience) [IMPACT] intersections between art / technology / society * Utopian vision of blockchain technology / web3 / internet art * Internet and Web3 culture * Inclusivity, equity, democracy * Climate change and energy * Technology (Software, design, marketplaces, possibilities and limitations) * Digital assets and society Proposals for presentations must be submitted by 8 July, and should consist of a title and abstract of no more than 250 words. Speakers may present about their academic research, professional experience, or an artistic project. All abstracts will be subjected to anonymous peer review. If accepted, authors may choose to present in-person or virtually. Presentations may take the form of a short talk (15 minutes), or a poster. Some speakers may be allocated to roundtable discussions to facilitate interaction between speakers. All proposals may be submitted here: https://oxbat.web.ox.ac.uk/ Any questions can be directed to oxbat.conference(a)gmail.com<mailto:oxbat.conference@gmail.com>

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New Themed Issue of Media, Culture & Society: "Reclaiming the Human in Machine Cultures"
by Andrea Guzman 27 Jun '22

27 Jun '22

Hello all, Simone Natale and I have just published a themed issue in Media, Culture & Society that addresses key questions in Human-Machine Communication (announcement below). We hope you enjoy the special issue, and feel free to share it across social media and within your professional circles. Thanks - Andrea Guzman Media, Culture & Society themed issue: "Reclaiming the Human in Machine Cultures" A new themed issue of Media, Culture & Society, entitled "Reclaiming the Human in Machine Cultures" and edited by Andrea L Guzman and Simone Natale, has now been published. https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/mcs/44/4 The goal of this themed issue is to draw from the tradition of cultural studies and cultural theory to move toward a conceptualization of culture in which machines are intertwined within human systems of meaning-making. Problematizing notions such as “algorithmic culture” and “machine culture,” contributors provide theoretical reflections and empirical evidence that help reaffirm the centrality of the human in this context. Table of contents Reclaiming the human in machine cultures: Introduction Simone Natale & Andrea L Guzman https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437221099614 Facing AI: conceptualizing ‘fAIce communication’ as the modus operandi of facial recognition systems Taina Bucher https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437211036975 The ethics and politics of data sets in the age of machine learning: deleting traces and encountering remains Nanna Bonde Thylstrup https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437211060226 Agency and servitude in platform labour: a feminist analysis of blended cultures Sai Amulya Komarraju, Payal Arora & Usha Raman https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437211029890 Algorithmic photography: a case study of the Huawei Moon Mode controversy Yuxing Zhang https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437211064964 Algorithmic logics and the construction of cultural taste of the Netflix Recommender System Fatima Gaw https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437211053767 Crosscurrents Ethics for the majority world: AI and the question of violence at scale Paola Ricaurte https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437211053767 _____ Andrea L. Guzman, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Communication Northern Illinois University she/her/hers alguzman(a)niu.edu https://andrealguzman.net<https://andrealguzman.net/> ICA Human-Machine Comm. Interest Group<https://humanmachinecommunication.com/>

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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures (permanent / continuing) - University of Queensland, Australia
by Nicholas Carah 26 Jun '22

26 Jun '22

Dear Colleagues, The School of Communication and Arts at The University of Queensland, in Brisbane, Australia is advertising a continuing Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures. This is a continuing teaching and research academic appointment (equivalent to Assistant Professor/Associate Professor). See the full job ad here: https://uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/pt-BR/uqcareers/job/St-Lucia-Campus/Lectur… Applications close on July 21. We'd be very keen to have members of the AoIR community apply and join the vibrant digital media, communication and cultural studies scene in Brisbane (and Australia too!). If you wanted to find out more about the School or position please get in touch. Best, Nic Nicholas Carah Director of Digital Cultures and Societies Hub | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Associate Professor | School of Communication and Arts | The University of Queensland Digital Cultures and Societies<https://hass.uq.edu.au/Digital-Cultures-and-Societies> | digitalcultures(a)hass.uq.edu.au<mailto:digitalcultures@hass.uq.edu.au> 07 3365 3145 | n.carah(a)uq.edu.au<mailto:n.carah@uq.edu.au> | UQ Researchers<https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1512> | @nnniccc<https://twitter.com/nnniccc>

