Shorenstein Fellow at the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

The Joan Shorenstein Center offers a one-semester fellowship at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Fellows are domestic or international journalists, scholars and/or policymakers who are interested in the influence of the press on public policy and politics.

The fellowships offer a unique opportunity for scholars and practitioners to share their knowledge and expertise in a collegial and intellectually stimulating environment. Fellows participate in weekly seminars with scholars, a luncheon speakers series with invited journalists or policymakers and in other organized programs of the Shorenstein Center and Harvard University. The Fellowship Program is not a degree or journalism training program.

Application Deadline: February 1, 2012

Please review the following website for more information: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/presspol/fellowships/fellowship_application.html

Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Politics and Media - University of Glasgow

The School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow (Scotland) is looking to recruit a full-time Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor) in Politics and Media. The person will undertake high-quality research in Politics and Media, ideally, although not necessarily, with an emphasis on international and/or comparative politics; teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the School of Social and Political Sciences, and undertake administration as required by the Head of School.

The post is full time and open ended. The closing date for applications is January 15th.

For more information and online application, please go to: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ADN966/lecturer

Position Announcement: Fordham University

Fordham University
Department of Communication and Media Studies
Chair/Full Professor, or Advanced Associate Professor

Fordham University, The Jesuit University of New York, invites applications for Full Professor (or advanced Associate Professor) and Chair of its Department of Communication and Media Studies. The position requires a Ph.D. in communication, media studies, or related area, and national recognition in scholarship.

The ideal candidate will
• have at least 3 years experience as department chair or equivalent
• be a dynamic leader who can effectively represent the multifaceted, interdisciplinary department within the university, with alumni, community, and media industries
• be capable of leading a unit maintaining undergraduate programs on two campuses, as well as a graduate program in Public Communications
• support colleagues’ intellectual and professional development
• maintain an open, encouraging, and inclusive environment for students, staff, and faculty
• exhibit excellence and passion for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• demonstrate a commitment to arts and sciences education
• show evidence of an ongoing program of scholarship that has earned national recognition within the field
• be able to contribute with distinction to one or more of the following curricular areas: Ethics, Law, and Policy; Media, Culture, and Society; Journalism; Broadcasting; Film; New/Participatory Media; or Public Communications
• have a track record of fund raising and grant writing.

Faculty in the Department of Communication and Media Studies represent a wide range of academic backgrounds, scholarly and professional interests. Serving a large number of undergraduate majors, the department offers programs in Fordham College at Rose Hill (Bronx), Fordham College at Lincoln Center (Manhattan), and the College of Continuing and Professional Studies. The department’s MA program in Public Communications is offered through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The chair appoints three associate chairs from among the faculty, two focusing on undergraduate studies, and one serving as graduate director. The department chair sits “ex officio” on the McGannon Communication Research Center Board. The department also maintains the Walsh Digital Media Lab on the Rose Hill campus.

Located in New York, Fordham is ideally situated for the study of media, benefiting from the city’s vast resources. Media professionals are available for lectures, workshops, and as adjunct professors. Students may access a wide range of professional internships.

With over 14,500 students, Fordham's Carnegie classification is Research University (High Research Activity). In 2010, U.S. News & World Report ranked Fordham's undergraduate program 53rd, placing it among the Tier 1 national universities, and the editors of Kaplan/Newsweek's 2008 edition of How to Get Into College Guide included Fordham University as one of the "25 Hottest Schools in America.” Fordham offers its students a highly dedicated faculty, a heady intellectual atmosphere, emphasis on ethics and social justice, and respect for all individuals, religions, cultures, and creeds.

Submit application electronically to cms@fordham.edu. Include (1) cover letter with qualifications, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) brief vision statement with leadership style, (4) sample scholarship, and (5) names and contact information for at least three references. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2011 and continue until filled. Position available August 1, 2012. With inquiries, contact Tom McCourt, Ph.D., Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University, 441 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458. Fordham is an independent, Catholic University in the Jesuit tradition that welcomes applications from men and women of all backgrounds. Fordham is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Call for Papers: International Conference

"Discourse / Conversation / Communication", International conference, Loughborough University, UK, 21-23 March 2012

Confirmed plenary speakers: Michael Billig, David Buckingham, David Deacon, Paul Drew, Derek Edwards, Peter Golding, Jim McGuigan, Angela McRobbie, Graham Murdock, Michael Pickering, Jonathan Potter, Teun A. Van Dijk, Liesbet Van Zoonen.

CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite submissions for individual papers that engage with empirical and theoretical topics in communication studies, discourse analysis, conversation analysis, media studies, social interaction, or cultural studies. Preference will be given to papers that address in original ways the promises and challenges or research in these areas.

Possible topics include:
* cultural economies and media industries
* popular culture and cultural history
* identity, difference and communication
* political communication
* communication and social exclusion
* media and religion
* memory and media
* comparative media research
* political and nationalist discourse
* discursive psychology
* membership categorization analysis
* conversation analysis

Abstracts should be up to 350 words in length and written in English. Only one abstract as single / first author will be accepted from any one individual.

Please submit your Abstract via Loughborough University's Conference Administration page: http://www-staff.lboro.ac.uk/~ssca1/DCconf2012/DC2012home.html .

Deadline for Abstracts: 1st December, 2011.

V Latin American WAPOR Congress

"Public Opinion, Polarization and Citizenship"
Bogotá, Colombia
September 19-21, 2012

Facultad de Comunicación Social – Periodismo
Universidad Externado de Colombia

The organizers of the V Latin American WAPOR congress are happy to announce that the call for papers for the next congress is available on the WAPOR website:
http://wapor.unl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/WAPOR_Bogota_CFP_english.pdf

The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2012. All inquiries should be directed to Hernando Rojas (hrojas@wisc.edu).

Entman Wins Prestigious Humboldt Prize

Entman is World’s First Political Communications Scholar to Receive Award

Robert Entman, J.B. and M.C. Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs and professor of international affairs at the George Washington University, has won the prestigious international Alexander von Humboldt Research Award for his field-changing contributions to political communication. Dr. Entman is the world’s first political communication scholar and the first from George Washington University to receive this award, and he will work at the Free University of Berlin for the majority of 2012. While in Germany, he will conduct comparative research in order to better understand how inequality has grown faster in the United States than in Western Europe.

"I am delighted to be the first Humboldt Award recipient recognized for contributions to political communication scholarship," said Dr. Entman. "I appreciate this acknowledgment of the media’s fundamental role in shaping politics and democracy."

Dr. Entman’s award-winning research focuses on media framing and bias and the media’s influence on foreign policy, race relations and other important areas of American politics. His 1993 conceptualization of framing has been cited in thousands of scholarly works. Dr. Entman will release a new book in March 2012 entitled Scandal and Silence: Media Responses to Presidential Misconduct. Using a series of recent case studies, he argues against the commonly-held view that media eagerly work themselves into "feeding frenzies" over sex scandals and other wrong-doings by top politicians.

Read more: http://smpa.gwu.edu/news/articles/238

Carey McWilliams Award Nominations

The Carey McWilliams Award Committee solicits nominations for the 2012 Carey McWilliams Award. The McWilliams Award was established by APSA to recognize a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics and to emphasize the ties between journalism and political science. Previous winners have included Jim Lehrer, Robert McNeil, Michael Barone, Nina Totenberg, Thomas Byrne Edsall, E.J. Dionne, Alan Ehrenhalt, Victor Navasky, William Kristol, Bill Moyers, Mark Danner, and Ronald Brownstein. The 2011 McWilliams Award recipient was Robert Fisk, The Independent.

Nominations may be submitted to any members of the committee:
Sarah Binder (chair) binder@gwu.edu
Marion Just must@wellesley.edu
Regina Lawrence regina.lawrence@austin.utexas.edu

Call for Papers: ICA Pre-Conference

New Media and Citizenship in Asia:

Social Media, Politics, and Community-Building

International Communication Association 2012 Preconference

May 24, 2012

The role of new communication technologies, such as the internet, social media, and mobile phones in political and civic engagement has generated significant interest not only from scholars, but also from organizations, politicians, and ordinary citizens. While recent events in the Middle East help recognize the potential of new communication media as an agent contributing to macro-level political changes, these new communication tools are also actively utilized in more traditional political processes, such as electoral campaigns. Also important is people’s everyday use of new communication technologies, which research has uncovered as providing an opportunity to encounter public affairs news and discourse, enhance understanding of issues, and get involved in civic and political activities.

