CALL FOR PAPERS
Asian Journal of Journalism and Media Studies (ISSN2189-8286) No.2

ABOUT THE JOURNAL
Asian Journal of Journalism and Media Studies (AJJMS) is a scholarly andmultidisciplinary online-based journal devoted to the study of journalism and media
studies, published by The Japan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass
Communication (JSSJMC).
AJJMS’s scope includes but is not limited to traditional topics such as journalism,
mass communication, telecommunications, cultural industries, policies/governing ofindustries and media in general.
The journal strives to be a unique intellectual space offering original
research/methodologies and theoretical frameworks for new journalism and media
studies from Asia. The primary focus of the journal is Asia and Japan. Nevertheless, thejournal also aims to provide a forum for international perspectives on the fields, withattention to historical, philosophical, cultural, social, political and economic
dimensions, and analysis of print as well as electronic media plus new media
technology.
Through this platform, JSSJMC would like to foster further development of humanities
and social sciences by engaging with issues and debates in journalism and masscommunication. Its editorial board and contributors reflect a commitment to thefacilitation of international dialogue among researchers beyond Asia, through attention
to local, national and global contexts for a critical and empirical media inquiry.
See all back issues: http://www.jmscom.org/en/ajjm_2017/

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR SPECIAL ISSUE NO.2:
We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue of AJJMS, No.2, on“Public Opinion and Media Discourse in the Era of Fake News and Filter
Bubbles.”
The journal invites contributions from across a range of disciplines and conceptualperspectives. Submissions that approach a topic of interest from an inclusive range offields and research methodologies within mass communication, as well as those fromrelated disciplines, are highly encouraged.
Possible topics may include but are not limited to: Journalism Research, Social
Informatics, Communication Research, Cultural Studies, Political Communication
Research, Media Education Research, Media History, Media Studies
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
For detailed guidance, please see the Submission Guidelines of AJJMS.
The instructions and guidelines will ensure we have everything required so your paper
can move through submission process, peer review, and publication smoothly. Pleasetake the time to read the Submission Guidelines along with these instructions before
submitting, and follow them as closely as possible, as doing so will ensure your paper
matches the journal's requirements.
WHO CAN SUBMIT ARTICLES TO THIS JOURNAL?
The journal welcomes all of the best, original work from scholars within and outsideJapan. We would like to see high quality research and analysis from diverse theoreticaland methodological approaches in all fields of journalism, mass communication, andmedia, as well as cultural studies. Manuscripts should be conceptually meaningful,methodologically sound, interesting, clearly written, and thoughtfully argued.
DEADLINE FOR MANUSCRIPTS
Fully developed manuscripts must be submitted in an MS-Word file by October 10,
2018, to: ajjms02@shonan.bunkyo.ac.jp
Please provide full correspondence details on a separate cover page, including e-mailand phone number for the corresponding author, author name(s), institutionalaffiliation(s), address(s), degree(s), and your field(s) of study.
Late manuscripts will not be accepted due to the publication’s schedules.
The journal will be published by May 1, 2019.
The submitted manuscripts will be subject to double-blind peer review. The Editorial
Board will choose two anonymous referees from Board of Reviewers. Manuscripts will
not be returned regardless of the Editorial Boards’ decision.
FORMAT OF MANUSCRIPTØØØØØ

All manuscripts must be in English.
An abstract, 200 to 250 words, separated from the article, is required.
Up to 5 key words and concepts may be used.
Article length must be no more than 7000 words including references and notes.
For the detailed instruction on figures, images and tables, please see thesubmission guidelines. All of them should be either inserted as a separate page atthe end of the document or be sent as separate data sets and be in .jpg or tifformat.
2Ø Please submit articles in MS-Word format.
Ø Manuscripts must comply with the APA format.
Ø Author details should be provided on a separate cover.
OTHER

