Call for papers/workshops: Media, Investigative Journalism and Technology
Practitioners, journalists, academics, researchers and students who
work in the creative industries are invited to participate in a Fourth
Estate “conversation” at the inaugural Media, Investigative Journalism
and Technology Conference 2010.
The conference will be held at AUT University in Auckland, Aotearoa/New
Zealand, from December 4-5, 2010. www.ciri.org.nz/conference2/index.html
This international conference is dedicated to exploring investigative
and independent journalism and documentary techniques, methodologies
and technologies of critical value to public interest issues and to
identify and support journalists, photographers and film makers facing
pressures and obstacles.
Pressures faced by investigative journalists include resistance from
publishers, editors – due to time and resource constraints – and also
post-publication issues such as legal and related to contacts.
Investigative journalists risk being isolated where a professional
media environment fails to encourage probing Fourth Estate-style
reportage.
It is hoped that a legacy of the conference will be the establishment
of a collaborative and supportive group dedicated to investigative
journalism in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Academic papers will be peer-reviewed. Papers and presentations
(commentaries) from the conference will be considered for publication
in a double blind peer-reviewed special edition of the Pacific
Journalism Review in May 2011.
South Pacific and diversity investigation case studies are particularly
welcome. Also, a broader range of papers on media and democracy are
encouraged.
Confirmed keynote speakers include Kunda Dixit, editor of the Nepali
Times and a leading Asia-Pacific investigative journalist, and
Professor Wendy Bacon, director of the Australian Centre for
Independent Journalism.
We look forward to welcoming you to Auckland in December 2010.
Themes may include:
Investigative journalism methodologies
Investigative documentaries
Media technologies
Internal media pressures on investigations
Resource constraints and risks (legal, contacts, isolation)
Freelance/independent investigations
Public interest media support networks
Case study poster presentations
Other media and democracy topics
Revised dates for submitting proposals:
Research or scholarly paper: (double blind peer-reviewed paper up to 6000 words)
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Industry commentary, documentary or presentation (peer-reviewed abstract, up to 300 words): Thursday, September 30, 2010
Poster or workshop (peer-reviewed abstract, up to 300 words):
Thursday, September 30, 2010
All refereed abstracts will be published as part of conference
proceedings on the conference website at the Creative Industries
Research Institute (CIRI): www.ciri.org.nz/conference2/index.html
Refereed papers not selected for publication by Pacific Journalism
Review will be published as part of the conference proceedings.
Conference Chair: Dr David Robie
Director, Pacific Media Centre
Auckland University of Technology
Conference Organiser: Andrea Steward
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Associate Professor David Robie
Director
Pacific Media Centre
Creative Industries Research Institute
School of Communication Studies
AUT University
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