20.-21. November 2009, Konferenz zur Journalismus-Forschung am IAM der ZHAW Winterthur
International Conference
Journalism Research in the Public Interest
20 – 21 November 2009 in Winterthur/Switzerland
IAM Institute of Applied Media Studies at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences and the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich
Details here: http://project.zhaw.ch/de/linguistik/jrc.html
Friday, 20 November 2009
9:00 – 10:00 Registration
9:30 – 10.30 Offical Opening & Plenary Session
Welcome notes
- Vinzenz Wyss, Thomas Hanitzsch, Conference Chairs
- Daniel Perrin, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
- Pearl Pedergnana, City Councillor Winterthur, Switzerland
Keynote
- Barbie Zelizer , University of Pennsylvania, USA
What can journalism scholarship tell us about journalism
11:00 – 12:15 Panels A1 ¦ B1 ¦ C1
Panel A1: Transfer of knowledge – in whose interest?
Chair: Daniel Perrin, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
- Bernd Blöbaum, University of Muenster, Germany
Journalism Research as a reflection of journalistic change - Stephan Russ-Mohl, European Journalism Observatory, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland
Journalism research – in the public interest? - Alice Tejkalova & Filip Lab, Charles University, Czech Republic
The relationship between journalism studies and media professionals in the Czech Republic
Panel B1: Journalism and the public interest
Chair: Kevin G. Barnhurst, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
- David Miller (1), William Dinan (1) & Gary Horne (2), (1) University of Strathclyde, (2) University of the Arts, UK
Abolishing independent journalism - Anthea Garman, Rhodes University, South Africa
‘Public’ as a mode of mass-subjectivity, ‘public interest’ as a rationale: An interrogation of journalism’s most useful tools - Harmen Groenhart, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Always serving the public interest. How do letters from the editor in chief reflect the audience’s and editors-in-chiefs’ perceptions of a newspaper serving the public interest? - Philip MacGregor & Lian Zhu, Bournemouth University, UK
News agencies reassessed in an era of turbulence
Panel C1: Audience participation
Chair: Irene Costera Meijer, VU University, The Netherlands
- Leena Ripatti-Torniainen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Public Journalism as Adult Education - Julia Lönnendonker & Annika Sehl, TU Dortmund University, Germany
How online comments enlarge diversity of opinion: the case of the Caucasus conflict - Annika Sehl, TU Dortmund University, Germany
Status quo of German newspapers’ participatory journalism
13:30 – 14:45 Panels A2 ¦ B2 ¦ C2
Panel A2: Journalism und democratization
Chair: Joaquim Fidalgo, University of Minho, Portugal
- Adisa Busuladzic, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Free media going rampant - Teke Ngomba, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Dogmatic ideologues? Exploring the professional ideologies and role conceptions of Cameroonian political journalists in the context of democratization - Carla Baptista, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
The contribution of Portuguese journalism for the idea of democracy during the decade of the 1970s
Panel B2: Journalism education
Chair: Beate Josephi, Edith Cowan University, Australia
- Panday Pradip K, University of Sheffield, UK
Journalism education in Bangladesh: Where are we? - Gabriel J. Botma, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Where theory meets practice: Addressing unequal access in South African journalism education and training - Ana Lúcia Prado Reis dos Santos, University of Amazon, Brazil
Children’s rights of youth and the role of a monitor in the middle training of professional journalism: A case study of the Agency Unama, North of Brazil
Panel C2: Reporting styles
Chair: John C. Pollock, College of New Jersey, USA
- Frank Esser, Hong Nga Nguyen Vu & Bernd Spanier, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Mapping political reporting styles: Election communication in Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the United States - Malou Willemars, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Between objective outsiders and engaged participants: Dutch journalists on their roles in the public debate - Enric Castelló & Marta Montagut, Rovira i Virgili University, Spain
Agenda and frame building through talk radio: political parties and journalists in Catalonia
15:15 – 16:30 Panels A3 ¦ B3 ¦ C3
Panel A3: Transfer of knowledge and interactive research
