| Welcome
to the newsletter, issue no. 1, of the Journalism Studies
Interest Group (JSIG) of the International Communication Association
(ICA). This interest group was born at the last annual conference
of ICA in New Orleans, May 2004. Now, six months later, it is time
to take stock ... [more]
Indeed, our first call for papers met with an
overwhelming response. Altogether, 104 paper and 10 panel proposals
were submitted to JSIG ... [more]
Top papers of the Journalism Studies Interest
Group should have a chance to be published in internationally
recognized journals. JSIG therefore has affiliated ...
[more]
Now, we are planning for New York 2005. The paper
review is underway, sessions will put together in December, and
ICA will make final decisions in January 2005. We will keep you
informed. Meanwhile, we seek volunteers who would like to help us
to organize our first informal get-together during the New York
conference. Personally, I can imagine having a great party instead
of a formal reception. We will have a lot to celebrate.
Thomas Hanitzsch
Chair, Journalism Studies at ICA
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