INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Comparing Journalism: Theory, Methodology, Findings
Eichstaett (Bavaria), Germany, July 9-11, 2010

Organized by Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany, School of Journalism in cooperation with David Weaver and Lars Willnat, Indiana U, School of Journalism and German Communication Association, Fachgruppe “Journalistik und Journalismusforschung”

To discuss global changes and research in journalism, this conference would like to bring together leading scholars in a conference entitled “Comparing Journalism:  Theory, Me-thodology, Findings.”

The conference comprehends the following sessions:

Session 1: Theories and Concepts in Comparative Journalism Research
Session 2: Call for Papers. Session 2 (like session 7) is reserved for submissions; see for the call for papers: http://www.journalistik-eichstaett.de/; Link: Conference Comparing Journal-ism, “News”
Session 3: Methodological Challenges and Pitfalls in Comparative Journalism Research
Session 4: Journalism Cultures and Organizations in Comparative Journalism Research
Session 5: Professional Orientations and Ethics in Comparative Journalism Research
Session 6: Journalism around the World: Findings from Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Session 7: Call for Papers. Session 7 (like session 2) is reserved for submissions; see for the call for papers: http://www.journalistik-eichstaett.de/; Link: Conference Comparing Journal-ism, “News”
Session 8: Journalism around the World: Findings from Europe and the USA

Web site:   http://www.journalistik-eichstaett.de/

Call for papers:   http://www.journalistik-eichstaett.de/

Contact Email:   klaus-dieter.altmeppen@ku-eichstaett.de