Call for papers

The period is now open for presenting proposals for papers for Shaping the future of News Media, the International Conference on Integrated Journalism Education, Research and Innovation, which will be held in Barcelona from June 17thto 19th2015.

Shaping the future of News Media aims at covering XXXX perspectives of Journalism andpromoting interaction and discussion among academics, professionals and educators interested in YYYYY as well as expanding research networks among scholars working in the field of XXXXDigital Journalism.

The event will be held over three days, with presentations delivered by researchers from the international community, including presentations from keynote speakers and state-of-the-art lectures. It will integrate also newsrooms software innovations demonstrations and new trends on Journalism teaching workshops.

The conference welcomes papers on the following (but not limited to) themes and topics: 1) crossmedia, transmedia, integrated journalism...2) integrated newsrooms, 360...3) new media ethics. How technological change of platforms changes journalistic principles4) teaching/producing journalism with smartphone5) journalism entrepreneurship6) pushing buttons vs. Critical thinking7) digital tools for journalists8) journalism education best practices9) best student/university journalism media/projects10) new trends on journalism education

All the registered papers will be included inthe proceedings of the conference. In addition,a selection of papers will be published in a compilation book, provided that the author do major improvements and extension within the time frame that will be set by the conference and his/her paper is approved by the chief editor.

Submissions

The time limit for ABSTRACTS submission is open until January 30th2015

Submissions guidelines:Abstract proposals should be between 450 and 500 words in length. Preferred format for all submissions is Microsoft Word. Please send your proposal as attachment to YYYYYand insert the titleShaping the future of news media abstractas subject of the message.The information should also contain the following: Title Author (s) University or research center E-mail 4-6 keywords Thematic section of the Congress

Review ProcessFollowing the reviewing process, the authors will be informed about the acceptance or rejection of the abstracts submitted. In case of acceptance, after sending the whole paper and suggesting changes, the authors will have to follow these recommendations and submit the final version of the paper until the deadline. The Organizing Committee cannot be held responsible for not publishing the paper if they do not follow the instructions recommended by the referees.The papers will be published in one of the following forms: Book (with ISBN), Conference proceedings (with ISSN).

Important dates

The datesrelated to the conferenceto rememberare as follows:

January 30th2015Deadline for abstract submission

March 15th2015Abstract acceptance notification.

May 25th2015Deadline for paper submission.

March 15th 2015The period of inscription opens for participants with an accepted paper (reserve of 1 inscription per paper).

April 30th 2015End of inscription for speakers and panel-members.

May 5th 2015The period of inscription opens for attendants

June 17th2015Start of Congress.

Congress Official Language

The official language of the congress is English.