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Barry Wellman and Arvind Singhal Win New SSRC/ICA Prizes
July 6, 2008 - The Social Science Research Council is pleased to announce the winners of two new prizes in media and communications research, sponsored in partnership with the International Communications Association:
Whose Media? Our Media! SPIN Toolkit Available for Download
Whose Media? Our Media! -- A toolkit to help media activists develop and successfully execute their own communications campaigns from the ground up.
SSRC Abe Fellowship for Journalists
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) announce the Abe Fellowship for Journalists (AFJ). The Fellowship is designed to encourage in-depth coverage of topics of pressing concern to the U.S. and Japan through individual short-term policy-related projects. Application Deadline: September 15, 2008.
SSRC Announces Seven New Media & Communications Collaborative Grants
June 16th -- The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is pleased to announce seven new recipients of $30,000 Large Grants for academic-advocacy collaboration in media and communications. The funded projects address a range of exciting research needs, from advocacy strategies for Latinos to engage with media institutions, to action research developing a code of practices for Thai community radio, to initiatives that build collaborations between advocates and activists working to democratize the digital communications platform, etc.
Oxford Internet Institute Summer Interns Wanted
OII is looking for Summer Interns to work on the Peach project (ethical, legal and social issues in virtual environments) and the Oxford eSocial Science (OeSS) project (social shaping of e-Research technologies and collaborative distributed science).
Open Society Fellowship
The Open Society Fellowship enables outstanding individuals from around the world — journalists, activists, academics, practitioners — to work on projects that inspire meaningful public debate, shape policy, and inform the thinking and activities of the Open Society Institute and the Soros Foundations Network.
Grantee Profile: NYTimes and CityPaper feature Media Mobilizing Project
Todd Wolfson and Media Mobilizing Project, recipients of a $30,000 SSRC Large Grant in October 2007, were recently featured in the New York Times Technology section and on the front cover of the Philadelphia CityPaper for their ongoing work with community journalists in Philadelphia, where residents are voicing issues of violence, gentrification, and the digital divide.
Call for Papers: Legal Security and Privacy Issues in IT (LSPI)
The International Association of IT Lawyers (IAITL) and the University Economics Prague invite you to participate in the 3rd Intl. Conference on legal, security and privacy issues in information technology law, to be held in Prague in September 2008. Full Research Papers are due August 1, 2008. Abstract Presentations are due August 15th.
NK Grantee Post-Workshop Info!
The Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere co-hosted a two-day gathering (23-24 February 2008) of grantees, program partners, scholars and advocates to facilitate discussion on strategies to improve and increase research-advocacy collaborations on media and communications issues. Materials from the workshop can be found here.
Broadband Access Data Mischief
Highlighting the Benton Foundation's response to the just-released NTIA study declaring success for President Bush's universal broadband initiative. The study's reliance on FCC data that the FCC admits cannot provide an accurate picture of broadband adoption makes it worth flagging in the context our proposals to modernize and reform the FCC's data collection practices.
SSRC 'Collaborative Grants Book' Available
Attention collaborative grant applicants and other interested parties: A compendium of SSRC 'Collaborative Grants in Media and Communications' awarded since 2006 is now available.
Call for Papers: Communication, Culture & Critique
The International Communication Association seeks manuscripts for second and third 2008 issues of "Communication, Culture & Critique," the ICA's first new journal in 25 years. Submissions should be made online.
New SSRC/IDRC Book: ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia: Policy and Regulatory Roadblocks
A new SSRC/IDRC-sponsored volume brings together scholars, practitioners, former regulators and policy makers to address the problem of expanding information and communication technology (ICT) connectivity in emerging Asia.
Sacramento Bee Covers Local TV News Monitoring Project
Supported by a Collaborative Grant to Common Cause, Sacramento Media Group, and Kimberly Nadler (CSU-Sacramento)
Fourth Round Collaborative Grants Announced
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is pleased to announce the four newest recipients of $7,500 grants for academic-advocacy collaboration in the media and communications field.
"Media Minutes" Radio Program focuses on SSRC-funded research on Children's Media
The "Media Minutes" syndicated radio program this week includes an interview with Christy Glaubke of Children Now talking the the report “Big Media, Little Kids 2.” This report summarizes a research study that found that media consolidation has a detrimental effect on the provision of educational television. Funded by a grant from the Necessary Knowledge Program.
Conference on "Communication and Social Change: Theory, ICTs, Media and Francophone Spheres" May 22, 2008
On May 22, there will be an ICA Pre-conference on "Communication and Social Change: Theory, ICTs, Media and Francophone Spheres." Papers for this pre-conference must be submitted by November 15.
Nominees sought for Communications & Social Change Award by November 15
The Communication and Social Change (CSC) Award is an annual award given to an individual or organisation for the contributions to the theory and/or practice of communication for social change. Major theoretical contributions, and applied communication practices that are illustrative of frontline change and long-term sustainable development will be considered for this award. Nominations are due November 15. UPDATE: the deadline has been extended to November 15.
European Parliament Issues Study on State of Community Media in European Union
The Directorate General Internal Policies of the Union of the European Parliament has published a report that investigates the state of Community Media in the European Union and examines the factors that influence their development.
Call for Papers: "Exploring New Media Worlds" due November 20
Texas A&M University is sponsoring a conference on "Exploring New Media Worlds: Changing Technologies, Industries, Cultures, and Audiences in Global and Historical Context" from February 29 to March 2. Papers or proposals are due November 20, 2007.