Society for the Social Study of Mobile Communication

Saturday, November 26, 2016

CFP: Exploring Transmedia Journalism in the Digital Age

Call for Chapters: Exploring Transmedia Journalism in the Digital Age

For more Information: http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2447

Editors

Renira Rampazzo Gambarato (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia)

Geane Alzamora (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Publisher

IGI Global

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: December 30, 2016

Full Chapters Due: April 30, 2017

Since the advent of digitization, the conceptual confusion surrounding the semantic galaxy that comprises the media and journalism universes has increased. Multimedia, cross-media, intermedia, and transmedia storytelling are some of the terms aggregated in the media convergence process involving news in liquid, fluid, participatory environments (Bauman, 2000). Transmedia storytelling is one of the newest terms. It was coined by Henry Jenkins (2003) in the fictional realm and refers to the expansion of content across multiple media platforms, encouraging audience engagement in the story. Ever since, transmedia storytelling has been the focus of diverse studies, including its application to journalism (Alzamora &Tárcia, 2012; Canavilhas, 2014; Dominguez, 2012; Gambarato & Tárcia, 2016; Moloney, 2011; Renó, 2014). In the journalism realm, audience can add information to the news content, edit it, and/or share it in online social networks, in addition to eventually collaborating directly in the coverage. Although various media are present in journalism and journalists employ multiple practices to cover multifaceted media events, not every news production is necessarily transmediatic; thus far, the majority of the content spread across different media platforms is simply repurposed. We consider that transmedia journalism, as well as other applications of transmedia storytelling in fictional and nonfictional realms, is characterized by the involvement of (a) multiple media platforms, (b) content expansion, and (c) audience engagement (Gambarato &Tárcia, 2016). Transmedia journalism can take advantage of different media platforms such as television, radio, print media, and, above all, the Internet and mobile media to tell deeper stories. Content expansion, as opposed to the repetition of the same message across multiple platforms, is the essence of transmedia storytelling and, therefore, should be the focal point of transmedia journalism as well.

The book "Exploring Transmedia Journalism in the Digital Age" moves far beyond studies on multimedia journalism to explore how to tell pervasive news stories across multiple platforms and formats, using current digital technologies, expanding the content and engaging audiences. The publication will conceptualize transmedia journalism, delving into theoretical and critical approaches to this updated subject. Moreover, the book will present analytical views on transmedia journalism case studies and the applications and implications of technological advancements in the journalism realm.

CFP:International Journal of Digital Television

International Journal of Digital Television

http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=175

Edited by Petros Iosifidis, Issue 8.3

The Public Sphere and the Social Media (Autumn 2017)

Guest edited by Duygu Karatas (University of Westminster) and Mark Wheeler (London Metropolitan University)

Deadline for Proposals: 15 December 2016

Notification of Accepted Proposals: 1 February 2017
Deadline for Full Papers: 15 May 2017

Social media is said to radically change the way in which public communication takes place: information diffuses faster and can reach a large number of people, but what makes the process so novel is that online networks have the ability to empower people to affect a potentially true form of popular sovereignty. This special edition will focus on the broad area of virtual democratic behaviour with reference to the social media acting as a public sphere to facilitate new forms of political participation, electoral practices and social movements. Therefore, it will critically interrogate the contemporary relevance of social networks as a set of economic, cultural and political enterprises. It is the aim of this edition to consider whether the social media can construct a public sphere(s) in which a variety of political and socio-cultural demands can be met. This edition follows on from a day-long conference in June 2016 entitled ‘Social media, politics and democracy ‘ (http://www.city.ac.uk/events/2016/june/social-media,-politics-and-democracy) which was organized to launch Petros Iosifidis and Mark Wheeler’s recent book 'Public spheres and mediated social networks in the western context and beyond' (Palgrave, 2016).

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

Democratic/post-democratic behaviour and the social media
The Public Sphere and on-line activism
Social movements and social networks
Digital diplomacy, soft power and international relations
Traditional political activity and social media campaigns
The policy context for on-line outreach
The regulatory framework at the national and supranational level for information technologies
The political economy of the communications revolution
The globalization of information and knowledge
The Global South and the social media

The International Journal of Digital Television explores the transition to digital TV and the social and cultural questions surrounding the future of television beyond switchover. It brings together and shares the work of academics, policymakers and practitioners. Content ranges from critical work on technological, industry and regulatory convergence to wider socio-cultural and political questions including audience behaviour, plurality of channels and programming choice, and television and new media’s influence.

