Friday, 4 September 2015

MediAsia 2015 - The Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication

The final deadline to submit your abstract for the Sixth Asian Conference on Media & Mass Communication 2015 (MediAsia2015) is September 15! Submit, present and join us for this amazing event in the beautiful seaside city of Kobe, Japan.

Held along with the Fourth Asian Conference on Film & Documentary (FilmAsia2015), at the Art Center of Kobe from November 12-15, join us as we discuss this year’s conference themes, “Power” and “Human Rights, Justice, Media and Culture” along with keynote speakers Professors Bradley Hamm, Akira Mizuta Lippit, Brent E. Huffman, conference chairs Gary E. Swanson, James Rowlins, and other featured presentations!

To submit an abstract for presentation or participate as an audience member, please visit the website or contact us for more information.

Submit an abstract: http://iafor.org/cfp
Visit the conference website: http://iafor.org/conferences/mediasia2015/
Enquiries: mediasia@iafor.org

***Join IAFOR at MediAsia2015 to:

-Deliver your own research findings to a global audience
-Have your work published in the conference proceedings and considered for peer-reviewed, open access IAFOR Journals
-Benefit from IAFOR’s interdisciplinary focus by hearing the latest research in the fields of Media, Mass Communication, and Film & Documentary
-Participate in a truly international, interdisciplinary and intercultural event
-Participate in interactive audience sessions
-Access international networking opportunities
-Discounts on registration fees are available for those able to pay registration fees early. Please see the registration page for details: http://iafor.org/mediasia2015-registration


***MediAsia2015 Conference Chair

Professor Gary Swanson
MediAsia2015 Conference Chair and Featured Speaker
Mildred S. Hansen Endowed Chair in Journalism
The University of Northern Colorado, USA

Gary E. Swanson is an internationally recognized and highly acclaimed photojournalist, documentary and news producer, director, editor, educator, speaker and consultant. He has also been an educator for 22 years. Prior to his work in academe, Swanson compiled a distinguished professional broadcast career spanning 13 years at NBC News – producing award-winning documentaries, prime-time news magazine stories, and covering “breaking news” in 26 states and Canada for the network – including trips and campaigns of presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. Swanson has earned more than 80 awards for broadcast excellence and photojournalism including three national Emmys.


***Conference Theme and Streams

Conference Theme 1: "Human Rights, Justice, Media and Culture"
Conference Theme 2: "Power"
The conference themes for MediAsia2015 are "Human Rights, Justice, Media and Culture" and "Power", and the organizers encourage submissions that approach these themes from a variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions within and across a variety of interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives.

Submissions are organized in to the following thematic streams:

-Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
-Digital Media and Use of New Technology in Newsgathering
-Communication Theory and Methodology
-Critical and Cultural Studies, Gender and Communication
-Media Disaster Coverage
-Media History
-International Communication
-Law, Policy & Media Ethics
-Newspapers & Magazines as Print/Digital Media
-Mass Communication
-Broadcast Media & Globalization
-Journalism
-Education & Scholastic Journalism
-Sports, Media & Globalization
-Media Management and Economics
-Political Communication and Satire
-Visual Communication
-Media & Education: Training journalists
-Social Media & Communication Technology
-Documentary Production
-Film

Visit the conference website for further details:
http://iafor.org/mediasia2015-call-for-papers/#conference-streams
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