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 17th to 19th 2015.

Shaping the future of News Media aims at covering XXXX perspectives of

Journalism and promoting 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 principles
4) teaching/producing journalism with smartphone
5) journalism entrepreneurship
6) pushing buttons vs. Critical thinking
7) digital tools for journalists
8) journalism education best practices
9) best student/university journalism media/projects
10)
new trends on journalism education
All the registered papers will be included in the 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 30th 2015

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 YYYYY and insert the title Shaping the future
of news media abstract as 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 Process
Following 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 dates related to the conference to remember are as follows:

January 30th 2015
Deadline for abstract submission
March 15th 2015
Abstract acceptance notification.
May 25th 2015
Deadline for paper submission.
March 15th 2015
The period of inscription opens for participants with an accepted paper
(reserve of 1 inscription per paper).
April 30th 2015
End of inscription for speakers and panel-members.
May 5th 2015
The period of inscription opens for attendants
June 17th 2015
Start of Congress.

Congress Official Language

The official language of the congress is English.