“Digital News, Social Change and Globalization” Conference

Deadline for paper abstracts and panel proposals: September 1, 2003

Organized by Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University, China, on the university campus, postponed to December 11-12, 2003

Second Call for Papers:
Academic papers, project papers, and broadcast news items (in English or Chinese) related to online, satellite, television or radio news are solicited on themes including but not restricted to the following:

The past, present, and future of online journalism
Satellite news and globalization
Evolving policies and laws relating to online and broadcast journalism
News values and ethics in global journalism
Alternative digital news and social change
Online and broadcast news coverage

Publication of Papers: The Information Society journal has agreed in principle to publish selected papers of this conference in a special issue. The possibility of publishing other selected papers in a refereed book volume is also being explored.

Keynote speakers:
John Simpson, CBE, BBC World Affairs Editor
Nicholas Jankowski, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Nijmegen

For details visit the web site: http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~jour/DN2003

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Joyce Nip, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor &
Conference Chair
Department of Journalism
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon Tong
Hong Kong

T: (852) 3411 7834
F: (852) 2336 1691
Email: joycenip@hkbu.edu.hk