As seen by the recent coverage of the “Arab Spring”, the world of media, journalism and communication is changing. The use of social media and the resultant citizen journalism with its concomitant issues of journalistic objectivity, accountability and reliability, has given rise to the need for effective monitoring by media and public relations organisations. The growth of the online media environment has affected traditional media to such an extent that some publications are offering pay- to-view online editions to offset their losses. Television has fused with the online environment to deliver seamless access for its viewers. The ethical consideration of citizen journalists who publish without the rigour of investigation, fact checking and protection of sources is one of great concern to aspiring correspondents who could find themselves compromised by alternative online writers. The aims then of the media, journalism and communication track are to engender original research that utilises cutting-edge techniques to investigate and make recommendations that will be of vital interest to relevant academia and practice alike.
In this track, we invite papers demonstrating the latest research in, but not limited to the following topics:
Media politics and culture
Semiotic analysis, imagery and visual language
Media personality, celebrity journalism and photojournalism
Journalism education and training
Critical media theory
Media ethics and codes of conduct
The importance of emergent media technology
Global and transnational media: enterprise, information and innovation
Media psychology: impacts and influences
The portrayal of gender roles in the media
Social media and citizen journalism
Media, culture and social change
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