Veronica Barassi Goldsmiths, University of London On the 25th of September a colleague and friend of mine, Dr Alice Mattoni, shared an article by Hugh Gusterson on the Facebook page of Interface: Journal for and about Social Movements and tried to open a debate about the exploitative character of much of contemporary academic publishing practices. …Continue Reading
Hugh Chignell Bournemouth University MeCCSA annual conference, Bournemouth University 8 – 10 January, 2014 As thoughts turn to the Derry conference in January some of us have started the reassuringly long process of organising MeCCSA 2014. Here at Bournemouth University’s Media School, discussions have begun about hotels, volunteers, administration, key notes and that most awkward …Continue Reading
Katherine Burton Routledge, Taylor & Francis UK The academic publishing world has seen a great deal of change in the past 10 to 20 years and is set to see more in the coming years as technology develops and research output continues to grow. This article presents a brief snapshot of the digital publishing moment …Continue Reading
Mick Temple Staffordshire University Chris Frost Liverpool John Moores University Jenny McKay University of Sunderland Stuart Allan Bournemouth University The first issue of Journalism Education appeared in April 2012. Published with the support of the Association for Journalism Education (AJE), the online journal is available for free via the AJE website. Journalism Education is an …Continue Reading
Richard Keeble University of Lincoln Journalism examines the here-and-now, the major issues and personalities of the day. And yet the production of academic books can often take up to two years (or even longer) between conception and actual publication. The peer review process can last months as can also the editing and publication process. As …Continue Reading
Janis Jefferies, Sarah Kember & Ben Pester Goldsmiths, University of London As we start to see the depth of the digital transformation of the publishing industry, a motto is rising up from the ranks of independent publishers: Print is not an input. It is spoken in directorial and editorial meetings, in master-classes about making magazines, …Continue Reading
Mila Steele SAGE Publications Over the past 500 years, not much changed in academic publishing. We printed books; people went to bookstores and bought them. We published journals; libraries subscribed to them. All of a sudden, none of that seems to be the case anymore. How are simple things like books and journals changing – …Continue Reading
In view of the wide diversity of disciplinary orientation, methodological approach, and conceptual foundation of research in our field, MeCCSA does not publish a detailed code of research practice. Instead MeCCSA has published a statement that outlines a broad set of principles and links to a range of research practice guidelines from various associations, which we …Continue Reading
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY in association with THE MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION & THE MEDIA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION presents A HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY DISCIPLINE WORKSHOP Teaching Media Studies: Transitions From A-Level To Undergraduate Courses 28TH JUNE 11.30 – 5.30 LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY Media Studies is expanding both in higher education and in schools. The number of …Continue Reading
Three-D, issue 18 (PDF, 2.6 Mb) In this issue: 1 Reform(ation): Media & Higher Education (Einar Thorsen) MeCCSA Annual Conferences 2 MeCCSA 2012: Bedfordshire Experience (Janey Gordon) 3 MeCCSA 2013: Spaces and Places of Culture (Máire Messenger Davies) Media Reform 6 This system needs fixing (Des Freedman) 8 Market fundamentalism and new communications regulation (Damian …Continue Reading
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