This preconference aims to showcase innovative scholarly work examining various subjects concerning the role of social media, mobile phones, and other new communication technologies in the formation of democratic citizenship-writ large—in Asia. The preconference seeks studies that address relevant topics in a particular Asian country, and welcomes comparative research on Asian countries or Asian and non-Asian countries. The preconference encourages researchers to explore diverse topics, and possible areas include (but are not limited to): use of social media, mobile phones, and other new communication technologies in elections; influence of new media on citizen choices, participation, and knowledge; political elites’ use of new media; use of social media by civic and grassroots groups; social media and civic engagement; new media and community; political talk and social media; patterns of new media use and political and civic consequences; trends in social media; cloud computing and collective action; changes in news consumption; computational social science.

Up to 15 papers will be selected through a peer-review process and divided into three or four interactive panels. Selected papers will be published in an edited volume or a special issue of a journal.

Travel Grants

Travel grants will be available to participants, particularly those who are from developing/transitional countries that appear in Tiers B and C on the ICA country tier chart (country of residence, not of origin). All graduate students who are first authors or presenters will be provided with a travel grant.

Submission Guidelines

Ø Abstracts of no more than 500 words are due on November 28, 2011.

Ø Submit your abstract to kwak@umich.edu as an MS Word attachment (please use your full name to label the file).

Ø The authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by 15 December, 2011.

Ø Final papers (5,000-8,000 words) are due by March 15, 2012.

Organizers

Nojin Kwak, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Director of the Nam Center for Korean Studies, University of Michigan, USA

Marko M. Skoric, Assistant Professor, Division of Communication Research, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Scott Campbell, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Michigan, USA

Junho Choi, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Information, Yonsei University, South Korea

Supported by

Nam Center for Korean Studies, University of Michigan, USA

Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Political Communication Division, ICA

IJoC "The Arab Spring & the Role of ICTs"

The International Journal of Communication (IJoC) is pleased to announce the publication of a special feature section, "The Arab Spring & the Role of ICTs."

The world is witnessing the rise of millions of people in Arab countries against the autocratic regimes under which they had to struggle to live for so long. Tunisia and Egypt were the first nations to each force a president out of office, and Western media outlets were quick to attribute their overthrow to digital media, particularly to social media and Facebook. This special section, guest-edited by Johanne Kuebler and Ilhem Alagui, presents 16 articles that put this notion to the test and illuminate the discussion of the role of digital media in the ongoing changes in the Arab world.

These articles, submitted within a very short time frame, present initial thoughts by scholars on the current social transformations. They cover a broad array of issues, including studies of how the Internet drives political mobilization and affects journalism coverage, empirical data sets, and analyses of specific online practices. The relationships between online and offline political action are explored, and a number of relevant social examples of participatory and social media are examined, including the influence of video logs and the writing of collective memories through the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. The introduction, by Kuebler and Allagui, argues that the complexity of the current transformations is overlooked when the overthrow of Tunisia’s Ben Ali and of Egypt’s Mubarak is attributed to digital media. Instead, a thorough analysis of the revolution’s organization by networks—and particularly social networks—is essential to our understanding.

While further research and careful examination is needed, these articles offer a first attempt by scholars in the field to make sense of the recent uprisings.

Read this new Feature Section published September 2011 at http://ijoc.org, and thank you for your continuing interest in our work.

Manuel Castells
Larry Gross
Editors

Arlene Luck

Managing Editor

Call for papers. XVII International Conference of Communication

BUILDING TRUST THROUGH COMMUNICATION IN TIMES OF CRISIS
University of Navarra Navarra, Pamplona (Spain)
22nd-23rd March 2012

The University of Navarra (cosponsored by ICA, IAMCR and ECREA) is calling for a conference to provide a forum to discuss about the challenge that organizations have in restoring trust. Related issues, such as reputation, engagement, transparency or accountability will be also discussed. Authors should send full papers before *January 10th, 2012* to cicom@unav.es (max. 10.000 words, notes and references included. Please, check the style guideline ). English and Spanish will be the working languages of the Conference. The editorial committee will send decision notices by 31st January 2012.

