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Dear colleagues,

Just a reminder that the abstracts submission deadline for the special issue of Digital Journalism on Journalism, Citizenship and Surveillance Society is coming up on September 28:

The rise of social media and the revelations of the Snowden leaks have brought about unprecedented debate on the consequences of a surveillance society – a society organised around the collection, recording, storage, analysis and application of information on individuals and groups.

The emergence of a surveillance society raises important questions around new threats to press freedom and political dissent; the responsibilities of media organizations and state actors; the nature of journalists’ relationship to the state; journalists’ ability to protect their sources and data; and the ways in which media coverage shape public perceptions of surveillance.

This special issue of Digital Journalism will explore how the emergence of surveillance society, and debates over its implications, play out in the context of journalistic practices and discourses. It takes an interest not only in how surveillance debates play out in and through mediated discourses, but also how practices of surveillance shape the accounts, everyday work and ethics of journalists.

We welcome contributions from a range of national contexts, as well as methodological and theoretical approaches. Papers are invited on the following topics, and any others to do with the relationship between journalism, citizenship and surveillance society:

Journalistic Accounts and Practices

What are the experiences and accounts of journalists covering surveillance?
How are journalistic practices and self-understandings informed by the emergence of surveillance society?
How does the emergence of a surveillance society challenge and inform approaches to journalistic ethics?
What are the implications of a surveillance society for journalistic practices and press freedom?
What are the ethical implications for journalists who use surveillance materials in their reportage?
What are the challenges for journalists in protecting of their sources and data in a surveillance society, and how do they reflect on these challenges?
How have media organisations responded to pressure from the state and its intelligence agencies?

Mediated Debates over Surveillance

How has public opinion on, and perception of, surveillance been represented in the media?
How are arguments over the dangers and opportunities of surveillance represented in the media?
How have the Snowden leaks been covered in the media?
How do activists, policy makers and technological experts engage with and make sense of mediated debates around surveillance?
How is mediated citizen participation shaped and informed by practices of surveillance?

Submission Instructions and Deadlines

Prospective authors should email an abstract of no more than 500 words to Karin Wahl-Jorgensen. All submissions will be reviewed by the editors and successful authors will be invited to contribute a full 8,000 word paper that will be subjected to double blind peer-review.

Deadlines

Abstracts (no more than 500 words): 28 September 2015
Full papers to guest editors for peer review: 1 May 2016
Revised full papers due: 1 October 2016
Publication: Early 2017

Editorial information

Abstracts should be sent to: Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff University, UK ([log in to unmask])

Digital Journalism | Special Issue Call for Papers ...

Guest editors: Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Lucy Bennett, Arne Hintz and Lina Dencik. The rise of social media and the revelations of the Snowden leaks have brought about ...