Chair: Vinzenz Wyss, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
- Klaus Meier, Dortmund University of Technology, Germany
Journalism research as interactive innovation research - Linda Kay, Rosemary C. Reilly, Terry Kyle & Elyse Amend, Concordia University, Canada
Using research as a reflective mirror: Helping journalists to examine their responsibilities to traumatized communities - Andrea Czepek, Melanie Hellwig & Eva Nowak, University of Applied Sciences Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Involving civil and non-governmental organizations into the research process: Media associations as subjects of journalism research
Panel B3: Journalism’s practices around the world I
Chair: Thomas Hanitzsch, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Markus Behmer, Universität Bamberg, Germany
Agents of change or remote amusers in Big Brothers’ world - Heikki Kuutti, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
The role of publicity law in journalists´ work - Meredith Levine, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Radio, vulnerable subjects and consent
Panel C3: Journalism and new media
Chair: Bernd Blöbaum, University of Muenster, Germany
- Joaquim Fidalgo, University of Minho, Portugal
Journalism: new media, new actors — new ethics? - Sebastian Feuß, University of Leipzig, Germany
Crossover media use – eye tracking data on the reception of print and online news media by different age groups - Shawn Powers, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, USA
Broadcasting 2.0: The case of Al-Jazeera English
18:15 – 19:30 Panel Discussion: Journalism research in the public interest
Chair: George Terzis, Vesalius College and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Panelists: Martin Dumermuth, Federal Office of Communications, Switzerland; Klaus Meier, University of Dortmund, Germany; Barbie Zelizer, University of Pennsylvania, USA
19:30 – 22:00 Reception Dinner
Saturday, 21 November 2009
09:30 – 10:45 Panels A4 ¦ B4
Panel A4: Transfer of knowledge: The influence of researchers
Chair: Josef Trappel, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Lucie Hribal, NCCR Democracy, Switzerland
Academic expertise and applied journalism research in the context of democracy assistance - Christoph Spurk, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Improving journalistic quality in post-conflict Liberia: Methods for measuring quality and perspectives for transferring results into journalism practice and society - Elsayed Bekhit M. Dawish, University of Sharjah, UAE
Contributions of Arab researchers in journalism and media research: Reality and challenges
Panel B4: Audiences and news consumption
Chair: Guido Keel, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
- Kevin G. Barnhurst (1), Richard Besel (2) & Christopher Bodmann (1), (1) University of Illinois at Chicago, (2) California Polytechnic State University, USA
Journalism theory and the objective-subjective divide: Young adult life histories in Chicago - Irene Costera Meijer, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Journalism Research and the quality of life: The citizens’ agenda for local media - Sergio Mosteiro Molina, Government of Catalonia, Spain
A regional analysis of public interest: the case of the press in Catalonia
11:15 – 12:30 Panels A5 ¦ B5 ¦ C5
Panel A5: Journalism and deliberative democracy
Chair: Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff University, UK
- Phil Ramsey, University of Ulster, UK
Journalism and deliberative democracy: the role of governmental communication - Uta Rußmann, University of Innsbruck, Austria &Roland Burkart, University of Vienna, Austria
Journalism, deliberative democracy and the role of doubts: An analysis of political campaign communication in Austria - Uwe Krüger, University of Leipzig, Germany
Manufacturing consent through integration? Personal networks of Germany’s elite journalists with elites from politics and economy
Panel B5: Coverage of religion, health and science
Chair: Michael Schanne, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
- Victor Khroul, Moscow State University, Russia
Covering religion life: searching for the truth or following stereotypes? - John C. Pollock, Paul D’Angelo, Donna Shaw, Amanda Burd, Kristen Kiernicki & Janna Raudenbush, College of New Jersey, USA
Anglophone African coverage of AIDS: Comparing the impact of social structures and media systems - Maria Anikina, Moscow State University Lomonosov, Russia
Sociological data in Russian media: misunderstanding or manipulation?