Please send an abstract of up to 300 words by 15 December 2016 to:

Mark Wheeler: m.wheeler@londonmet.ac.uk and

Duygu Karatas: D.Karatas@westminster.ac.uk

Invited authors will be notified by 1 February 2017 and full articles of 5,000-7,000 words will be due on 15 May 2017. All submissions will be subjected to double-blind peer review. Following refereeing, final versions of articles will be due on 30 June 2017.

More information about the Journal and Notes for Contributors: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=175

Monday, November 14, 2016

CFP: ICA 2017 Pre-Conference "Data and the Future of Critical Social Research"

Call for the ICA 2017 Pre-Conference "Data and the Future of Critical Social Research"

Sponsored by the Philosophy, Theory and Critique Division of the International Communication Association
Event date: 25 May 2017, 9:00 AM - 5 PM, San Diego, California, USA
Deadline for proposals: January 15th, 2017 (500 words abstract)
Organisers: Nick Couldry (London School of Economics) and Andreas Hepp (University of Bremen)

What we call media and mediated communication is more and more interwoven with processes of datafication in an environment of continuous and largely automated data-gathering, for example, from our activities online or our mobile phone use. The uses of data collected, aggregated and analysed by systems of computers are today a precondition for everyday life. In short, data are changing social ontology, and as a result the role of 'media' within the constitution of the social. This can be understood as part of a process of 'deep' mediatization (Couldry and Hepp 2016) - in which the very elements and building-blocks from which social is constructed are based in processes of mediation, accompanied by automated data processing.

In this transformed context, this pre-conference asks: What do such changes mean for critical communications and social research - indeed for critical social theory and informed political action generally? How should we now do critical empirical research into media and communications bearing this deep mediatization in mind? The pre-conference aims both to focus these questions theoretically and to encourage perspectives on what constitutes critical empirical research under such conditions.

Questions on which we welcome either theoretical or empirical contributions include:

What sort of economic, political and social order is being built through today’s data relations and their underlying linked infrastructures?
How are the self's relations to institutional power changing through digital traces, data relations and with implications for autonomy and freedom?
How is the nature of social institutions changing through deep mediatization and the pervasiveness of data relations?
Are practices of civic and political intervention for social change on balance stimulated or undermined in a datafied environment?
What does community and other forms of collectivity come to mean under these new datafied conditions?
How should we develop our methods for a critical analysis of processes of deep mediatization?
What kind of social interventions are needed that build from critical analyses of datafication?

Please email a 500 words proposals to Andreas Hepp (andreas.hepp@uni-bremen.de) by January 15th, 2017. Please direct any questions to: Nick Couldry (n.couldry@lse.ac.uk) or Andreas Hepp (andreas.hepp@uni-bremen.de).

Sunday, October 23, 2016

6th International Mobile Innovation Screening

6TH INTERNATIONAL MOBILE INNOVATION SCREENING

The #MINAmobile2016 International Mobile Innovation Screening will showcase short films produced on and with smartphones, mobile and pocket cameras. In addition this year will introduce Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Drone, Social Media and New Media productions as part of the screening program (http://mina.pro/screening)

MINA CREATIVITY & MOBILE INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM

This year MINA, the Mobile Innovation Network Australasia, is pleased to announce that Swinburne University (AUS) will host #MINAmobile2016 â€“ International Mobile Creativity and Mobile Innovation Symposium & Screening in Melbourne, 30th November - 2nd December (http://mina.pro/minamobile2016/).

Tickets via https://minamobile2016.eventbrite.co.nz

CFP: Studies In New Media

Call For Book Proposals -- Studies In New Media

Series Editor: John Allen Hendricks, Ph.D.
Series Editor Email: jhendricks@sfasu.edu
Publisher: Lexington Books, a division of Rowman & Littlefield

Deadline: Rolling Deadline

ABOUT THE SERIES:

This series aims to advance the theoretical and practical understanding of the emergence, adoption, and influence of new technologies. It provides a venue to explore how New Media technologies and Social Networking Sites (SNS) are changing the media landscape in the twenty-first century. Single authored, Multi-authored, and Edited book proposals will be considered.

