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| ANNOUNCING click here to go The IJPC Journal a new online Update: 1-2008 Founding Editors Sammye
Johnson Joe
Saltzman
Maurine
H. Beasley Bonnie
Brennen Mary-Lou
Galician Loren
Ghiglione Howard
Good Norma
Fay Green Richard
Ness Radhika
Parameswaran Karen
Miller Russell Barbie
Zelizer
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The IJPC Journal is an online academic journal that adheres to the highest standards of peer review. Its purpose is to further the mission of the Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture Project to investigate and analyze, through research and publication, the conflicting images of journalists in every aspect of popular culture, from film, television, radio, fiction, commercials, cartoons and comic books to music, art, humor and video games – demonstrating their impact on the public’s perception of journalists. We believe this has been a long-neglected field for research, one that has been untapped by journalism and mass communication scholars. By analyzing the images of the journalist in popular culture over the centuries, the researcher can offer a new perspective on the history of journalism as well as the delicate relationship between the public and its news media. The public’s lack of confidence in the news media today is partly based on real-life examples they have seen and heard and partly on characters burned into the public memory from movies, television and fiction. These images of the journalist have a significant influence on how the public perceives and judges the news media. They also affect public opinion and, consequently, the public’s support of the effectiveness and freedom of the news media. Many of these images come from age-old sources, long forgotten yet still relevant in the 21st century. The word journalist dates back to 1693 and is defined as “one who earns his living by editing or writing for a public journal or journals.” In modern times, the journalist has grown to mean much more than someone simply involved in the production of printed journals. It has become a synonym for reporting and writing in any news medium. We define the journalist in popular culture as anyone in any century who performs the function of the journalist – to gather and disseminate news and information. The IJPC Journal is an interdisciplinary journal
that, while centered on journalism, is open to contributions from many disciplines
and research approaches, using a variety of methods and theoretical perspectives.
Original investigation is expected, as well as clear, lucid writing and presentation. Criteria for Publication 1. Does the manuscript have a clear focus on a worthwhile subject that is relevant to The IJPC Journal? 2. Is the manuscript well grounded in existing research related to the subject, with an appropriate literature review and/or methodology? 3. Does the manuscript make an original scholarly contribution and critically analyze the subject matter as opposed to merely describing it? 4. Is the manuscript logically organized? 5. Is the manuscript well written?
Authors should submit an electronic copy of their manuscript as an e-mail attachment, double-spaced with endnotes, tables and figures at the end of the manuscript. Do not use footnotes. We prefer Word documents for PC. Although the journal can accommodate monograph length
manuscripts, manuscripts no longer than 25 pages (not including
tables, graphs, figures, citations, and bibliography) are preferred.
Authors are expected to conform to the current edition of the Chicago
Manual of Style. Research manuscripts are blind refereed. Only original manuscripts that have not been submitted or scheduled for publication elsewhere will be considered or published.
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