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8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022): Last Mile for Paper Submission
by Announce Announcements 26 Jun '22

26 Jun '22

*** Last Call for Special Sessions and Workshops Papers *** 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) "Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era" September 26-29, 2022, Aliathon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 (*** Submission Deadline: July 20, 2022 AoE (firm!)) The IEEE ISC2 will be held in-person on September 26-29, 2022, in Paphos, Cyprus and the theme of the conference is “Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era.” The IEEE ISC2 is the flagship conference sponsored by the IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community, a coalition of eight IEEE technical societies and organizations. It is still possible to submit papers to the following Special Sessions (more information available here, https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/special-sessions/ ): • Special Session 1: 5G technology and cloud native solutions for smart grids and smart cities applications  • Special Session 2: Smartification from Pilot Projects to New Trends in Urban Ecosystems  • Special Session 3: Advances toward air pollution monitoring and mitigation solutions for smart cities as well as the following Workshops (more information available here, https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/workshops/ ): • First International Workshop on MARV: Multimodal and AI-Responsible data processing and deliVery in smart cities • First International Workshop on Sustainable Digital Transformation of Urban Landscape through Disruptive Technologies & Standards • Second International Workshop On Intelligent IoT Solutions for Smart Cities • First International Workshop on Smart and Circular Cities • First International Workshop on Improving Quality of Life for People with Disabilities (PwD) through the use of Technologies in Smart Cities Paper Submission Guidelines Prospective authors are invited to submit high quality original (Full or Short) papers via the EasyChair submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isc22022 . Full papers should describe novel research contributions with evaluation results and are limited to seven (7) pages. Short papers, limited in length to four (4) pages, should be more visionary in nature and are meant to discuss new challenges and visions, highlight early research results, and explore novel research directions. All submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere for publication, should be written in English and formatted according to the IEEE Template ( https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html ). Each submitted paper will pass through the standard IEEE peer-review process. If accepted and presented at the conference, it will appear in the conference proceedings and be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The conference organisers are currently negotiating a number of special issues with high quality journals. More information is available on the conference web site (https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/journal-special-issues/ ). The best papers will be awarded in the conference Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award contests. For more information, please visit the conference website: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 . Sponsorship Opportunities Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/sponsorships/ . Important Dates • Special Sessions and Workshops Papers Submission Deadline: July 20, 2022 AoE (firm!) • Special Sessions and Workshops Papers Acceptance Notification: August 7, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Papers Camera-Ready Deadline: August 15, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Papers Author Registration Deadline: August 15, 2022 • Conference Dates: September 26-29, 2022 Organizing Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/chairs/ Special Track Chairs Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/special-tracks-committee2/ IEEE Smart Cities https://smartcities.ieee.org

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Job: Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication (San Antonio)
by Althea Aaron Delwiche 25 Jun '22