For more information on the program, registration, and the call for research papers, visit the conference website http://www.unav.es/comunicacion/cicom/english-version-cicom/cicom.html

WAPOR 65th Annual Conference: Call for Papers

The New World of Public Opinion Research
June 14-16, 2012
Hong Kong

Organizer:
Public Opinion Programme, University of Hong Kong

Co-organizers:
Fudan Media and Public Opinion Research Center, Fudan University (Mainland China)
Election Study Center, National Chengchi University (Taiwan)

Supporting Organizations:
Center for Deliberative Democracy, Stanford University (USA)
ERS e-Research Lab (Macau)

The World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) will hold its 65th annual conference in June 14-16, 2012 in Hong Kong. The theme of this conference, “The New World of Public Opinion Research”, has a two-fold meaning. First, new technologies, new media and people’s new way of living have posted new challenges to opinion researchers and policy-makers around the world. Second, the world order also means new challenges to the development of opinion research and public engagements in developing regions around the world. As WAPOR adopts a new cycle of annual conferences, this is the first time in 65 years that WAPOR holds an annual conference outside Europe and North America. It is therefore a golden opportunity for opinion researchers around the world to discuss new problems and new methodologies at a new place in a new era. Building on WAPOR’s tradition of accommodating a wide range of topics in its annual conferences, and adding new themes for the new world in the new era, any paper on the following themes are welcome:

General Topics
§ Public Opinion Theory
§ Public Opinion on Social, Political, and Economic Issues
§ New Forms of Journalism and Citizen Opinion Expressions
§ New Media, Fragmented and Participating Audiences
§ Media Effects, Agenda Setting, Framing and Priming
§ Online Surveys
§ Mixed-mode Studies
§ Questionnaire Design
§ Sampling, Response Rates and Non-response
§ Cross-national Research
§ Panel Studies

Feature Panels (tentative)
§ Public Opinion in China (bilingual session organized by Fudan University)
§ E-democracy (bilingual session organized by National Chengchi University)
§ Deliberative Polling (organized by Stanford University)
§ Internet Polling in Chinese Societies (bilingual session organized by ERS e-Research Lab)
§ Exit Polling (organized by the University of Hong Kong)
§ Special Panel by AAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research)

Proposals
Two different types of proposals can be submitted:
1) Regular Research Papers: The proposals should include a general description of the research paper (research topic, specific research questions or hypotheses, methods and results, as applicable) as well as full contact information (mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number) for each (co-)author or participant on a separate sheet of paper. Maximum length: 750 words in English. The papers will be allocated to paper presentation sessions or a poster / interactive session, depending on the nature and content of the papers.

2) Panel Proposals: The proposals should include an overview of the panel (listing all papers, authors, titles and contact information of all presenters). In addition, it should list a short (100 words) summary of the different contributions, and specify the language of the presentations. There is a minimum of 4 and maximum of 5 papers for a panel. A written commitment of being present at the conference should be included from at least one author of each paper.

Maximum length of proposal:
1,000 words in English.

English will be the official language of conference, while presentations in Chinese will be accepted for designated bilingual sessions, where simultaneous interpretation will be provided. All papers and proposals must be written in English following APA guidelines for manuscripts, and all proposals must be submitted to wapor2012@hkupop.hku.hk no later than January 1, 2012.

Deadlines:
§ Abstract submissions: January 1, 2012
§ Notification of conference decision: February 1, 2012
§ Paper submission: May 1, 2012
§ Final registration: June 1, 2012

Please check out the WAPOR website at http://wapor.unl.edu/. Enquiries can be directed to the Conference Secretary Winnie Lee at wapor2012@hkupop.hku.hk or the WAPOR Executive Coordinator Renae Reis at renae@wapor.org.

Political Communication Online

Political Communication, Vol. 28, No. 3, 01 Jul 2011 is now available online on Taylor & Francis Online.

This new issue contains the following articles:

Introduction
The Emerging Media System in China: Implications for Regime Change
Wenfang Tang & Shanto Iyengar
Pages: 263-267
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.572446

Articles
Race to the Bottom: Media Marketization and Increasing Negativity Toward the United States in China
Daniela Stockmann
Pages: 268-290
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.572447

The Political Consequences of the Rise of the Internet: Political Beliefs and Practices of Chinese Netizens
Ya-Wen Lei
Pages: 291-322
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.572449

Political Communications in Democratic Taiwan: The Relationship Between Politicians and Journalists
Gary Rawnsley & Qian Gong
Pages: 323-340
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.572462

Predicting Political Discussion in a Censored Virtual Environment
Yi Mou, David Atkin & Hanlong Fu
Pages: 341-356
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.572466

Bifurcated Images of the U.S. in Urban China and the Impact of Media Environment
Tianjian Shi, Jie Lu & John Aldrich
Pages: 357-376
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.572479