AJJMS welcomes supplemental materials and data files such as datasets, audio files
or visual materials associated with the article. The authors are responsible for obtainingcopyright permissions from third parties.
The copyright of articles published in AJJMS belongs to JSSJMC. Authors wishing to
re-publish or translate a published article should contact the Editorial Board.
Submitted manuscripts may not be under review for publication elsewhere while underconsideration at AJJMS.
Before publishing, all final manuscript will be subjected to checking by a professional
proofreader, who might edit some of the words on the manuscript. However, it is still
author’s responsibility to proofread to make sure your paper is complete. Your
manuscript should be reviewed and corrected BEFORE submission.
Those whose manuscripts are accepted for publication will be asked to send a portrait
photograph, to accompany a short biography, later to JSSJMC.
ALL INQUIRIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO:
AJJMS contact info / Email only
ajjms02@shonan.bunkyo.ac.jp

EDITORIAL MEMBERS
EDITOR IN CHIEF:
Sakai, Makoto
Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communications, Faculty of Information and Communications,
Bunkyo University

EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hanyu, Koichi
Professor, Department of Media Studies, School of Letters, Tokai University

Hwang, Seongbin
Professor, Department of Communication and Media Studies, College of Sociology, Rikkyo University

Lee, Misook
Assistant Professor, Global Liberal Arts Program, Rikkyo University

3Lin, I-Hsuan
Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Media Studies, College of Sociology, Rikkyo University

Mitani, Fumie
Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism, College of Law, Nihon University

Nakamura, Osamu
Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda
University

Naito, Tagayasu
Professor, Department of Asian Civilization, School of Letters, Tokai University

Niijima, Yoshie
Research Associate, Institute for Journalism, Media & Communication Studies, Keio UniversityShigaki, Koichiro
Assistant Professor, International Institute of American Studies, Doshisha University

Song, Ai
Research Associate, Institute for Journalism, Media & Communication Studies, Keio University

Suzuki, Hirotaka
Professor, Department of International Studies, University of the Sacred Heart

Toriumi, Kiyoko
Project Assistant Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo

Tsuda, Shotaro
Professor, Department of Media and Communication Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hosei University

Tsuji, Izumi
Professor, Department of Socio-Informatics, Faculty of Letters, Chuo University

Zhang, Rong
Journalist, Interactive Media and News Section, The Asahi Shimbun/ Guest Researcher, Interfaculty Initiative inInformation Studies, The University of TokyoEDITORIAL ADVISORS:Endo, Kaoru
Professor, Department of Political Studies, Faculty of Law, Gakushuin University

Oishi, Yutaka
Professor, Department of Politics, Faculty of Law, Keio University

Mizukoshi, Shin
Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo

Suzuki, Yuga
Professor, Department of Journalism, Faculty of Humanities, Sophia University