25 Jun '22

Greetings, Trinity University, a small liberal arts university in San Antonio, Texas, seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication for a one-year term appointment. Applications are due no later than July 14. I'm obviously biased, but -- speaking as a Californian who never expected to live in Texas for almost two decades -- Trinity is a wonderful institution located in an amazing, diverse, city. If you have any questions about the position or the hiring process, please feel free to contact me at this email address. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Communication Visiting Assistant Professor One Year Term Appointment Fall 2022 – Spring 2023 Department of Communication Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Communication: Trinity University. Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication, Fall 2022. Ph.D. preferred; ABD required by August 15 start date. Teach three undergraduate courses each semester (18-20 contact hours/year) in Communication with primary teaching responsibilities in the department’s core courses of Mass Media and Media Texts. The visiting faculty member will also teach at least one Special Topics course in their primary area of study. The position is non-renewable. A successful candidate will a) provide evidence of teaching excellence at the undergraduate level, b) demonstrate their commitment to Trinity University’s liberal arts mission, c) have completed graduate coursework aligned with the identified teaching areas, d) demonstrate commitment to Trinity’s value of intentional inclusion, and e) demonstrate willingness to support the goals of the Pathways general education curriculum. Trinity University is an independent, highly selective, primarily undergraduate liberal arts and sciences institution with an ideal student-faculty ratio, and excellent facilities, equipment, and services. Embracing the liberal arts and sciences mission of the university, the Department of Communication stresses an integrated, non-sequenced approach to its curriculum. Students in Communication at Trinity build their major upon three core courses: Mass Media, Media Texts, and Media Audiences. They complete the major by undertaking a Senior Capstone Seminar where they synthesize their understanding of communication theories and practices into a substantial academic, professional, or creative project. Application Process To apply, candidates should submit a dossier containing the following items no later than Thursday, July 14, 2022: a) a cover letter (1-2 pages single-spaced) that addresses candidate qualifications and interest in the position, b) a diversity statement responding to the prompt “Trinity University is committed to the value of intentional inclusion. Please provide a brief statement (250-500 words) describing your past efforts as well as your future plans to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in your teaching,” c) a current curriculum vitae, d) unofficial transcripts from all postsecondary institutions attended, and e) the names and contact information for three professional references. Please send these materials to Dr. Althea Delwiche, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212-7200. adelwich(a)trinity.edu. Electronic submissions preferred. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Althea Aaron Delwiche (she/her) Professor and Chair Department of Communication Phone: (210) 999-8153 Office: Laurie 316M (Department of Communication)

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(ENGLISH CAPTIONS) ISOC Mexico 'Café Internet' - 'Altán y La Red Compartida'
by Joly MacFie 24 Jun '22

24 Jun '22

I am just now restreaming this with English (AI) captions Red Compartida (English: Shared Network) - 'the first fully wholesale mobile network deployed anywhere in the world' - is a Mexican national effort, legislated in 2014 and started in 2018, to introduce competition into the telecommunications marketplace. It's progress was the subject of yesterday's ISOC Mexico 'Café Internet' discussion. [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/15517>El *jueves 23 de junio de 2022* a las *19:00 CDMX* (00:00 UTC) *Internet Society Capítulo México <https://www.isoc.mx/>* presenta su primer “*Café Internet*“, un espacio para tomarse un break y platicar sobre temas de Internet, con el tema “*Altán y La Red Compartida <https://www.isoc.mx/cafe-internet-23junio2022/>*“ . *PANELISTAS* *José Luis Gómez*, consultor y analista Telecom *Irene Levy*, Presidenta de Observatel *Alejandro Martinez Varela*, expresidente de ISOC MX *MODERADOR* *Jeffry S. Fernández*, presidente de ISOC MX *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocmx1 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocmx1>* *TWITTER #cafeinternet @ISOCMX <https://isoc.live/15517/#cafeinternet%20@isocmx> José Luis Gómez @soyirenelevy @observatel Alejandro Martinez Varela @amvarela Jeffry S. Fernández* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/* <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/> (Subtítulos de IA) *https://www.facebook.com/InternetSocietyAmericaLatinayCaribe <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSocietyAmericaLatinayCaribe> *(Subtítulos de IA) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/isocmx1 <https://archive.org/details/isocmx1>* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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The journal Global Media and China published the latest issue—June 2022
by Xiao Han 24 Jun '22

