Dear AoIRists, Please distribute as appropriate: The Journal of Media Innovations <https://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/TJMI/> Inaugural Issue - Spring 2014ŒResearching Media Innovations: Defining the Fields; Tracing Research Trajectories¹ The Journal of Media Innovations explores changes in the media and communication industries through innovation theories. It focuses on innovation in the following areas: § New media services § New players in the media landscape § New roles of users § New practices by existing media organizations Users of digital media are becoming increasingly more active as producers (and re-distributors) of content, contributing to new services, new social constellations and new business models.  Over the last decade a number of studies have focused on how Internet and mobile communication impact media services, business models and strategies, and user patterns.  The Journal of Media Innovations builds on this large body of research, and takes it one step further by explicitly integrating perspectives on the roles of media technology and innovation with perspectives on the roles users have in generating innovation and transformation in the media sector. Our inaugural issue aims to bring together articles that explore how interrelations between media technology and users contribute to driving innovation.  In doing so, we wish to collate and demarcate overviews of relevant fields, perspectives and trajectories for studying innovations in media.  The articles will also facilitate critical reflection of the social, economic and political implications of media innovations. Theoretical perspectives may be linked to any field within the humanities or social sciences. These include, but are not limited to: user perspectives; economic perspectives; product perspectives; regulatory perspectives; and, strategic and organisational perspectives. The Journal of Media Innovations is an Open Access journal published by Fritt (Frie tidskrifter fra UiO), using the Open Journal Systems.  Under this system, authors retain copyright of their work. Issue Coordinators Editor: Charles Ess Editorial Assistant: Karoline Andrea Ihlebæk Book Review Editor: Arne H. Krumsvik Publication Information: Deadline for Submission: 30th of September 2013; Publication Date: February 2014 Articles should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words in length.  All articles will be reviewed in a double-blind system.  For more information on Journal style and submission requirements, please see: <https://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/TJMI/about/submissions#onlineSubmissi ons> Additional inquiries should be addressed to: Karoline A. Ihlebæk: k.a.ihlebak@media.uio.no With many thanks in advance, - charles Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication Director, Centre for Research on Media Innovations <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/research/center/media-innovations/> University of Oslo P.O. Box 1093 Blindern NO-0317 Oslo Norway email: c.m.ess@media.uio.no