The Summer School is organised by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the
Ninth Global IJECInvestigative Journalism Conference
The ninth Global Investigative Journalism Conference, to be held in Lillehammer, Norway, will feature again an academic research track, highlighting trends, challenges, teaching methodologies, and best practices in investigative journalism. Here is the call for papers that is going out to journalism professors worldwide.
Decisions will be made by July 22, 2015.
Final papers will be due Sept. 14, 2015.
The papers will be compiled in a digital publication for the conference and accepted proposals and presenters will receive invitations to attend to the conference.
Topics considered although are not limited to:
Trends in computer-assisted reporting and data journalism
Trends in investigative reporting
Challenges depending on country or culture
Successful teaching methods
Adapting investigative journalism to new technologies such as mobile devices, drones and augmented reality
Submission requirements: Proposals should present original research into any aspect of the aforementioned topics. Papers must follow APA style. If abstract is accepted, page length is no more than 15 pages (excluding references, tables and appendices).
Papers should not have been published or presented at a prior conference.
Instructions:
* Paper must be written in English
* Paper must be in the format of Microsoft Word (.doc). No other formats will be accepted.
* If abstract is accepted, paper must be formatted to APA style and no longer than 15 pages (excluding references, tables, appendices)
* Papers should be sent with the title, but papers sent with author’s identifying information displayed will automatically be disqualified. Please send a separate title page with the authors’ contact information.
* Submit paper to: Brant Houston, University of Illinois, at the following email.
If you experience any problems in submitting your paper or have any questions, please contact us at brant.houston@gmail.com
Guest Editors
Rosental Alves, University of Texas
Sheila Coronel, Columbia University
Steve Doig, Arizona State University
Anton Harber, University of the Witwatersrand
Brant Houston, University of Illinois
Amy Schmitz Weiss, San Diego State University