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Call for Papers

There will be two types of presentation in this conference:

For oral presentation only
For oral presentation and paper competition

Deadline for abstracts is on March 1, 2017

The conference aims to provoke academic and professional
conversations regarding (but not limited to):

The role of Journalism in the 21st century
Journalists views on journalism
Impact of Media Ownership on the News
Journalism Safety
Citizen expectations and perspectives on journalism
Advocacy vis-à-vis Journalism
Information versus propaganda
News values versus value-laden news
Millenials as news prosumers
Traditional legacies versus commercialization
Relevance of Media ethics
Who is a journalist?

MECHANICS

For oral presentation only

Open to undergraduate and masteral students in any Asian university. Students should submit an abstract on or before for oral presentation in the following categories:

1. Academic research (AR) – Thesis or full research papers on journalism

studies;

2. Investigative report (IR) – Investigative reports written or produced for

print, broadcast or online media;

3. Special project (SP) – In-depth features or analysis in text, audio, photo,

video or multimedia

Please see attached submission form.

For oral presentation and paper competition

Open to Philippine undergraduate students only. As in the past years of the Philippine Journalism Research Conferences (PJRC), three student awards will be given for best academic research, best investigative report and best special project.

Apart from the abovementioned awards, there will be a special citation for investigative and/or feature stories (under special projects) for the following sub-themes in 2017:

Best IR on Road Safety
Best IR or Special Project on Science Journalism

RATIONALE OF CONFERENCE

The concept of the Fourth Estate is founded on democratic ideals that assign journalism and journalists as the guardians of public interests. In Journalism Studies, the normative dimensions are taken as “a given”, notwithstanding the fact that the media within the Asian region has --since the turn of the 20th century-- adopted various models from the Western press liberal models to some Asian authoritarian models.

This conference seeks to promote Journalism Studies in the Asian region, where issues of press freedom and media responsibility abound. It will examine the normative legacies of journalism vis-à-vis the realities of today’s multimedia environment, which has resulted in the new paradigms of Journalism, affecting all aspects--from news gathering to newswriting to news distribution. The conference also seeks to explore ethical issues brought about by new technologies, the gray line between advocacy and journalism and the increasing trust issues between media and the public.