Panel C5: Journalism’s practices around the world II
Chair: Folker Hanusch, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
- Lynette Steenveld, Rhodes University, South Africa
Rethinking journalism practice in a ’new‘ democracy - Sven Engesser, University of Munich, Germany
Journalism as a political institution: News-gathering organisations in Tokyo and Berlin - Paluanov Bakhitbay, Karakalpak State University, Uzbekistan
New public interests in new media era
13:30 – 14:45 Panels A6 ¦ B6 ¦ C6
Panel A6: Transfer of knowledge between research and practice
Chair: Klaus Meier, Dortmund University of Technology, Germany
- Martina Leonarz & Werner A. Meier, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Two different worlds: Potential reasons why journalism research fails - Gitte Gravengaard, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
The journalism researcher and the professional practitioner – a knowledge creating relation - Daniel Perrin, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Tacit knowledge as the missing link – knowledge transformation in the „idee suisse“ project
Panel B6: Covering war and peace
Chair: David Miller, University of Strathclyde, UK
- Arne Freya Zillich (1), Roland Göbbel (1), Georg Ruhrmann (1), Karin Stengel (2) & Michaela Maier (2), (1) Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena, (2) University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Proactive Crisis Communication? News Coverage on International Crises in German Print and Broadcasting Media - Irmgard Wetzstein, University of Vienna, Austria
Mediative qualities in foreign policy journalism: A first exploration on the basis of the news coverage of Gaza in the printed media "The Guardian Weekly“ and "Profil“ from end of December 2008 until mid of February 2009 - Marlis Prinzing, University of Fribourg/Lugano, Switzerland
The Project "peace counts" – diamond of change or mere idealism?
Panel C6: Professional ethics in journalism
Chair: Klaus-Dieter Altmeppen, Catholic University of Eichstaett, Germany
- Patrick Lee Plaisance, Colorado State University, USA
Virtue theory and journalism practice - Susana Herrera (1), Fabiola Alcalá (2), Salvador Alsius (2), Francesc Salgado (2), Carlos Maciá (1), Begoña Zalbidea (3), Juan Carlos Pérez (3), Juan Carlos Suárez (4), Lorena Romero (4) & Elena Real (5), (1) Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, (2) Universidad Pompeu Fabra, (3) Universidad del País Vasco, 4Universidad de Sevilla, (5) Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Media harassment of active politicians from the ethical perspective of Spanish journalists - Nicola Jones, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Privacy versus the Public Interest: an investigation of media ethics in the Sunday Time’s exposé of South African health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
15:15 – 16:30 Panels A7 ¦ B7 ¦ C7
Panel A7: Journalism and user-generated content
Chair: Thorsten Quandt, University of Hohenheim, Germany
- Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff University, UK
User generated content and the public interest - Merja Drake, University of Applied Sciences, Helskini, Finland
From a parlamentarian’s fleas to Gucci: A study of blogging practices in Finland and the Netherlands - Piet Bakker & Sanne Hille, Hogeschool Utrecht, Utrecht
Blogging on Dutch daily newspaper websites
Panel B7: Media policy and regulation
Chair: George Terzis, Vesalius College and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
- Vinzenz Wyss, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Applied journalism research as a service provider between regulation authority and media organizations - Robert Beveridge, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Outside and in: Journalism research, advocacy and policy development - Marc Edge, Sam Houston State University, USA
Public benefits or private? The case of the Canadian Media Research Consortium
Panel C7: New avenues in journalism research
Chair: Stephan Russ-Mohl, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland
- Terje S. Skjerdal, Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication, Norway
Making sense of alternative African journalism models - Verica Rupar, Cardiff University, UK & Marcel Broersma, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
The best of journalism: Shifting the gaze direction in journalism research - Folker Hanusch, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
The public interest in researching travel journalism practices: Why lifestyle journalism is an increasingly important field of inquiry
16:30 Official Closing