24 Jun '22

Dear All, We are pleased to announce that our journal Global Media and China has just published its latest issue (Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2022). And also we sincerely welcome your contribution to our journals. If you are interested and have the time, it is a great honour for us to receive your submission. Here is the submission portal: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gmac <https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gmac>. For more information about Global Media and China, please go to gch.sagepub.com <http://gch.sagepub.com/>, you can also find detailed submission guidelines there. You can freely read this new issue at: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/GCH/current <https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/GCH/current> (Follow us at: https://twitter.com/GCHjournal <https://twitter.com/GCHjournal>; https://www.facebook.com/Global-Media-and-China-110136464998539/ <https://www.facebook.com/Global-Media-and-China-110136464998539/>) Original Articles The politics of platform power in surveillance capitalism: A comparative case study of ride-hailing platforms in China and the United States Ngai Keung Chan and Chi Kwok https://doi.org/10.1177/20594364211046769 <https://doi.org/10.1177%2F20594364211046769> Delegitimising Data Subjects’ Economic Interests During Automatic Propertisation of Their Data: A Comparative Study of Data Protection on Social Media Platforms in the UK and China Janet Hui Xue https://doi.org/10.1177/20594364211060874 <https://doi.org/10.1177%2F20594364211060874> Online Fiction Writers, Labor, and Cultural Economy Wei He, Lei Lin and Anthony Fung https://doi.org/10.1177/20594364221105643 <https://doi.org/10.1177%2F20594364221105643> The invention of Chinese “media tradition”: Mediatization of festival tradition and family cultural reproduction in contemporary China Zhuoxiao Xie https://doi.org/10.1177/20594364221090711 <https://doi.org/10.1177%2F20594364221090711> Contested fandom and nationalism: How K-Pop fans perform political consumerism in China Eureka Shiqi Wang https://doi.org/10.1177/20594364221093768 <https://doi.org/10.1177%2F20594364221093768> Influenced or to be influenced: Engaging social media influencers in nation branding through the lens of authenticity Xiufang (Leah) Li and Juan Feng https://doi.org/10.1177/20594364221094668 <https://doi.org/10.1177%2F20594364221094668> Book Reviews Man-Fung Yip, Martial Arts Cinema and Hong Kong Modernity: Aesthetics, Representation, Circulation Hong Yu Liu https://doi.org/10.1177/20594364221081323 <https://doi.org/10.1177%2F20594364221081323> Zhang Lun, Wang Chengjun and Xu Xiaoke, 计算传播学导论 (Jisuan Chuanboxue Daolun) Dani Fadillah, Luo Zhenglin and Bai Long https://doi.org/10.1177/20594364221081327 <https://doi.org/10.1177%2F20594364221081327> David Craig, Jian Lin, and Stuart Cunningham, Wanghong as Social Media Entertainment in China Laura Vermeeren https://doi.org/10.1177/20594364221089987 <https://doi.org/10.1177%2F20594364221089987> Dr HAN Xiao Research Associate, State Key Lab of Media Convergence and Communication, Communication University of China (CUC) Commissioning Editor, Global Media and China http://journals.sagepub.com/home/gch <http://gch.sagepub.com/>

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CFP || Global Media and China_Special Issue: Platforms for Social Good
by Xiao Han 24 Jun '22

