Hi everyone, a reminder that the deadline is approaching - but abstracts are short so you have time to apply! Cheers, Scott *Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Annual Conference* Melbourne Australia | July 6–9 2021 Hosted by the Media and Communications Program, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne Abstract and panel proposal submission for the 2021 Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Annual Conference is now open! The Conference will take place from 6-9 July 2021 at the University of Melbourne, with the option for delegates to attend in person or virtually for those who are unable to travel. This year’s conference, which begins with a one-day postgraduate pre-conference, will centre on the theme of ‘Community, Authority and Power <http://anzca.org/conference/2021/cfp/>’, focusing on the wide range of ways in which communication actors, industries, practices and technologies are implicated in how power is exercised, reproduced, resisted and transformed. We welcome submissions for papers and panels on a wide range of topics in contemporary communication, digital media and cultural studies, as well as related areas such as journalism, political and historical studies, sociology and creative practice. Further information, including speaker details, is available on the ANZCA 2021 website, which will be updated regularly in the lead-up to the conference. Information on the event can be found here <http://anzca.org/conference/2021/?mc_cid=5b3ff528a9&mc_eid=UNIQID>. To submit an abstract or panel proposal for the Conference, click here <https://www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/c7c7b0a9-6228-4242-a051-f845286c8c0e?mc_cid=c78c60af94&mc_eid=UNIQID&mc_cid=5b3ff528a9&mc_eid=UNIQID> . For abstract and panel submission information, click here <https://www.phoenixcreativemanagement.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ANZCA-2021-SUBMISSION-DETAILS.pdf?mc_cid=c78c60af94&mc_eid=UNIQID&mc_cid=5b3ff528a9&mc_eid=UNIQID> . *The deadline for submissions is Friday 26 February 2021.* We look forward to your submission! -- Professor of Political Communication and Journalism School of Media, Film and Journalism Monash University https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/scott-wright https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VzWDwiEAAAAJ&hl=en https://www.scott-wright.net/ *Current Grants:* ARC Discovery: Evaluating the Challenge of ‘Fake News’ and Other Malinformation (w/Bruns, Harrington, Angus, Stromer-Galley, Wahl-Jorgensen - DP200101317) ARC Linkage: Amplifying Indigenous News: A Digital Intervention (w/Nolan, Waller, McCallum, Simons, Radoll - partners: Guardian and IndigenousX - LP180100201). *Recent Articles* Beratis, D. and Wright, S. (In Press) Election Night Broadcasts and the Hybrid Media System: a case study of Australia, International Journal of Press/Politics. Wright, S. Nolan, D. (In Press) The Development of Data Journalism in China: Influences, Motivations and Practice. *Digital Journalism.* Jones, C., Trott, V., and Wright, S. (2020), Sluts and soyboys: MGTOW and the production of misogynistic online harassment", New Media & Society, 22(10):1903-1921. Wong, S.C. and Wright, S. (2020) Hybrid Media Mediation Opportunity Structure? A case Study of the Anti-National Education Movement, New Media & Society, 22(10): 1741-1762. Jones, C., Wright, S. and Trott, V. (2020) ‘The Pussy Ain’t worth it, Bros!’ The Discourse and Structure of MGTOW, Information, Communication & Society. 23(6): 908-925. Wright, S., Graham, T. and Jackson, D. (2020), When Journalists Go Guardian “Below the Line”: Comment Spaces at the Guardian (2006-2017). Journalism Studies, 21(1): 107-126. Farhall, K., Wright, S., Carson, A. and Lukamto, W. (2019), Political Elites’ Use of Fake News Discourse Across Communications Platforms, International Journal of Communication, 13: 4353–4375. Wright, S. and Higginbotham, W. (2019), Delineating and Assessing Cultural Relations: The case of Asialink, The International Journal of Communication. 13: 1487-1506. Wright, S. and Doyle, K. (2019), The Evolution of Data Journalism: A case study of Australia, Journalism Studies, 20(13): 1811-827.