M.O.P. VAISHNAV
COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS)
CHENNAI-34
SCHOOL OF
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF
JOURNALISM
CALL FOR PAPER
NATIONAL SEMINAR
ON
Implications and Influences
of New Media technologies on Journalism
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
newmediaseminar2015@gmail.com
Implications and Influences of New Media
technologies on Journalism
ABOUT M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women
One of the youngest colleges in the country to
be granted autonomy, M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women has displayed its
penchant for distinction and innovation in academics since its inception. The college has been committed to
attracting and supporting top calibre women students, providing them the right
arena for higher education. The college has over 14 UG & 8 PG courses plus
a dedicated Research programme in the Department of Commerce. Affiliated to the
University of Madras, it boasts a strength of 3,000 students. The college
offered itself for accreditation in its decennial year in 2004 and has been reaccredited
in 2009 by the NAAC (The National Assessment & Accreditation Council) with
an ‘A’ grade and a 3.51 CGPA on a 4 point scale.
The vision of the college is to evolve into a University of
international repute. Towards this end,
the regimen of academic study at each level is well balanced with
extra & co curricular activities, which include workshops, lectures,
seminars, conferences, symposia etc. organized by the faculty. The individual
departments of the college are responsible for the academic activities which
include teaching, research and other educational support to students. The teaching
faculty have distinguished themselves through awards for academic accolades
earned nationally and globally.
Department of Journalism. Established in 2003, the Department of Journalism seeks to equip
aspiring journalists to handle news in the print media, the electronic media
and the online media. As part of the course, students undertake projects which
involve active field experience comprising live beat coverage, research and
interviews that equip them with the skills required to join the band of
professionals in the industry.
The
department believes in keeping up with the trends in the field of journalism,
and recognises the magnitude of influence that the digital media has on its
practice. Far from being the radical,
avant garde concept it once was, practised by only the most forward-looking of
news organisations, convergence journalism has now made its presence felt in the
journalistic landscape. Most news organisations, having tentatively tried their
hands at being part of the digital world -producing a video clip here, web
updates there, and elsewhere an interactive infographic - are now regularly
doing it all, and what's more, they are deploying a lean, multi-skilled team,
rather than specialists, to do it.
But
what is the upshot of this seismic shift? On the one hand, it puts a vast array
of technological tools in the hands of journalists. At the same time, it puts a
question mark on the very notion of who is a journalist. With the Internet --
particularly social media -- democratising journalistic resources and
information, every networked citizen could potentially be a disseminator of
news content. If the supply pattern has changed, so has the consumption. News
reception is no longer collective -it is much more individualised. Besides,
thanks to mobile wireless technology, news content portability may even exceed
that of newspapers, as Denis Mc Quail says.
In
this scenario, some questions arise. With the amateurisation of news
production, whither journalistic accountability? When more and more content
ends up online for the consumption of an active minority, could the majority of
citizens be left the victims of a knowledge gap? What happens to public
opinion? Are the emerging media technologies changing the face of journalism? If
so, how? And where do the traditional news media stand in this changing
scenario?
These
and many more questions surrounding media convergence in journalism warrant
in-depth study and knowledge-sharing, so that, even as news production and
delivery models change, basic journalistic values are preserved. The department
of Journalism at M.O.P. Vaishnav College has taken a step in this direction through
a paper presentation seminar on various dimensions of new media and digital
journalism.
Implications and
Influences of New Media technologies on
Journalism
The
Seminar will involve research paper presentation by faculty from the department
of journalism/media/communication from various academic institutions in India.
The
Seminar calls for papers based on original, empirical research or with a heavy
focus on review of literature in any of the following areas:
1.
Traditional media Vs. New media
Ø Impact
Ø
News values
Ø Credibility
Ø Citizen
journalism Vs. professional journalism
Ø Agenda
setting- social media or traditional news media?
Ø Effective
platform for creating public opinion- Social media or traditional news media?
Ø Twitter
and social media as sources of news for traditional media
Ø Opportunity
and challenges of convergence for new s media
Ø Database
journalism
Ø Trends
in print and broadcast journalism
Ø Breaking
news or the complete story?
Ø Ethics
and broadcast journalism
Ø Censorship
and media
Ø Celebrity
journalism
Ø Technological
Determinism
Ø Technological
Acceptance
Ø Social
Shaping of Technology
Ø Uses
and Gratifications of new media for news
2.
New Media and Journalism
Ø New
media and new news values
Ø Media
richness of online news sites
Ø Freedom
of the Internet
Ø Fact
checking
Ø Global
News flows and new media
Ø Emergency
journalism
Ø New
media and Crisis coverage
Ø twitter
and social media as source of news for traditional media
Ø What
makes a story go viral?
Ø Opportunity
and challenges of convergence for news media
Ø New
media, new laws?
Ø New
media and ethics
Ø Weblog
journalism
Ø The
Virtual fandom and celebrity journalism
Ø Social
media and Opinionated journalism
Ø Social
media and news dissemination
Ø News
as open source content
Ø Digital
media and election coverage/election
campaign
Ø Mobile
story telling
Ø Social
data and journalism
Ø Digital
journalism
Ø Social
media - platform for establishing power or a platform for resistance?
Ø Instagram
as a platform for news
Ø Areas
of curriculum development - innovations in journalism education.
Abstracts
of not more than 250 words may be
submitted by September 30th, 2015. Full papers of abstracts approved,
between 3,000 and 4,000 words, may be
submitted by December 25, 2015.
Registration
fee: DD of Rs. 500 in favour of M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai.
CONTACT US
Email : newmediaseminar2015@gmail.com
Mobile phone:
Ms.
Nrithya Maria Andrews: 9176224452
Ms. Aarthi
Jayaram: 9962064489
Department of Journalism, M.O.P. Vaishnav College for
Women: 044-28330507 ext 402
Postal
mail: M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women (Autonomous)
No. 20, IV
Lane, Nungambakkam High Road
Chennai-600
034
Visit our
website at www.mopvc.edu.in
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