24 Jun '22

Global Media and China CFP (Follow us at: https://twitter.com/GCHjournal <https://twitter.com/GCHjournal>; https://www.facebook.com/Global-Media-and-China-110136464998539/ <https://www.facebook.com/Global-Media-and-China-110136464998539/>) Special Issue: Platforms for Social Good Guest Editors: Leanne Chang, Hong Kong Baptist University (leannechang(a)hkbu.edu.hk <mailto:leannechang@hkbu.edu.hk>) Xinzhi Zhang, Hong Kong Baptist University (xzzhang(a)hkbu.edu.hk <mailto:xzzhang@hkbu.edu.hk>) Time Schedule: —01 August 2022: a 1,000-1,500-word abstract and a 100-word bio, mentioning the title of the special issue in the subject line, to the guest editors: leannechang(a)hkbu.edu.hk <mailto:leannechang@hkbu.edu.hk> and xzzhang(a)hkbu.edu.hk <mailto:xzzhang@hkbu.edu.hk> —15 August 2022: authors of accepted authors will be notified —30 November 2022: full paper submission Overview: China formally joined the Internet in 1994. Since then, Chinese internet technologies have flourished at a startlingspeed. China has become the world’s largest internet market by several measures. It casts a great impact on individual and collective life at the domestic, regional, and global levels. After more than two decades of development, it is time to investigate the Chinese internet’s potential to foster communication for social good in digital environments and the benefits it can provide to different populations in different ways. Scholars have argued that the Chinese internet has entered a “platform society” (Van Dijck, Poell, & De Waal, 2018). Various types of digital media platforms—from the decade-long social networking sites like Weibo and Douban, to the emerging, algorithmic-driven multimedia platforms like Bilibili, RED, and Douyin—have been thriving.These platforms enable professional communicators (such as government and public sectors, journalists, and non-governmental and professional organizations) to promote and disseminate their work and engage the audience. The platforms also help ordinary people with information seeking, entertainment, and interaction with other stakeholders. Critical reflections argue that these platforms may not always nurture social good. Professional communicators’ over-dependency on platforms may reinforce the dominant role of platforms in the communication infrastructure, mirror existing social disparities, and harm a diverse and inclusive digital public sphere (Lewis & Molyneux, 2018; Nielsen & Ganter, 2022). How ordinary people can avoid the dark side of platforms also becomes a pressing research agenda, such as how to overcome the digital divide and reduce the harmful effects of misinformation, echo chambers, and algorithm-driven fragmentation (Bail et al., 2016; Cinelli et al., 2021; Walter et al., 2021). The theme of this special issue is“Platforms for Social Good.” In this special issue, scholars from China and around the world shared their theory-driven observations, explanations, and forward-looking works on a wide range of issues associated with the development of the Chinese Internet and the potential of Chinese digital media platforms to foster communication for social good and bring tangible and intangible benefits to different populations. Their intellectual debates about the public implications of Chinese digital media platforms and reflections on the digitalization of communication processes shed light on the future development of Chinese internet technologies and their potential impacts on different parts of everyday life. This special issue focuses on interdisciplinary intellectual debates about the advancement of various Chinese digital media platforms and the potential of these platforms to support communication for social good. The scholarly work inquiries into the relationship between emerging Chinese internet technologies—such as social networking sites, platforms, and algorithms and their capacity to offer tangible and intangible benefits to different populations in Chinese contexts. In this special issue, authors take different empirical approaches to interrogating how Chinese internet technologies re-define communication processes and how communication taking place in Chinese digital platforms yields impacts on different populations’ lives. Refences: Bail, C. A., Argyle, L. P., Brown, T. W., Bumpus, J. P., Chen, H., Hunzaker, M. F., ... & Volfovsky, A. (2018). Exposure to opposing views on social media can increase political polarization.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(37), 9216-9221. Cinelli, M., Morales, G. D. F., Galeazzi, A., Quattrociocchi, W., & Starnini, M. (2021). The echo chamber effect on social media.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(9). Gamer, B. A. (2019).Black’s law dictionary (11th ed.). Thomas Reuters. Lewis, S. C., & Molyneux, L. (2018). A decade of research on social media and journalism: Assumptions, blind spots, and a way forward.Media and Communication, 6(4), 11-23. Nielsen, R. K., & Ganter, S. A. (2022).The power of platforms: Shaping media and society. Oxford University Press. Van Dijck, J., Poell, T., & De Waal, M. (2018).The platform society: Public values in a connective world. Oxford University Press. Walter, N., Brooks, J. J., Saucier, C. J., & Suresh, S. (2021). Evaluating the impact of attempts to correct health misinformation on social media: A meta-analysis.Health Communication, 36(13), 1776-1784. Dr HAN Xiao Research Associate, State Key Lab of Media Convergence and Communication, Communication University of China (CUC) Commissioning Editor, Global Media and China http://journals.sagepub.com/home/gch <http://gch.sagepub.com/>

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