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The purpose of the Journalism Studies Section of ECREA is to support academic research that deepens understanding of the cultural, political, economic, social and professional aspects of journalism.
This year is the 4th annual iteration of the event. Carrying a core theme of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in and through Journalism, it aims to bring together scholars reflecting on the role, nature, state, management and challenges regarding diversity, equality and inclusion within journalism itself and in society through journalism.
There is consensus that journalism should reflect society in its plurality to foster multi-perspective discourse in democracies. Consequently, the diversity of news content has been discussed as a key quality feature of professional journalism for decades. However, recently the public and scholarly discourse on diversity, equality and inclusion has gained momentum also with regard to the journalists and the audience. Potential research focuses range from inequality and discrimination among journalists of different sex, gender, ethnicity or socio-economic background, or the (in)visibility of societal groups and voices in news, to challenges of engaging certain milieus in the public discourse through news.
Submissions to the conference theme, open panels and PhD Colloquium are now closed. To see details about the call for submissions, you can visit our events page.
The organisers
The conference will be hosted by Dr. Lada T. Price and her team here at the School of Journalism, Media and Communication.
If you have any questions, please contact the conference organising committee directly: ecrea2024@sheffield.ac.uk
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