http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org daily 1 2007-10-16T00:09:41Z http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/call-for-papers-congress-on-social-and-economic-impact-of-icts ACORN / REDECOM invite proposals on current research relevant to the communication and information sector, with accepted papers to be presented at the 2009 Congress in Mexico City. Travel funds are available on a competitive basis. No publisher chung@ssrc.org events 2008-11-17T21:14:05Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/humanitarianism-activism-media-religion-a-roundtable Distinctions between religious and secular activist media often seem self-evident. This panel asks what they might share. How do religious and secular forms of activism overlap? How do contemporary humanitarian and activist movements use complex networks of mediation? How do visions of suffering function when mediated and deployed globally? How do the formal properties of media signs and symbols constitute humanitarian and activist movements? No publisher karaganis@ssrc.org events 2008-10-28T23:53:01Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/nk-grantee-workshop-information-available-here 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. No publisher aslama@ssrc.org; chung@ssrc.org Conference NKDPS Program events 2008-11-07T20:44:36Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/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. No publisher panganiban@ssrc.org events 2007-11-01T18:07:59Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/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. No publisher panganiban@ssrc.org events 2007-10-29T18:36:59Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/international-conference-to-evaluate-75-years-of-the-bbc-world-service From December 18-19, there will be a conference on "International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange" on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the BBC World Service, held in London, UK. The deadline for submission of abstracts for this conference is November 5. No publisher panganiban@ssrc.org events 2007-10-29T17:55:07Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/audio-recordings-of-adelstein-calhoun-mcchesney-at-pre-conference-available-online By popular demand, we have posted audio recordings and transcripts of remarks by FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, SSRC President Craig Calhoun and Free Press founder Bob McChesney at the SSRC-Free Press 'Media Policy Research Pre-conference' held on January 11 in Memphis ahead of the National Conference on Media Reform. No publisher admin NKDPS Program events 2007-10-22T15:26:45Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/transcript-of-fcc-commissioner-adelsteins-remarks-at-media-policy-research-pre-conference John Anderson has passed on to us a transcript of the keynote address by FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein at the Media Policy Research Pre-Conference in Memphis on January 11, 2007. Please read Commissioner Adelstein's full remarks below. No publisher admin NKDPS Program events 2007-10-22T14:12:53Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/media-research-pre-conference-gathers-200-academics-to-strategize-on-research-needs-for-2007 On January 11, 2007 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, the Media Policy Research Pre-conference brought together over 200 media policy researchers, students, activists, and policy-makers to discuss media research needs for the coming year. The all-day conference featured eight working group roundtable sessions on key policy research areas, a poster session to present new scholarship, and a keynote address by FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein. A summary document will be produced as a result of the pre-conference, setting out a media policy research agenda for 2007. No publisher admin NKDPS Program events 2007-10-22T14:12:59Z News Item http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/audio-recordings-of-presentations-by-academics-at-ncmr-available-online Many of the participants in the January 11 SSRC-Free Press 'Media Policy Research Pre-Conference' also participated in the larger National Conference on Media Reform. Audio recordings of a number of these research-oriented panels are now available at the Free Press conference website. No publisher admin NKDPS Program events 2007-10-22T14:13:15Z News Item