CJ2021: Computation+Journalism 2021 OhYay space Virtual, NY, United States, February 19, 2021 |
Conference website | http://cj2021.northeastern.edu/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cj2021 |
C+J 2021 — A virtual gathering
From the outset, 2020 looked like it would be a year of data and computation in journalism. Think of the events that were planned — from the 2020 Presidential Election to the decennial census, to the Summer Olympics, to the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Each of these stories had rich possibilities for collaborations between journalism and the computing and data sciences. Tragically, as we know well, an even bigger story dominates the news, COVID-19. As the full force of the pandemic continues to unfold, we see that it is a story also told in data, in models, and in predictions — helping the public make complex decisions about their health of their families and communities.
The Computation+Journalism conference is a venue where journalists and researchers meet. It is a setting where news organizations can learn about new methods to source, produce and distribute their journalism, and where researchers in the computational and social sciences learn about important open questions that news organizations are struggling with, from business models to database technologies, to new frameworks for data visualization.
Like most meetings of its kind, C+J has historically been an in-person affair. And the COVID-19 outbreak gives us two choices — cancel the conference or expand it in ways that were previously unthinkable. The program committee has decided on the latter.
Submission Guidelines
C+J 2021 will be a much bigger, more inclusive conference than anything we have attempted before. The fact that people no longer have to travel to make substantial contributions at an event like this lowers the barriers to entry. We will hope to attract both researchers and creators with some curiosity about journalism, as well as news organizations looking to expand their reporting capabilities or experiment with new ways to present stories — from our traditional audience of computing researchers and social scientists, to artists and digital humanities scholars, to historians, geographers and architects… maybe a chef or a theater company to keep things lively?
For C+J 2021, we are following the structure used by the American Statistical Association for its Joint Statistical Meetings. It is an open, inclusive proposal process. You are invited to submit either a single paper proposal or suggest an entire session. While we have tried to keep the process light, our program committee will be evaluating all submissions for addition to the symposium.
We will hope to attract both researchers and creators with some curiosity about journalism, as well as news organizations looking to expand their reporting capabilities or experiment with new ways to present stories — from our traditional audience of computing researchers and social scientists, to artists and digital humanities scholars, to historians, geographers and architects.
Talks and sessions might cover the “backstory” to a novel work of journalism, or a tool or method that could support new kinds of storytelling, or the description of a significant collaboration between journalists and some other field — the possibilities are endless.
If you are submitting a contributed talk, please include
- Your name, including affiliation and email address
- Talk Title
- Talk Abstract
If you are submitting a contributed session, please include
- Session Title
- Session Description. Please provide any of the following:
- Short description of session, including focus, content, timeliness, and appeal
- List of invited speakers/panelists, including affiliations and email addresses for each and tentative title for each presentation
- Format of session (e.g., chair, four speakers, and discussant)
- Session organizer, including affiliation and email address
- Session chair, including affiliation and email address
- Discussant (if any), including affiliation and email address
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Mark Hansen, markh@columbia.edu