From the World's Largest Propaganda Machine to a Multipurposed Global News Agency: Factors in and Implications of Xinhua's Transformation Since 1978
Junhao Hong
Pages: 377-393
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.572487

Book Reviews
The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information Technology and Political Islam, by Philip N. HowardOxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2010. 304 pp. $24.95 paper.
Miriyam Aouragh
Pages: 394-397
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.588866

The Arab Public Sphere in Israel: Media Space and Cultural Resistance, by Amal JamalBloomington: Indiana University Press, 2009. 182 pp. $24.95 paper.
Rivka Ribak
Pages: 398-399
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.588868

The Propaganda of Peace: The Role of Media and Culture in the Northern Ireland Peace Process, by Greg McLaughlin and Stephen BakerChicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2010. 108 pp. $35.00 paper.
Gadi Wolfsfeld
Pages: 400-402
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.588870

The Eyes of the People: Democracy in an Age of Spectatorship, by Jeffrey Edward GreenOxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2010. 296 pp. $49.95 hardback
Hélène Landemore
Pages: 402-406
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.588871

When Politicians Attack! Party Cohesion in the Media, by Tim GroelingNew York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 242 pp. $28.99 paper.
C. Danielle Vinson
Pages: 406-408
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.588872

ICA Political Communication Graduate Student Preconference

University of Arizona, May 23-24, 2012
Call for Abstracts
Sponsoring Division: Political Communication

Aims: The preconference goals include providing guidance, feedback and professional socialization to political communication graduate students at the master's and doctoral levels, introducing graduate students to ICA and inviting them to take part in the academic discourse on political communication through ICA, and cultivating a network among young political communication scholars. To achieve these goals, the preconference will bring together a select group of graduate students working on political communication projects and provide them with the opportunity to present and discuss their projects in a constructive atmosphere. The preconference will also address common issues graduate students face, including working toward publication and building a c.v. The event will take place at the University of Arizona in Tucson, on May 23-24, 2012.

Submission guidelines:
Graduate students working on political communication projects are invited to submit abstracts of their research projects. Studies of communication dealing with government, political media, policy, political figures, citizens, campaigns, and advocacy groups are all within the purview of the division. Abstracts that address political communication problems at all levels of analysis using a variety of theories and methods are welcome.

Abstracts should be no longer than 750 words of text (plus figures and references) that include an introduction of the theoretical or conceptual foundations of the project, research questions, methods, preliminary findings (if available), conclusions, and research significance. Abstracts will undergo review; please be sure to remove any identifying information. Projects at all stages will be considered, including research currently in the stages of data collection or analysis. Evaluation criteria will include quality of argument, methodological rigor, and importance of project to theory building in political communication.

Please submit abstracts as an attachment in PDF or Word format to ICA.gradstudent.preconf@gmail.com. Indicate whether the project is a thesis or dissertation project, specify the stage of work (e.g., writing of the research proposal, complete and defended proposal, initial data collection, advanced data collection, data analysis, final writing/defending) and include author names, institutional affiliation, regular mailing address, fax number and email address in a separate document, or as part of the main message.

The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2011. Acceptance and rejection decisions will go out on February 15, 2012.

Preconference Committee: Kevin Coe (University of Arizona), Claes de Vreese (University of Amsterdam), Jill Edy (University of Oklahoma), Lance Holbert (Ohio State University), Kate Kenski (U of Arizona) and Yariv Tsfati (University of Haifa)

For more information please contact Yariv Tsfati, Division Chair, Department of Communication University of Haifa, 31905 ISRAEL, Fax ++972-4-8240120, Email ytsfati@com.haifa.ac.il

Inaugural Conference

Media, Communication and Democracy: Global and National Environments

Date: 31 August - 2 Sept
Venues: State Library and RMIT Storey Hall

The EU Centre within RMIT’s School of Media and Communication and the Media and Democracy in Eastern Europe Research Project at the University of Oxford, UK, invite you to attend the Centre's inaugural annual conference.

Panels, papers and debate will focus on media, communication and democracy in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America or Africa, as well as the established areas of Europe and Australia. In a world of regular, unforeseen crises and growing power of media owners, online and otherwise, various questions about the implications for democratic processes will be explored.

Key participants will include Professor Paolo Mancini, Associate Professor Ingrid Volkmer, Professor Jan Zielonka and Professor Stephanie Hemelryk Donald.