Books included in this series focus on topics such as:

Online Gaming
New Media and research methodologies
Media technologies
Theory development
Video games
Mobile content
Policy development
Media usage and psychology
Political usage
Social media technologies

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS/QUERIES:

Scholars interested in having a proposal considered should contact the series editor:
John Allen Hendricks, PhD
Chair and Professor
Stephen F. Austin State University
Department of Mass Communication
(936) 468-4001

CFP In Radio & Audio Studies

Call For Chapters In Radio & Audio Studies

Radio’s Second Century: Perspectives on the Past, Present and Future

Editor:
John Allen Hendricks, Stephen F. Austin State University (jhendricks@sfasu.edu)

Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, November 25, 2016

As radio enters its second century of serving the news, information, and entertainment needs of listeners around the world and despite seismic shifts both internally and externally, it has remained a very robust and vital media industry. Undeniably, the radio industry has witnessed extraordinary changes and challenges since the passage of the Radio Act of 1927, and it remains a primary mass media outlet around the globe.

Recent research indicates that 91% of Americans, or 243 million people, aged 12+ listen to radio weekly, 53% listen to online radio monthly from mobile phones and computers, and 81% listen to radio when they are in automobiles. Research also indicates radio continues to have the ability to appeal to new listeners. Millennials, those born between 1982 and 2004, are now the largest share of the radio audience. Moreover, UNESCO asserts: “Radio is the mass media reaching the widest audience in the world.” There are more than 40,000 radio stations worldwide. Undeniably, despite numerous challenges, radio is thriving. This book will explore and explain how the radio industry has been able to remain relevant.

Research from both national and international perspectives of the radio industry will be evaluated. Specifically, the book will examine issues that have played a pivotal role in radio’s evolution, and may specifically focus attention on: 1) technological changes and challenges (internet, mobile, and satellite); 2) legal, regulatory, and ownership policies; 3) a shifting and dynamic audience; 4) management/sales; 5) programming; and, 6) the history of the industry. All research methods and theoretical approaches will be considered.

Specific Topics that Could be Explored: Digital music, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, SiriusXM, Apple and Digital Music, Rdio’s partnership with Cumulus, Radio Advertising, Radio Listener Demographics (Teens, Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomers), Performance Fees, Connected Cars, HD Radio, Social Media, Radio Automation and Localism, etc.

Proposal Guidelines

Submit a title and 300-400 word abstract as an email attachment (MS Word) no later than November 25, 2016 to the editor. Abstracts should give a clear sense of (a) the focus of the chapter, (b) the scope of the research, (c) the method of inquiry, and (d) the theoretical foundation.

In addition to the abstract, please submit a bio of each author no longer than 200 words that succinctly includes (a) highest degree earned and the institution from which it was earned, (b) most recent relevant publications and research interests, and (c) areas of scholarly interests and expertise.

The deadline for the final manuscript to submitted is May 15, or earlier.

PLEASE DISSEMINATE THIS CALL TO ANY COLLEAGUES WHO MAY BE INTERESTED.

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

CFP: 2017 International Conference on Social Media & Society

2017 International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety)

WHEN: July 28-30, 2017

WHERE: Toronto, Canada (Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University)

SUBMISSION DEADLINES:

