We invite proposals from academics, media professionals, and students. Proposals should critically analyze the relationships between media and power with an emphasis on:
- Corporate influence on media narratives
- State censorship
- Overt and covert control of communication
- Concentration of ownership
- Advertiser, commercial, political, military and other external influences
- Agenda-setting, framing, technological and organizational constraints on decision-making
- Media empowerment
The conference language is English. Three presentation formats are available. Abstracts must be limited to 350 words. Three top presentations, including poster presentations, will receive a monetary award. Criteria for the assessment include: originality of approach, potential impact on the field of research, and worthiness of publication. On-site technological infrastructure includes WiFi, screens, beamers, etc. Supported presentation programs include Powerpoint, Keynote, etc. Conference attendees will be given opportunity to evaluate each presentation. Depending on submissions, we may offer a publication possibility.
For further details, abstract, poster and panel proposal submission, and registration, see http://webster.ac.at/media-trends-2015
Deadline for submission: 29 May 2015.
Notifications of acceptance: 5 June 2015