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Rethinking Journalism in the Age of Podcasts: Perspectives, Possibilities, Boundaries
edited by , Vera Katzenberger and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3493 | Submission Open
Keywords: podcast; digital journalism; media transformation; AI and innovation; platforms and monetization; audio storytelling; political communication
Mental Health in the Headlines
edited by Chelsea Reynolds and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3763 | Submission Open
Keywords: burnout; chronic stress; journalism; mental health; newsroom cultures; workplace wellbeing; trauma
The Era of Influencer Journalism: Blurring the Lines Between Reporting and Branding
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8086 | Submission Open
Keywords: influencer journalism; news influencers; social media; news consumption; journalistic principles; branded content; disinformation
Reimagining Journalism in the Era of Digital Innovation
edited by Eglée Ortega Fernández and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2395 | Submission Open
Keywords: journalistic innovation; artificial intelligence; digital transformation; new narrative platforms; journalism education; media literacy; disinformation; immersive journalism
Global Media, Local Voices: The Dynamics of Diversity
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open
Keywords: journalism; platform capitalism; global media; diversity; technological change; media and cultural imperialism and colonialism; work
Unravelling the Media’s Role in Technological Innovation and AI's Environmental, Social, and Economic Impacts
edited by and Adeola Abdulateef Elega
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 54350 | Submission Open
Keywords: technological innovation; artificial intelligence; media; coverage; impacts; environment; society; economy; hype
Communication in Startups: Competitive Strategies for Differentiation submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6377 | Submission Open
Keywords: communication in startups; stakeholder management; managed by women; digital environment and artificial intelligence; journalism; corporate communication; empowerment; sustainability
From Headlines to Hashtags: Journalism and Storytelling in the Age of Virality and Influence submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: media influence; storytelling; journalism; virality; news consumption; audience engagement
Social Media in Disinformation Studies
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3029 | Submission Open
Keywords: disinformation; social media algorithms; global north– south inequalities; media literacy; coloniality and power dynamics
The Ritual Functioning of Online Media
edited by , Réka Andrea Sárközy and Tímea H. Tomesz
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural practices; deep mediatization; global media rituals; media anthropology; media events; media rituals; platformization; ritual model of communication
Media, Journalism and Environmental Resilience
edited by Patrick D. Murphy
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: Anthropocene; climate justice; environmentalism; sustainability; global media; coloniality; ecofeminism; degrowth; postdevelopment; posthumanism; transition
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