Watanabe, Takesato
Professor Emeritus, Doshisha University/ Elected Council, International Association for Media and Communication
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ABOUT THE THEME OF THIS SPECIAL ISSUE:PUBLIC OPINION AND MEDIA DISCOURSE IN THEERA OF FAKE NEWS AND FILTER BUBBLES
The development of media architecture has enhanced the convenience of informationtransmission. On the other hand, it has also given rise to some risks, such as
unforeseen opportunities to access unknown information and ignore people who havedifferent opinions. Eli Pariser, a famous internet activist, named this feature of thecontemporary information environment as “Filter Bubble,” and he thought itproblematic that people are surrounded by filters for viewing the information they wantto see according to their interests. In the online discourse surrounding the concept of
the filter bubble, the media has tended to make up “Popular Sentiments” to please themajority and secure a higher viewership and advertisement revenue, versus
showcasing “Public Opinion” which is required to understand complex problems.
The origin of “Fake News” dates back to the olden days, and people have not only
been deceived by rumors but also enjoyed them since ancient times. It is no different
today, even in the information society of our present time. In recent years, not only fakenews, but also fake accounts managed by people who do not actually exist are usedas political and economic undercover marketing tools on the web. Fake information,such as GPS, is also being provided for camouflaging personal activities in the realworld. Information that we see every day and all the time is getting personalized anddisguised, based on the history of one’s interests and traffic on the web. Mass media
has slowly lost the competition in terms of the interest level in and convenience of web
media, and they are now facing the problem of monetization. As a result, the discourseof the media has weakened in its function of nurturing publicness and forming publicopinion, which is based on the truth and a clear notion of right and wrong.
To shape the ideal public opinion and media discourse, what can be done to improve
the information environment on the web and build a “new media environment,” which
is rooted in publicness and the “autonomy of information”? Moreover, how doresearchers majoring in media studies deal with the reality of the vanishing boundary
between what is true and what is false in a world of filter bubbles and fake news? Whatkinds of problem should they be aware of, and what research topic should they
develop? In the second issue, we are looking for research papers on “Public Opinion”
and “Media Discourse,” which are based on the new information environment andaddress the above-mentioned challenges with reference to the Asian region.
Sakai, Makoto, Editor in Chief5日 本語 訳 JAPANESE
ウェブ上のメディア環境の進歩は、個々人の情報接触の利便性を高める一方で、未知の情報や意見の異なる他者との偶発的な出会いの機会を低下させるリスクを有しています。Eli Pariser は、現代の情報環境の特徴を「Filter Bubble」と名付け、人々が自己の興味関心に応じて、見たい情報だけを見るためのフィルターに囲まれるようになっていることを問題視しています。「Filter Bubble」に囲まれたコミュ
ニケーション空間においてメディアは、公共性が高く、複雑な問題についての理解を必要とする輿論（Public Opinion）を形成するよりも、アクセス数や広告収入を確保するために、人々の快不快の感覚に働きかける世論（Popular Sentiments）を形成する傾向を強めています。
Fake News の起源は古く、昔から人々は流言飛語に踊らされるだけでなく、それに踊らされることを楽しんでもきました。現代の情報環境においてもそれは変わりません。近年では Fake News だけではなく、ウェブ上で現実には存在しない人物を媒介とした Fake Accounts が、国境を超えて政治的な工作や、経済的なマーケティングのツールに使われています。また Fake GPS が現実の世界で生きる人々の位置情報を偽装する目的で普及してもいます。
私たちが日々接触する情報が、各々の興味関心の履歴を基にパーソナライズされたり、偽装されたものになるにつれて、不特定多数を対象とした情報を配信するマス・メディアは、面白さと利便性の点でウェブ・メディアに敗れ、マネタイズの問題に直面するようになりました。結果としてメディアの言説は、公共性を育み、善悪や真偽の基準となる輿論（Public Opinion）を形成する機能を弱めていると言えます。
ウェブ上の情報環境を良いものにし、人々が「情報の自治」の担い手として公共圏と親密圏の双方に根を張った「新たなメディア環境」を構築して行くために、輿論（Public Opinion）や、輿論を醸成するメディアの言説はどのようなものであるべきなのでしょうか？ また、私たち Media Studies に関わる研究者は、Filter Bubble や Fake Information に囲まれた現実とどのように向き合い、どのような問題意識を持ち、何を研究対象にして行けばいいのでしょうか？
AJJMS 第二号では、このような問題意識から、新たな情報環境に根ざした「輿論」と「メディア言説」のあり方について、アジア地域の事例を視野に入れながら研究した論文を募集します。
編集長 酒井信

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Submission Guidelines for Asian Journal of Journalism and Media Studies (ISSN2189-8286)
The Japan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication
BASIC GUIDELINES FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS
The following list of guidelines is meant as a quick reference guide for contributors to the AJJMS.
The guidelines will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer
review, production, and publication smoothly. Please take the time to read this before submitting,and follow the guidelines as closely as possible, as doing so will ensure your paper matches thejournal's requirements.
For a detailed format guideline of the manuscript, follow the APA format and please consult theback issues of AJJMS: http://www.jmscom.org/en/ajjm_2017/index.html
ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICANTS
1. The journal welcomes all of the best, original work from scholars within and outside Japan.
2. Members of the Japan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication are especiallyencouraged to submit work.
3. Journalists and all scholars who agree with the Journal’s mission (if they are non-members of theJapan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication) are also welcome to submitwork.