Dec 5, 2016: Workshops, Tutorials, & Panels

Jan 16, 2017: Full & WIP Papers

Mar 6, 2017: Poster Abstracts

Conference website: http://SocialMediaAndSociety.org

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

2017 #SMSociety Theme: Social Media for Social Good or Evil

Our online behaviour is far from virtual--it extends our offline lives. Much social media research has identified the positive opportunities of using social media; for example, how people use social media to form support groups online, participate in political uprising, raise money for charities, extend teaching and learning outside the classroom, etc. However, mirroring offline experiences, we have also seen social media being used to spread propaganda and misinformation, recruit terrorists, live stream criminal activities, reinforce echo chambers by politicians, and perpetuate hate and oppression (such as racist, sexist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic behaviour). Furthermore, behind the posts are algorithms, power structures, commercial interests and other factors that surreptitiously influence our experiences on social media. So, we ask:
What does it actually mean to use social media for social good?
How can social media be further leveraged for social justice? What are the threats to meaningful participation and how can we overcome these threats?
What do we know about the 4 W’s of who, what, why, where (and how) do people engage in anti-social behaviour online?
What theoretical and methodological tools can we use to study anti-social behaviour? Can we detect such behaviour automatically?
What are the ethics of algorithms (inclusion, accessibility, data discrimination, bots)?
What are the legal, policy, privacy, and ethical implications of using social big data?
Considering the proliferation of bots online, can we still trust social media data?
And more broadly, what are the major effects of using social media on political, economic, individual, and social aspects of our society?

The 2017 International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) invites scholarly and original submissions that relate to the broad theme of Social Media & Society. We welcome both quantitative and qualitative work which crosses interdisciplinary boundaries and expands our understanding of the current and future trends in social media research, especially those that explore some of the questions and issues raised above.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:

The International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) is an annual gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world. Now, in its 8th year, the 2017 conference will be held in Toronto, Canada at Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University on July 28-30.

From its inception, the Conference has focused on the best practices for studying the impact and implications of social media on society. Our invited industry and academic keynotes have highlighted the shifting questions and concerns for the social media research community. From introducing media multiplexity and networked individualism with Caroline Haythornthwaite and Barry Wellman in 2010 and 2011, to measuring influence with Gilad Lotan and Sharad Goel in 2012 and 2013, to defining social media research as a field with Keith Hampton in 2014, to identifying our commitments as social media researchers in policy making with Bill Dutton in 2015, to exploring the future of social media technologies with John Weigelt in 2015, to highlighting the challenges of social media data mining in the context of big data with Susan Halford and Helen Kennedy in 2016.

Organized by the Social Media Lab at Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, the conference provides participants with opportunities to exchange ideas, present original research, learn about recent and ongoing studies, and network with peers. The conference’s intensive three-day program features workshops, full papers, work-in-progress papers, panels, and posters. The wide-ranging topics in social media showcase research from scholars working in many fields including Communication, Computer Science, Education, Journalism, Information Science, Management, Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, etc.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

See online at https://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/

PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES:

Full and WIP (short) papers presented at the Conference will be published in the conference proceedings by ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS) and will be available in the ACM Digital Library. All conference presenters will be invited to submit their work as a full paper to the special issue of the Social Media + Society journal (published by SAGE).

TOPICS OF INTEREST:

Social Media Impact on Society

Political Mobilization & Engagement
Extremism & Terrorism
Politics of Hate and Oppression
The Sharing/Attention Economy
Social Media & Health
Virality & Memes
Social Media & Social Justice
Social Media & Business (Marketing, PR, HR, Risk Management, etc.)
Social Media & Academia (Alternative Metrics, Learning Analytics, etc.)
Social Media & Public Administration
Social Media & the News

Online/Offline Communities

Trust & Credibility in Social Media
Online Community Detection
Influential User Detection
Identity

Social Media & Small Data

Case Studies of Online Communities Formed on Social Media
Case Studies of Offline Communities that Rely on Social Media
Sampling Issues
Value of Small Data

Social Media & Big Data

Visualization of Social Media Data
Social Media Data Mining
Scalability Issues & Social Media Data
Social Media Analytics
Ethics of Big Data/Algorithms

Theories & Methods

Qualitative & Quantitative Approaches
Opinion Mining & Sentiment Analysis
Social Network Analysis
Theoretical Models for Studying, Analysing and Understanding Social Media

Social Media & Mobile

App-ification of Society
Privacy & Security Issues in the Mobile World
Apps for the Social Good
Networking Apps

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Anatoliy Gruzd, Ryerson University, Canada – Conference Chair

Jenna Jacobson, University of Toronto, Canada – Conference Chair

Philip Mai, Ryerson University, Canada – Conference Chair

K. Hazel Kwon, Arizona State University, USA – Poster Chair

ADVISORY BOARD:

William H. Dutton, Michigan State University, USA

Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Barry Wellman, INSNA Founder, The Netlab Network

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