Grahamstown, South Africa

The second World Journalism Education Congress, titled "Journalism Education in an Age of Radical Change", seeks to provide a discussion forum on common issues and interests and a foundation for supporting the continuing development of journalism and journalism education worldwide. The event coincides with the 2010 World Cup hosted in South Africa, which offers a common focus for journalism educators to debate carbon footprints and media mega-events, the rise of new media, changing business models and copyright issues, representations of race and gender, media globalisation, etc. According to the organisers, the conference will offer opportunities to present peer reviewed research papers on journalism education issues. There will also be scheduled joint sessions with the parallel Highway Africa Conference 2010, master classes in various new media technologies, and debates and exhibitions.

The second World Journalism Education Congress will give journalism educators an opportunity to:

• visit and network with their African colleagues;
• contribute to and benefit from global journalism education discussions;
• continue the momentum of the first World Journalism Education Congress; and
• present peer reviewed research papers on journalism education issues.

Click here [1] for more information in the Congress brochure in PDF format.

Click here [2] for more information on the World Journalism Education Council website.

The WJEC is inviting academic paper abstracts related to any aspect of journalism and journalism education for presentation as refereed research papers at the conference. Interested presenters should electronically submit abstracts only (minimum 500 words) by December 1 2009.

Click here [3] for more information on submitting abstracts.