MANUSCRIPT
1. Submitted manuscripts may not be under review for publication elsewhere while underconsideration at AJJMS.
2. Manuscript themes can be any topic as long as they are related to journalism studies and media
studies or those from related disciplines.
3. Manuscripts should be high quality research and analysis from diverse theoretical andmethodological approaches in all fields of journalism, mass communication, social informatics,
political communication research, media education research, media history and media, as well as
cultural studies.
4. Manuscripts should be conceptually meaningful, methodologically sound, interesting, clearly
written, and thoughtfully argued.
5. The submitted manuscripts will be subject to double-blind peer review. The Editorial Board will
choose two anonymous referees from Board of Reviewers. Manuscripts will not be returned
regardless of the Editorial Boards’ decision.
6. Manuscripts may be submitted in one of two categories: Articles and Research notes.
7. The editorial board reserves the right to change the category of the submitted manuscript andmay request changes if it is necessary in the board members’ judgement.
8. All manuscripts must be in English. Those whose native language is not English must have theirmanuscript checked by native speakers.
79. Manuscript will not be returned.
10. All accepted manuscripts will be accessible on the AJJMS web site. The copyright of articles
published in AJJMS belongs to JSSJMC. Authors wishing to re-publish or translate a publishedarticle should contact the Editorial Board.
FORMATØ

All manuscripts must be in English.

ØAn abstract, 200 to 250 words, separated from the article, is required.

ØUp to 5 key words and concepts may be used.

ØArticle length must be no more than 7000 words including references and notes.

Ø

Please submit articles in MS-Word format.

ØManuscripts must comply with the APA format. (For details, please visit official website
for APA style guide http://www.apastyle.org/ . See also a useful website for the writing
guide at Purdue Owl: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ )ØAuthor details should be provided on a separate cover page.

TYPEFACES
1. Use Times New Roman, 12-point size, for the text of the document.
2. Non-English words, for instance, words in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean, should be Romanizedand italicized.
3. All the spellings and words should be consistent. (Do not mix American English spellings andBritish English spellings, for example).
4. Use bold-face for all headings.
5. Sub-headings should be numbered as 1., 2., 3.
6. Place direct quotations that are 40 words or longer in a free-standing block of typewritten lines
and omit quotation marks.

PUNCTUATION
1. Use two quotation marks (“ ”) but please use one quotation marks (‘’) within (“ ”).
2. Place the ending sentence period (.) inside, not outside, the quotation marks (e.g., “...he said.”)
3. Avoid the use of the em-dash (—). Use a semi-colon (;) where possible.
4. Avoid run-on sentences (e.g., “Avoid run-on sentences, use a semi-colon...” is a run-on sentence.)

TABLES AND FIGURES
1. Use the table function of MS Word.
2. All tables should be inserted as separate pages at the end of the document.
3. All figures should be in .jpg or .tif format and should be sent as separate dataset.
4. Figure captions should be inserted at the desired location of the figures in the document. Do notinclude figure captions as part of the .jpg or .tif file, as they may become unreadable.
85. Estimate each half-page figure or table as 150 words

OTHER OVERALL GUIDELINES
1. Indent all paragraphs using the "tab" key or by using the indent tabs (these appear as small blue
triangles on the ruler at the top of the MS Word file). Do not use the space bar for indents.
2. Do not insert blank lines between each paragraph. Start each paragraph on the line following thepreceding one.
3. Do not number paragraphs or sections of the document.
4. Do not include "running heads" in the document.
5. Place all references to be cited in the text.
6. Include page numbers at the bottom center or right of each page.
7. Do not insert "Total Pages: XXX" at the beginning or at the end of the documents.
8. Acknowledgements should be written with the following content and order, if necessary (onlywhen a manuscript is accepted):
1) Information about research funds (name, type and number of researchfund, title of the research project, and name of the representative).
2) Information about the conference presentations (name of the conference,location, and date of presentation).
3) Acknowledgements for the contributors to your research.
9. Non-English titles of books, periodicals, and papers referred to or cited must be provided in
English if an official translation is available. Otherwise, the authors should translate the titles into
English and mention the original language within parentheses.
10. Citing primary sources in archives centers, libraries, etc)
1)

Citations of the primary sources in an archives center or library should provide all necessary
information to easily facilitate access to the records described.

EXAMPLEi.

Clarence L. Scamman to J. Rosslyn Earp, May 9, 1932, box 237, folder 2255, Series
18.1 Grants, Subgroup 1, FA290, Commonwealth Fund records (CF), Rockefeller
Archive Center.

ii.

Atkinson Helen, Frieda B. Hennock, FCC’s Misunderstood Crusader (UnpublishedManuscript) (1958), 1. box 1, folder 12: Articles about FHS, Simons Frieda Hennock
Papers, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

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