This is aimed at US-based researchers but of interest to many of you anyway. Will try post my report on the governance working group soon... G > ------ Forwarded Message > Subject: Academic Media Reform pre-conference > > Dear Colleague-- > > Many of my academic friends have inquired about the fourth National Conference > for Media Reform <http://www.freepress.net/conference/> in Minneapolis from > June 6-8, 2008. It is going to be an extraordinary event with thousands of > people from all 50 states, scores of nations and all walks of life. > > There will also be an academic pre-conference on Thursday June 5 for scholars > and students concerned with media and media policy. It is being organized by > Amit Schejter from Penn State and is con-sponsored by Free Press and the > Social Science Research Council along with the Institute for Information > Policy at Penn State. Any scholar or student can attend and I urge you to do > so. (There is funding to help pay for grad students to attend.) > > There is also a call for proposals for the academic pre-conference. I attach > it to this email. Please consider submitting a proposal. Also please send this > call for proposals to other academics and grad students you know who might be > interested is submitting a proposal or attending. And for my international > friends, please note that international and comparative work is encouraged. > > The deadline is January 25, 2008 to make a 500 word proposal so there is not a > lot of time to spare. If you have any questions please contact Amit Schejter > directly . His email is: [log in to unmask] > > Thanks much. I hope to see you in Minneapolis. From past experience I can > safely say you will not be disappointed if you attend. In fact, it will more > likely blow your mind. > > Bob > > > > > Robert W. McChesney > <http://www.provost.uiuc.edu/about/chairs/gutgsell/RobertMcChesney.html> > Gutgsell Endowed Professor > <http://www.provost.uiuc.edu/about/chairs/gutgsell/RobertMcChesney.html> > DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION > <http://www.spcomm.uiuc.edu/> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign > <http://uiuc.edu/> FREE PRESS > <http://www.freepress.net/> Stop Big Media <http://www.stopbigmedia.com/> > <http://www.stopbigmedia.com/> > SAVE THE <http://www.savetheinternet.com/> INTERNET > <http://www.savetheinternet.com/> 2008 National Conference for Media > <http://www.freepress.net/conference/> Reform > <http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/mediamatters/> MEDIA MATTERS > <http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/mediamatters/> > Communication Revolution > > <http://www.thenewpress.com/index.php?option=com_title&task=view_title& > ;metaproductid=1692> HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION > <http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/series/HCO.html> > elrod <http://celtics.realgm.com/articles_archive.phtml> enchilada > <http://celtics.realgm.com/articles_archive.phtml> > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message