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Centres and Peripheries: metropolitan and non-metropolitan journalismGlasgow, Scotland, 7-8 May 2009Glasgow Caledonian University is launching a series of biennial conferences which will focus on aspects of contemporary journalism practice across the media. The first conference will take place on the 7th and 8th of May 2009, and its organising theme will be 'Centres and peripheries: metropolitan and non-metropolitan journalism'. Conference themesThe conference welcomes papers addressing issues such as –
This list is not meant to be exhaustive and, although the conference is being held in the UK, speakers are welcome to address the situations in other European and non-European countries in the press, broadcasting and new media. Keynote speakersTom Thomson, formerly Managing Editor of Reuters, and currently Group Managing Editor of the Herald & Times Group. Professor Christopher Waddell teaches Journalism at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario. He reported on economics and business for the Globe and Mail before becoming associate editor, then national editor, of the paper. Subsequently he was the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Parliamentary Bureau Chief in Ottawa. Enric Castelló of the Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, Catalonia. Has has worked as on-line project coordinator for the Barcelona daily La Vanguardia and has had an active involvement with a range of other media outlets such as the Valencian daily newspaper Levante-EMV, the Catalan-language daily Avui and the EFE press agency. Paul Riddell who recently moved from a senior post at The Scotsman to take up the editorship of the Shetland Times, and will reflect on the different centre/periphery relationships he has encountered. ProposalsProposals for papers, 300 words in length, should be sent by 19th December 2008 to: David Hutchison, E: dhu@gcal.ac.uk. Decisions on acceptance will be communicated by the end of January 2009. |
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