Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies (Journal)

ISSN 20010818 , ONLINE ISSN 20499531

The Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to bridge the gap between media and communication research and actors within media production, i.e. broadcasters, newspapers, radio, Internet-based media outlets, etc. It is devoted to research with an applied angle in which a clear link is made between the prevalent theories and paradigms media and communication scholars work with, and the real world where media and communication activities take place.

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Principal Editor

Leon Barkho
University of Sharjah, UAE and Jönköping University, Sweden
ajms@intellectbooks.com, leon.barkho@ju.se, lbarkho@sharjah.ac.ae

Co-Editor

Jairo Lugo-Ocando
University of Sharjah, UAE
jlugoocando@sharjah.ac.ae

Associate Editors

Verica Rupar
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Vin Ray
Former Director of the BBC College of Journalism, UK

David Elstein
Founder and Former Chief Executive of UK's Channel 5

Assistant Editor

Sadia Jamil
University of Nottingham, China

Editorial Assistant

Peter Taylor
petertaylor2@hotmail.com

Book Reviews Editor

Brendan Lawson
University of Loughborough, UK
B.B.Lawson@lboro.ac.uk

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies aims to bridge the gap between media and communication research and actors with a say in media production, i.e. broadcasters, newspapers, radio, Internet-based media outlets, etc. It is devoted to research with an applied angle in which a clear link is made between the prevalent theories and paradigms media and communication scholars work with, and the real world where media and communication activities take place. It tackles issues and practices related to the output and organization of media outlets in our digitized age. This double-blind peer-reviewed journal has a particular focus on and interest in contemporary issues and practices of media firms as they are experienced by their actors journalists, executives, publishers and proprietors, among others. Besides scholarly submissions, the editors are interested in articles written by media actors focusing on topics including their activities, problems, strategies, guidelines, management and editorial issues, organization, ethical codes, coverage, distribution, marketing, handling of user-generated material, etc. The journal is the first scholarly publication giving due consideration in publishing to material by media actors. Practitioners, for the first time, will have their articles printed alongside academic papers within the pages of the same journal. The journal's main purpose is to test and apply media and communication theories to day-to-day affairs of media outlets to help executives, editors and journalists solve the issues they confront. It is interested in research and studies that help media actors journalists, proprietors and publishers improve their output.

Please see the Notes for Contributors at the bottom of the page for information on word count, layout and other important information prior to submission.

Submissions

To submit an article, please follow the 'Submit' button on the left of this page.
 
All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.
 
Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.
 
Download the Notes for Contributors below for information on format and style of submissions. If you need this document in a more accessible format, please contact info@intellectbooks.com. Find more information on Intellect's Accessibility page.

Peer Review Policy

All articles undergo initial editorial screening either by the journal's Editorial Team and/or incumbent Guest Editors. Articles then undergo a rigorous anonymous peer review by two referees, following the guidance in Intellect's 'Peer review instructions'. Based on this feedback, the Editors will communicate a decision and revision suggestions to authors. To appeal an editorial decision, please contact the main Editor who will consider your case.

Ethical Guidelines

The journal follows the principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read our Ethical Guidelines for more on the journal's standards.


Notes for Contributors Download

Principal Editor

Leon Barkho
University of Sharjah, UAE and Jönköping University, Sweden
ajms@intellectbooks.com, leon.barkho@ju.se, lbarkho@sharjah.ac.ae

Co-Editor

Jairo Lugo-Ocando
University of Sharjah, UAE
jlugoocando@sharjah.ac.ae

Associate Editors

Verica Rupar
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Vin Ray
Former Director of the BBC College of Journalism, UK

David Elstein
Founder and Former Chief Executive of UK's Channel 5

Assistant Editor

Sadia Jamil
University of Nottingham, China

Editorial Assistant

Peter Taylor
petertaylor2@hotmail.com

Book Reviews Editor

Brendan Lawson
University of Loughborough, UK
B.B.Lawson@lboro.ac.uk

Principal Editor

Leon Barkho
University of Sharjah, UAE and Jönköping University, Sweden
ajms@intellectbooks.com, leon.barkho@ju.se, lbarkho@sharjah.ac.ae

Co-Editor

Jairo Lugo-Ocando
University of Sharjah, UAE
jlugoocando@sharjah.ac.ae

Associate Editors

Verica Rupar
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Vin Ray
Former Director of the BBC College of Journalism, UK

