Call for Papers
Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=220/
Guest Editor: Jairo Lugo-Ocando, University of Sheffield, UK
Reflexivity in the Digital World: Rethinking journalism teachingand learning in an interactive world
Digital and interactive technologies have revolutionised the way people use and consume media content in the
past two decades. As a result, ways of practising journalism and delivering news have been challenged.
Traditional mainstream news media have struggled to keep up with these changes and survive in a rapidly
changing society. As a consequence, the journalism labour market too is changing dramatically, which raises
serious issues regarding the future of journalism education and training. This special issue of Journal of Applied
Journalism & Media Studies will offer a platform to share research and experiences with regards to the future of
journalism education in a digital and interactive world. This issue welcomes long and short papers from scholars
and practitioners that address these issues. We welcome scholarly articles, essays and book reviews. The
special issue will be published in the second half of 2013. Some of the questions for journalism educators include
among others:
• Is there a future for journalism education in the digital age?
• What should be the scope and nature of curricular developments in journalism education in light of these
changes?
• To what degree have journalism educational provisions been able to deliver the knowledge and skills
needed to face the challenges posed by the new media landscape?
• From which experiences in journalism education can we learn the most about teaching and learning in a
changing media landscape?
• How do tensions from old and new demands affect the delivery and teaching of journalism education in
the context of technological change?
• What new approaches, paradigms and philosophies have emerged in education in recent times that
could help us understand/assess better the impact of technological changes in journalism education?
• How are digital technologies affecting the traditional debates/tensions between journalism training and
journalism education?
• How have digital technologies affected the construction of journalism identities of prospective journalists,
journalism students and journalism educators?
• Are there areas in journalism education more affected than others by technological digitalisation, media
convergence and audience fragmentation?
• Should journalism educators follow industry trends to set and develop the parameters of journalism
teaching and learning or explore alternative way?
• What is the role of journalism academic research in journalism education in light of technological
changes?
These and other similar questions open new discussions, while re-opening old debates, regarding the nature,
objectives and reach of journalism education in an age of profound changes. Therefore, we want to invite also
pieces describing, assessing and analysing innovative experiences in learning and teaching journalism. We also
want to invite papers and essays from practitioners of both, journalism and journalism education who think they
might make a contribution towards this debate.
Papers can be send to: j.lugo-ocando@sheffield.ac.uk
Long papers: 6.000 to 7.000 words
Short papers: 2.500 to 3000 words
Book Reviews: 500 to 800 words
Deadline for abstracts: November 30, 2012
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