[Mediaresearchhub-News] NKDPS Update on Media & Communications Policy Research, September 19, 2007

[SSRC media, communications, and information technology program announcements]

Dear Colleagues,

 

Please find below a list of upcoming news and events announcements
relevant to media policy research that we thought you would be
interested in.  For up-to-date news
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news> , events
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/events> and opportunities
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/opportunities> , please see the Media
Research Hub at http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/> . 

 

 

Proposals due by October 15 for Media / Communications Policy Research
Grants

The SSRC is pleased to announce a new round of small grants
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/grants/small-grants-project> for
academic-advocacy collaboration in the media and communications field.
This project will provide grants of up to $7,500 for research that
supports efforts to change the media / telecommunications
infrastructure, practices, policies or content. The grants are intended
for short-term work, completable and usable by advocacy partners within
the next 4-12 months. Proposals for this round must be submitted online
<http://www.mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/grants>  by October 15, 2007 by
5PM EST in order to be eligible for funding. Grant recipients will be
announced by November 16, 2007. 

 

Relevant links: Small Grants description, Call for Proposals
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/grants/small-grants-project/index_html
> , Grants criteria
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/grants/research-criteria> , Guide to
applying online for a small grant
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/grants/small-grants-project/guide-to-s
ubmitting-a-proposal-for-a-small-grant> .

 

 

Workshop on Opinion Writing for Media Scholars in October
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/workshop-on-opinion-writing-for-m
edia-scholars-in-october/>  

The SPIN Project invites scholars who write about media in relation to
race, public policy or social justice to apply to participate in a
four-part telephone seminar on op-ed writing lead by author and
journalist Catherine Orenstein, who is spearheading a national Op-Ed
Project with support from the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership.
Registration closes on Monday, September 25.  Read More...
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/workshop-on-opinion-writing-for-m
edia-scholars-in-october/> 

 

Call for Papers: "Politics: Web 2.0"
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/call-for-papers-politics-web-2.0/
>  

The New Political Communication Unit of the Department of Politics and
International Relations at Royal Hollaway, University of London invites
researchers to submit papers and panel proposals for an April 2008
international conference on Web 2.0 politics. The deadline for all
proposals is November 2. Read More...
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/call-for-papers-politics-web-2.0/
> 

 

APC Launches New Book on the WSIS and Civil Society
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/apc-launches-new-book-on-the-wsis
-and-civil-society/>  

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has announced a new
book, commissioned by the APC and written by David Souter, that examines
how developing country delegations and civil society fared at the
UN-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Read
More...
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/apc-launches-new-book-on-the-wsis
-and-civil-society/> 

 

Position Announcement: Executive Director, Information Society Project
at Yale Law School
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/position-announcement-executive-d
irector-information-society-project-at-yale-law-school/>  

The Information Society Project at Yale Law School seeks an Executive
Director. Qualified candidates, holding a J.D. or Ph.D., will have a
distinguished academic record, administrative talents, demonstrated
writing and public speaking ability, and knowledge about Information
Society issues - in particular, issues concerning intellectual property,
telecommunications and Internet regulation. Applications are due October
25. Read More...
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/position-announcement-executive-d
irector-information-society-project-at-yale-law-school/> 

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