David Elstein
Founder and Former Chief Executive of UK's Channel 5

Assistant Editor

Sadia Jamil
University of Nottingham, China

Editorial Assistant

Peter Taylor
petertaylor2@hotmail.com

Book Reviews Editor

Brendan Lawson
University of Loughborough, UK
B.B.Lawson@lboro.ac.uk

Principal Editor

Leon Barkho
University of Sharjah, UAE and Jönköping University, Sweden
ajms@intellectbooks.com, leon.barkho@ju.se, lbarkho@sharjah.ac.ae

Co-Editor

Jairo Lugo-Ocando
University of Sharjah, UAE
jlugoocando@sharjah.ac.ae

Associate Editors

Verica Rupar
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Vin Ray
Former Director of the BBC College of Journalism, UK

David Elstein
Founder and Former Chief Executive of UK's Channel 5

Assistant Editor

Sadia Jamil
University of Nottingham, China

Editorial Assistant

Peter Taylor
petertaylor2@hotmail.com

Book Reviews Editor

Brendan Lawson
University of Loughborough, UK
B.B.Lawson@lboro.ac.uk

Notes for Contributors Download


General Call for Papers 

The Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies focuses on practical issues media outlets confront today. Its main interest is in research and studies that help media actors – journalists, proprietors and publishers – improve their output. The editors are interested in topics covering problems media outlets face in our digitized world.

Contributions from both academics and practitioners are welcome. If you would like to contribute please contact the editors for details: ajms@intellectbooks.com.

All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.

Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.

Special Issue Call for Papers 

Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies

 

SPECIAL ISSUE:   Media, Poverty and Inequality

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies (AJMS) invites submissions to a Special Issue on Media, Poverty and Inequality.

Media framing of poverty has been shown by many scholars to be highly problematic (see Golding and Middleton 1982; Devereux 1998; Breen and Devereux 2003; Devereux 2007; Devereux and Power 2019; Clawson and Trice 2000). Those experiencing poverty and inequality have, variously, been ignored, demonized and sensationalized, and poverty is more likely to be explained in terms of individual failings/weaknesses (Lyndon 2019; Morrisson 2019).  Discourses circulate which divide the poor into the ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’, with Moral Underclass Discourses ensuring that the ‘genuineness’ of particular groups experiencing poverty (the homeless; welfare-recipients; lone-parents; immigrants; Roma, for example) is called into question (Lens 2002). In this discursive space, classed, gendered and racialized discourses often intersect when poverty is alluded to (Edelman 1998; Lens 2002). 

In a media setting, the conspicuous silence about the underlying structural causes of poverty and how it might be reduced or eliminated through redistributive means is notable (Harkins and Lugo-Ocando 2018; Lens 2002). 35 years ago, Devereux (1988) for example, noted how reporting on poverty suffered from source bias in that it relied heavily on the perspectives and actions of elite figures rather than the poor themselves. Equally, charitable as opposed to structural responses were favoured, thus permitting existing unequal power structures to go unchallenged. The long-standing deficit in terms of how media report on poverty has, if anything, been exacerbated in recent years, with media conglomeration resulting in even more infotainment and even less critical media coverage of issues such as poverty and inequality (Shildrick 2018). 

This Special Edition seeks to examine such continuities and changes in media coverage of poverty and inequality and consider the ideological underpinnings of how poverty and inequality are explained to the public by both legacy and new news media organisations. Academics, practitioners, and researchers with an active interest in the following themes are especially invited to submit a research paper:

  • Media coverage of class and poverty,
  • ‘Deservedness’ versus ‘Undeservedness’,
  • Welfare and immigration,
  • Media coverage of food poverty/food banks,
  • Homelessness and housing crisis,
  • The capacity or not of ctizen journalism to provide alternative counterpoints to hegemonic media discourses concerning poverty,
  • Media stigmatization of poor neighbourhoods,
  • Media discourses concerning poverty in ‘new’ media settings,
  • Media constructions of ‘the new poor’,
  • Source bias and media explainations of poverty,
  • Ethnographies of news production concerning social welfare, poverty.

 

TIMELINE

Abstract (300 to 500 words) – 7 April 2023.

Accepted abstracts notification – 14 April 2023

Full paper submission – 30 September 2023

Accepted papers notification –15 November 2023

Revisions and Publishing Contract –30 December 2023

Final submissions – 29 March 2024

Date of print – June 2024

The acceptance of submission will be based on the quality of research, study or discussion, the originality of the paper, and the relevance of the contribution to the subject focus of the Special Issue. All submissions will be subjected to a double-blind peer review process. Final papers should be 6,000-8,000 words in length.

