*CFP* “JOURNALISM UNDER THE SIEGE OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND ALGORITHMS”, CHAPTER BOOK

Our book project focuses on both the transformation of journalism profession with algorithms and new business models in journalism. Thus, we want to question the technologies and new economic opportunities that influence contemporary journalistic practices.

There is no one who doesn't watch science-fiction movies or read some books about how robots will take on a great deal of people's work one day. Previously, we thought that robots would only undertake the jobs what was called “blue-collar” that based on body strength. We believed that the more sophisticated and “White-collar” jobs that would require intellectual effort would not be affected by automation. Today, however, many professions that require skills and expertise are automated as well. One of the automated business branches is journalism. The use of algorithms to gather, write, distribute, and publish the content of news is increasing day by day. Therefore, the first focus of this book is the transformation created by automation in journalistic practices.

Our second focus is on new business models emerging in the journalism industry. Although platforms such as Google and Facebook have had a global impact on the economy of journalism, the response of media industries in different countries and even each media to these changes can be changed. This differentiation is seen both in the business models of the mainstream media organizations and in the business models of many newsrooms, from small start-ups to the types of media that we can define as alternative or radical media. Therefore, we will be welcoming papers addressing these emerging models internalized by different types of media outlets and possible risks and opportunities of these economic models for newsrooms of the future.

Welcomed Topics Include (but also a combination of) the following:

• How do algorithms transform the working conditions of journalists in the social, economic, and industrial fields?
• What kind of changes do the automation and algorithms create in the working conditions of journalists?
• What kinds of new approaches and methods are needed in academic studies in the use of algorithms and automatization in journalism?
• What are the implicit and explicit intentions of those who control news algorithms and automate journalism?
• How can the myths and facts related to automation and algorithms in journalism be categorized?
• Do traditional business models in the journalism industry meet today's needs?
• Can hybrid income models be liberating in terms of journalism?
• How do newspapers develop their digital advertising policies and what do they pay attention to?
• Can mass and institutional funds develop sustainable economic models?
• Do Google-type digital ad provider networks threaten the future of journalism?
• What impact does Duopol (Google and Facebook) have on newspaper revenues?
• What do the news-oriented projects of Google and Facebook mean economically and practically for newspapers?

Proposals Submission Deadline: October 30, 2019

Full Chapters Due: February 15, 2020