Call for papers: « Journalism and Democracy » – Brazilian Journalism Research

Brazilian journalism research invites you to send for its issue on Journalism and democracy. Accelerated transformations in the political environment have taken place in countries in Latin America, with the emergence of new conservative political forces in the public scene in Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela and Peru, which has made election disputes tenser. Furthermore, in Europe, democracy has been tested and pushed to its limits after the crisis of the Syrian refugees, the attacks in Paris and the Greek economic crisis. Read more

CFP : « Dossie Jornalismo e Democracia » – Brazilian journalism research

Brazilian journalism research – Call For Papers BJR. Aceleradas transformac?o?es no ambiente poli?tico te?m ocorrido em pai?ses da Ame?rica Latina, com a emerge?ncia na cena pu?blica de novas forc?as poli?ticas conservadoras na Argentina, Uruguai, Venezuela e Peru, que te?m tensionado as disputas eleitorais. Ale?m disso, na Europa, a democracia tem sido testada em seus limites apo?s a crise dos refugiados si?rios, os ataques em Paris e a crise econo?mica grega. Read more

Call for papers: « Journalistic professionalism in the digital age » – Brazilian Journalism Research

Brazilian journalism research invites you to send for its issue on Journalistic professionalism. Journalistic professionalism has been a contentious concept throughout its existence. Making journalism a profession stood behind the initial idea of establishing journalism schools, mostly at a tertiary level. These would provide the education enabling journalists to perform the role of information provider knowledgably, responsibly and accurately. Such professional expertise would also underpin journalism’s claim as being an essential part in political, social and cultural life of a country. Read more