View details and register at:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse/Our%20Organisation%2FDesign%20and%20Social%20Context%2FResearch%2FResearch%20centres%2FEuropean%20Union%20%28EU%29%20Centre%2FResearch%2FConferences/

Call for Proposals

Conference: Between Scientists & Citizens: Assessing Expertise in Policy Controversies
June 1-2, 2012
Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Keynote speakers:
Sally Jackson, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Massimo Pigliucci, Lehman College, CUNY

We are increasingly dependent on advice from experts in making decisions in our personal, professional, and civic lives. But as our dependence on experts has grown, new media have broken down the institutional barriers between the technical, personal and civic realms, and we are inundated with purported science from all sides. Many share a sense that science has lost its "rightful place" in our deliberations. Grappling with this cluster of problems will require collaboration across disciplines: among rhetorical and communication theorists studying the practices and norms of public discourse, philosophers interested in the informal logic of everyday reasoning and in the theory of deliberative democracy, and science studies scholars examining the intersections between the social worlds of scientists and citizens.

For this conference, we invite work from across the disciplines focused on argumentation, reasoning, communication and deliberation, with special emphasis on:
• lay assessment of expertise and expert testimony
• detection of and response to distorted science and "manufactured controversy"
• pedagogies for developing critical thinking about science in controversies
• roles scientists and scientific information play in civic deliberations and policy-making
• transformation of arguments as they travel between technical, personal and civic spheres
• expert testimony as a source of knowledge
• roles of traditional journalism, new media, "boundary organizations" and "trading zones" in constructing public knowledge of science
• design of institutions for providing trustworthy advice on controversial issues
• special problems of communicating scientific information in health, organizational, legal, crisis, risk and other contexts

We expect to publish proceedings in an electronic format.

For consideration, submit a 250 word abstract with an additional 5-10 item bibliography, and a separate cover page with complete contact information, to GPSSARG@gmail.com by October 31, 2011. For further information, consult the conference website athttps://sites.google.com/site/gpssarg/, or contact Jean Goodwin (goodwin@iastate.edu).

International Symposium on Online Journalism Call for Submissions

The International Symposium on Online Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin is now welcoming paper submissions for 2012!

April 20-21, 2012
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas (United States)

This unique international conference mixes academic research and industry oriented panel discussions, with scholars from universities around the world and journalists representing some of the most important media and news organizations from around the globe.

The International Symposium on Online Journalism welcomes all papers that clearly deal with original research into online journalism. Papers and/or abstracts that are submitted by the deadline below will be blind reviewed by a panel of scholars from leading universities from around the world.

Deadlines for papers or three-page abstracts: December 15, 2011.

Submission requirements: Academic papers should present original research into any aspect on online journalism including, but not limited to, changes in news content and presentation, business models for online journalism, shifting roles of journalists and readers, and the legal and ethical implications of globally accessible journalism.

All submissions should be made electronically to:
online.journalism@yahoo.com

Notifications will be sent out in early February 2012.

For more instructions on submission, please visit:

http://online.journalism.utexas.edu/callforpapers.php

Cornell University Assistant Professor Job Call

The Department of Communication at Cornell University is currently searching for a tenure track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level. We seek a colleague to conduct research and teach in the areas of environment, science and/or health communication. Scholars with specific expertise in analysis of public opinion, public policy or media related to these social issues are particularly encouraged to apply. We welcome innovative and imaginative scholars who approach the study of individual and societal decisions on the environment or human health from psychological, sociological, or institutional vantage points using qualitative and/or quantitative methods. The environment, science and health area constitutes one of the Department’s core strengths. Applicants whose work also contributes to other core strengths in communication and media studies, information technology, and/or social influence are encouraged to apply. Our position in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Cornell’s commitment to interdisciplinary work would provide the successful applicant with unique opportunities to undertake projects with faculty in Cornell’s David R. Atkinson Center
for a Sustainable Future and/or Weill Cornell Medical College.

The department focuses on a number of subfields including social psychology of communication; language and communication; science, risk, environment and health communication; human-computer interaction; social media and mobile computing; media and society; group communication; social networks; and organizational communication. The position involves 50% research and 50% teaching responsibilities. Communication faculty teach two to three undergraduate and/or graduate courses per academic year and advise students in the Department’s B.S. and Ph.D. programs. Publishing in peer-reviewed literature in relevant fields is expected, as is securing external research funding.

