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About Stuart Allan's personal blog

Stuart Allan is Professor of Journalism and Communication in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) at Cardiff University, UK.

Deadline fast approaching for Future of Journalism conference abstracts

Sharing a reminder that the deadline for submitting an abstract to Cardiff University’s biennial Future of Journalism conference (@cardiffjomec) is this Friday, 5th March. Abstracts as first author (500-750 words maximum), with no more than two abstracts in total, should … Continue reading

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New article: ‘Im/partial inflections of 9/11 in photo-reportage’

The inaugural issue of the new journal Digital War, edited by Andrew Hoskins and William Merrin, is taking shape. It was kind of the editors to invite me to contribute an article: ‘Im/partial inflections of 9/11 in photo-reportage’ Abstract: Photo-reportage … Continue reading

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New article – ‘The Visual Citizen in a Digital News Landscape’

Chris Peters and I have co-written a new article for the journal Communication Theory, published by Oxford University Press. Here is the abstract: “This article’s contribution to theory-building focuses on the everyday circumstances under which journalism encourages a civic gaze. … Continue reading

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“Photojournalism’s 2020 Vision”

Happy New Year! I am pleased to contribute to 2020 Vision: Forecasts for the year ahead from Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture with this post: With allegations of ‘fake news’ continuing to spark acrimony across the breadth … Continue reading

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Special issue: Citizen Journalism in China

Global Media and China Volume 4, Number 1, March 2019 Special Issue: Citizen Journalism in China Guest Editors: Xin Zeng, Stuart Allan, Savyasaachi Jain and An Nguyen Introduction: New perspectives on citizen journalism — Xin Zeng, Savyasaachi Jain, An Nguyen … Continue reading

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New edited collection – Journalism, Gender and Power

Delighted to announce the publication of a new book featuring chapters written by a remarkably impressive range of leading scholars: Carter, C., Steiner, L. and Allan, S. (2019) (eds) Journalism, Gender and Power. London and New York: Routledge. Journalism, Gender … Continue reading

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CFP – Future of Journalism conference, September 2019

Reminder — Call for Papers closes at the end of January. Future of Journalism, Cardiff University, UK, September 2019 Conference theme: “Innovations, Transitions and Transformations” The School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) at Cardiff University will host the seventh … Continue reading

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JERAA conference

Very much looking forward to speaking at the Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA) annual conference being held in Tasmania, Australia, 3-5 December, 2018. Details for the conference are available here. It’s being hosted by the Media School … Continue reading

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International Communication Association conference, Prague

Joined by several of my Cardiff colleagues, we’re looking forward to meeting up with friends – old and new – in Prague for what promises to be a lively set of discussions. Please say “hello,” if you happen to be … Continue reading

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The Mediated Visibility of Conflicts

I am very pleased to be participating in this conference organised by Anne Gjelsvik and Mette Mortensen: PhD School at the Faculty of Humanities at University of Copenhagen Mediated visibility has become central to the way political and social conflicts … Continue reading

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