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Media, Journalism and Environmental Resilience
edited by Patrick D. Murphy
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8699 | Submission Open
Keywords: Anthropocene; climate justice; environmentalism; sustainability; global media; coloniality; ecofeminism; degrowth; postdevelopment; posthumanism; transition
The Ritual Functioning of Online Media
edited by , Réka Andrea Sárközy and Tímea H. Tomesz
submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4809 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural practices; deep mediatization; global media rituals; media anthropology; media events; media rituals; platformization; ritual model of communication
Revisiting Agenda-Setting Across Media Systems and Regime Types: Foundations, Network Dynamics, and Need for Orientation
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2680 | Submission Open
Keywords: agenda-setting; first-level agenda-setting; second-level agenda-setting; Network Agenda-Setting (NAS); Need for Orientation (NFO); intermedia agenda-setting; agenda-building; media influence; issue salience; public opinion
Visual Reporting at the Crossroads: AI-Generated Imagery, Public Trust, and the Future of Visual Evidence in the Age of AI
edited by Stephanie Geise, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open
Keywords: visual journalism; visual evidence; synthetic images; visual disinformation; AI-generated images; visual news coverage; media effects
Creator Futures: Reorganizing Media and Journalism Work
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1664 | Submission Open
Keywords: creators; influencers; social media; media industries; digital journalism; inequality; labour; platforms; political economy; work
Social Media, Artificial Intelligence and Political Extremism
edited by , and Patricia Zamora-Martínez
submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open
Keywords: political extremism; social media; artificial intelligence; generative AI; polarization; hate speech; disinformation
Women's Magazines in Transition: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
edited by Einat Lachover and Kimberly Voss
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open
Keywords: women's magazines; feminist media studies; digital media transformation; popular feminism; commercial and alternative media; gender representations; media convergence; transnational feminism; public sphere; magazine studies
Television as Fragments: From Broadcast Logics to Platform Imaginaries submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3928 | Submission Open
Keywords: television reconfiguration; platformization; media imaginaries; media forms; viewing practices; media experience; television studies; transmedia storytelling
Temporality, Attention, and the Crisis of Communication in the Platform Ecosystem submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open
Keywords: temporalities of media; platformization; algorithmic visibility; political communication; democratic communication; public sphere
From Clicks to Coins: The Evolution of Media Business Models
edited by Louisa Ha
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1662 | Submission Open
Keywords: media business models; funding sources; media revenue; platform studies; syndication; sponsorship; advertising; product placement; subscription; paid content
Rethinking Health Communication and Journalism in the Age of AI
edited by Kim Bissell and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open
Keywords: health communication; health journalism; artificial intelligence; trust and credibility; platforms and algorithms; misinformation and disinformation; audience engagement and literacy
Media Literacy in the Age of Algorithms, Influencers and AI
edited by , José Manuel Noguera Vivo and Miguel Vicente-Mariño
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: media literacy; algorithms; social media influencers; AI; audience perceptions and engagement; media education; policy responses
Journalism in a Fragmented Media Ecosystem: Democratic Responsibility, Narrative Innovation, and Civic Engagement submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open
Keywords: democratic responsibility; civic engagement; media fragmentation; disinformation; political polarization; artificial intelligence; audio journalism; podcasting; local journalism; immersive journalism; fact-checking; news consumption; Generation Z; environmental journalism; media literacy; platform journalism
Media, Protest, and Political Change: Global Perspectives
edited by and Shepherd Mpofu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: networked protests; social movements; platform activism; mediating protests; framing protests
Participatory Audiences and User-Created Content: Journalism, Fan Communities, Youth Engagement and Digital Politics
edited by María-José Establés
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: participatory culture; user-created content; fan studies; audience engagement; digital journalism; youth activism; digital platforms; civic engagement; disinformation; ethical challenges
Investigative Reporting in the Late 2020s: Independence, Truth, and Empowerment
edited by James Hollings and Teresa Housel
submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open
Keywords: investigative journalism; OSINV; undercover; digital; reporting; aggressive reporting practices; sources; whistleblowers
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