*CFP* MEDIA AND JOURNALISM RESEARCH GROUP PGR/ECR CONFERENCE, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

1st Communication, Media and Journalism Research Group PGR/ECR Conference

10 April 2019, University of Sheffield

This one-day conference seeks to unite postgraduate researchers and early career academics whose research focus lies in the interconnected fields of communication, media and journalism.

The Communication, Media and Journalism research group (CMJ) is home for the research-active staff and students from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Journalism Studies, the Centre for Freedom of the Media and the Centre for the Study of Journalism and History. The CMJ is an interdisciplinary group with research strengths in data science, psychology, history, international relations, journalism, international law, media and communication, political science and sociology. Our researchers work across the broad areas of communication, media and journalism.

We welcome abstracts which focus on:

• Conflict and crisis communication 
• European and comparative media and information law 
• Journalism, communication and democracy 
• Journalism and communication history 
• Language, communication and journalism 
• The digital media and communication environment

Please send abstracts of 250-300 words, including a bio of ca. 100 words, to both Jake Mason (jkmason1@sheffield.ac.uk) and Gemma Horton (gmhorton1@sheffield.ac.uk) by 24th January 2019. Successful applicants will be notified by 14th February 2019.

All applicants, as well as attendees, must register on the conference website. Register attendance.