 

CORRESPONDENCE

Please direct enquiries and abstract submissions to martin.j.power@ul.ie.

Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies: https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-appliedjournalism-media-studies

Guest Editors: Martin J. Power (Martin.j.power@ul.ie) and Eoin Devereux (Eoin.devereux@ul.ie)

Principal Editor

Leon Barkho
University of Sharjah, UAE and Jönköping University, Sweden
ajms@intellectbooks.com, leon.barkho@ju.se, lbarkho@sharjah.ac.ae

Co-Editor

Jairo Lugo-Ocando
University of Sharjah, UAE
jlugoocando@sharjah.ac.ae

Associate Editors

Verica Rupar
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Vin Ray
Former Director of the BBC College of Journalism, UK

David Elstein
Founder and Former Chief Executive of UK's Channel 5

Assistant Editor

Sadia Jamil
University of Nottingham, China

Editorial Assistant

Peter Taylor
petertaylor2@hotmail.com

Book Reviews Editor

Brendan Lawson
University of Loughborough, UK
B.B.Lawson@lboro.ac.uk

Editorial Board

Seon-Gi Baek
Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea

Beatriz Becker
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Amy Binns
University of Central Lancashire, UK

Svetlana Bodrunova
Saint Petersburg State University, Russia

Carlos Arcila Calderón
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain

Sarah Chiumbu
University of Johannesburg, South Africa

John Cokley
CQUniversity, Australia

Stephen Cushion
Cardiff University, UK

Juliette de Maeyer
University of Brussels, Belgium

Scott Eldridge
University of Groningen, Netherlands

Fatima El-Issawi
Northwestern University in Qatar, Qatar and University of Essex, UK

Salah Elzein
Director of Al Jazeera Center for Studies, Qatar

Julie Firmstone
University of Leeds, UK

Miguel Franquet dos Santos
Universitat Abat Oliba CEU, Spain

Emma Heywood
University of Sheffield, UK

Victoria Jack
Internews in Athens, Newcastle University, UK

Geert Jacobs
Ghent University, Belgium

Sadia Jamil
University of Nottingham, China

Claudia Lago
Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, Brazil

Kevin Marsh
ex-BBC executive editor, UK

Carolina Matos
City, University of London, UK

Meron Medzini
Rothberg International School of the Hebrew University, Israel

Colleen Murrell
Dublin City University, Ireland

Bruce Mutsvairo
University of Technology Sydney, Australia

An Nguyen
Bournemouth University, UK

Julian Petley
Brunel University, UK

Marcela Pizarro
Al Jazeera Network, London, UK

María Del Mar Ramírez Alvarado
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

Shakuntala Rao
State University of New York, USA

José Luis Requejo Alemán
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain

Vittoria Sacco
University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Maria Soledad Segura
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina

Thouraya Snoussi
University of Sharjah, UAE

Maite Soto-Sanfiel
National University of Singapore, Singapore

John Steel
University of Derby, UK

Kate Wright
University of Edinburgh, UK

Principal Editor

Leon Barkho
University of Sharjah, UAE and Jönköping University, Sweden
ajms@intellectbooks.com, leon.barkho@ju.se, lbarkho@sharjah.ac.ae

Co-Editor

Jairo Lugo-Ocando
University of Sharjah, UAE
jlugoocando@sharjah.ac.ae

Associate Editors

Verica Rupar
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Vin Ray
Former Director of the BBC College of Journalism, UK

David Elstein
Founder and Former Chief Executive of UK's Channel 5

Assistant Editor

Sadia Jamil
University of Nottingham, China

Editorial Assistant

Peter Taylor
petertaylor2@hotmail.com

Book Reviews Editor

Brendan Lawson
University of Loughborough, UK
B.B.Lawson@lboro.ac.uk

 
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Principal Editor

Leon Barkho
University of Sharjah, UAE and Jönköping University, Sweden
ajms@intellectbooks.com, leon.barkho@ju.se, lbarkho@sharjah.ac.ae

Co-Editor

Jairo Lugo-Ocando
University of Sharjah, UAE
jlugoocando@sharjah.ac.ae

Associate Editors

Verica Rupar
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Vin Ray
Former Director of the BBC College of Journalism, UK

David Elstein
Founder and Former Chief Executive of UK's Channel 5

Assistant Editor

Sadia Jamil
University of Nottingham, China

Editorial Assistant

Peter Taylor
petertaylor2@hotmail.com

Book Reviews Editor

Brendan Lawson
University of Loughborough, UK
B.B.Lawson@lboro.ac.uk

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