Dear colleagues, you may be interested in this conference which takes place in Brisbane only days before the AoIR 2006 conference. Especially those of you arriving from international destinations might want to turn your trip into a twofer ? JOURNALISM: NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE Who, what, how, when, where . and why? Call for Papers for Refereed Proceedings (Submission deadline: 15 July 2006) FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION: http://www.sjc.uq.edu.au:9999/ September 22-24, 2006 Brisbane, Australia THE mass media and journalism are going through radical transformations. Technological innovations, evolving political conditions and economic models are all challenging the industry around the world. Because of this, the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland is seeking submissions for the international conference Journalism: Now and into the Future. Papers reflecting diverse theoretical and practical perspectives are encouraged. The conference Journalism: Now and Into the Future attempts to bridge the gap between the academic world of communication and that of the media. Since journalism encompasses a range of situations and environments, we seek to hear from scholars and practitioners about journalists' work situations and journalists as a social group. We look for papers which address diversity in media output and the relationship between truth and journalistic representation. We seek new thoughts on self-reflection among media practitioners, the consequences for contemporary citizenship, and evolving methodological approaches which map and evaluate the changing media environment. Topic areas canvassing, but not necessarily limited to, the following areas are invited: * Civic Journalism: A vector for development and change * The relationship between journalists and their audiences in different cultural environments * The Political Economy of 21st century news media * Journalism: reporting nation-states or the global scene * The Industrial Complex: Reflections from industry practitioners * Audiences * Gender * Race & Ethnicity * Class * Issues in New Media * Spin: What journalism swallows. Categories of Submissions Abstracts: about 150-200 words in English. General Guideline for All Submissions Deadline: Please submit abstracts as MS Word attachment to either of the proceedings editors (below) by July 15, 2006. If extenuating circumstances preclude your submitting online, or if you have specific questions regarding the submission, please contact the editors in advance of the submission deadline to discuss special arrangements. All submissions will be carefully reviewed. Notifications of acceptance or otherwise of abstracts will be sent out in early August. Usernames and passwords will be provided to accepted abstracts to permit online submission of full papers by 1 June 2006. Please email your abstracts to: Dr Zala Volcic [International issues] or Dr John Cokley [specifically Asia, Australia, Pacific issues] School of Journalism & Communication The University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia Tel: (07) 3365 2630 or 3365 3381 Fax: (07) 3365 1377 For conference updates, please visit the UQ website at: http://www.sjc.uq.edu.au -- Dr Axel Bruns a.bruns@qut.edu.au - http://snurb.info/ Media & Communication Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove, Qld. 4059, Australia Creative Industries Faculty Z2-202, CIP - (07) 3864 5548 Queensland University of Technology CRICOS No.: 00213J