The Journalism Studies Division is concerned with theory, research, and professional education in journalism. The Division encourages submission of scholarly work that advances our understanding of how journalism works within individual regions or comparatively across regions. Subject areas include, but are not limited to, the functions of journalism in society, the structural and cultural influences on journalism, the attitudes and characteristics of journalists, features of news content and their effects on consumers. Of interest are the relationships between journalism and power, democratic standards, economic pressures, technological change, and (academic) critique. The Journalism Studies Division is also interested in submissions attempting to clarify, define, and question core concepts in our field, such as "news," "media," and "journalism," which are increasingly vague in meaning.

Scholarly papers should be original and innovative, and employ quantitative or qualitative methods at an advanced level. Papers should be no longer than 35 pages, including tables, figures, references cited, and notes. Only full papers and fully developed panel proposals will be considered for review. Please remove all author information from the manuscript to facilitate the double-blind review process. Student submissions should be clearly identified as such so that they can be considered for the student paper competition. Panel proposals must provide all the information required by the all-academics template, including a rationale for the panel and individual abstracts from each participant. Because very few panel proposals can be accepted they must provide exceptional added value. Besides topicality and substance, international composition is another strong point of successful panel submissions.

Questions? Contact:

Frank Esser
Institute for Mass Communication and Media Research
U of Zurich, IPMZ
Andreas St. 15
8050 Zurich
Switzerland
E-mail: f.esser@ipmz.uzh.ch