Cornell’s Department of Communication is a national leader in the study of communication as a social science. Our faculty and students are dedicated to understanding the role and enhancing the effectiveness of communication processes, systems and infrastructure in society.

We explore communication in its many forms and contexts as a fundamentally social phenomenon. Our faculty members are recognized for developing and applying novel theoretical perspectives to the most pressing social and policy issues of the day.

The department ranked among the top ten in the nation in a recent poll by the National Research Council. This ranking reflects the productivity and quality of the faculty and the diversity and success of our students.

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is the second largest undergraduate college at Cornell University and the third largest college of its kind in the United States. Our teaching and research facilities are among the finest available anywhere, and the College's educational programs are designed to ensure that every student's education is geared to contemporary, real-world issues. Through teaching, research, and extension -- the three components of our land-grant mission -- we strive to improve the nation's food supply and maintain its safety, to enhance the environment, and to help people improve their lives.


Required Qualifications:
A successful candidate will have a completed Ph.D. in Communication or a closely aligned field and will have (or show promise of developing) a national and international reputation doing theory-based empirical research. We seek innovative scholars of social science who will develop a research program connected to college and university priorities in applied social science, information science, life sciences, environmental or health issues, and/or public outreach.

Salary & Benefits:
Cornell offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package.
Support for start-up research costs will be available.

Application:
Qualified applicants should send a letter of application addressing position qualifications and goals, vita, official academic transcripts from your graduate program, a writing sample, a teaching statement, and names and contact information of three references to communication@cornell.edu or by mail to Dr. Jeff Niederdeppe, Department of Communication, 328 Kennedy Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853. Please also have each reference submit a letter of recommendation. For additional information, email communication@cornell.edu or call Dr. Niederdeppe at 607.255.9706.

Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

Applications will be reviewed beginning October 1st, 2011 until a candidate is selected. For more information about the Department of Communication, please visit our website:http://communication.cals.cornell.edu


Cornell University seeks to meet the needs of dual career couples, has a Dual Career program, and is a member of the Upstate New York Higher Education Recruitment Consortium to assist with dual career searches. Visit http://www.unyherc.org to see positions available in higher
education in the upstate New York area.

Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, is an inclusive, dynamic, and innovative Ivy League University and New York’s land-grant institution. Its staff, faculty, and students impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas and best practices to further the university’s mission of teaching, research, and outreach.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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WESTERN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 2012 ANNUAL MEETING

(RE)IMAGINING OUR FUTURE(S):
OBAMA’S ELECTION, GLOBAL CRISES, AND POLITICAL SCIENCE PRACTICES

March 22 - 24, 2012, Portland, Oregon

WPSA President Manuel Avalos and Program Chair Peregrine Schwartz-Shea are planning the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Association scheduled for March 22-24, 2012 at the Marriott Waterfront in Portland, Oregon. We hope you will participate in the program. Please note that the deadline for submission of participation forms is September 18, 2011.

For more information, including the Call for Proposals, please visit http://wpsa.research.pdx.edu/

Career Development Fellow in Media and Democracy

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and the Department of Politics and International Relations seek a candidate for a 3-year postdoctoral position in media and democracy with an appointment date of 1^st January 2012 (or as soon as possible thereafter). The appointment is expected to be made on the University’s grade 8 salary scale (£36,862 - £44,016 pa). However, if the selected candidate does not fully meet all the selection criteria, the appointment may be made on the grade 7 scale (£29,099 - £35,788 pa), with the possibility of moving up to grade 8 during year 2 or 3 of the appointment.

The successful candidate will have expertise in two of the following areas and will pursue advanced research in at least one of them:

· Media and democratization

· Media in post-authoritarian regimes

· Media and democratic accountability

· Media and political campaigns

Candidates are expected to have either a doctorate in political science and significant experience and understanding of media/journalism empirical research and theory; or a doctorate in media/journalism studies and significant experience and understanding of political research and theory. A strong early-career record of academic publication and conference presentations is expected.

The successful candidate will be housed within the Reuters Institute to engage in publishable comparative research on one or more of these themes as applied to two or more countries or a region and to contribute to the development of the Institute’s research activities and scholarly output. He or she will have some teaching opportunities in the Department of Politics and International Relations. He or she will be expected to engage in scholarly publishing throughout the period of the appointment that will contribute to the Department of Politics and International Relations’ submission to the Research Excellence Framework review process.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below:

www.politics.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

The closing date for applications is midday on Wednesday 19^th October 2011.