Operationalising the Audiovisual Turn in Digital Journalism

Call for Papers

Operationalising the Audiovisual Turn in Digital Journalism

Journal: Digital Journalism
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 October 2026

Digital Journalism invites submissions for its Special Issue titled "Operationalising the Audiovisual Turn in Digital Journalism."

About the Special Issue

The rapid growth of audiovisual news formats—including short-form vertical videos, podcasts, video podcasts, and platform-native storytelling—is reshaping digital journalism. As younger audiences increasingly consume news through platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts, news organizations are adapting their production practices, storytelling methods, and audience engagement strategies.

This Special Issue seeks cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research that examines the ongoing audiovisual turn in journalism. It encourages contributions exploring how audiovisual formats are transforming journalistic practices, digital news production, audience experiences, platform dependency, and the evolving role of journalists in the digital media ecosystem.

Scope and Topics of Interest

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• The audiovisual turn in digital journalism

• Short-form videos, podcasts, and video podcasts in news production

• Platformisation and audiovisual journalism

• Influencers, content creators, and non-traditional news actors

• Algorithmic governance and platform dependency

• Historical evolution of audiovisual journalism

• Production, distribution, and reception of audiovisual news

• Audience engagement and news consumption through audiovisual formats

• Epistemological and ontological perspectives on audiovisual journalism

• AI-generated audiovisual news and misinformation

• Cross-national and Global South perspectives on digital journalism

• Platform-specific innovations in audiovisual storytelling

Submission Guidelines

• Abstract Submission Deadline: 17 April 2026

• Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 October 2026

• Submit a 500–750 word abstract (excluding references) along with a brief author biography.

• Proposals should be submitted as one PDF file through the designated Google Form.

• Full manuscripts should be 7,000–9,000 words and follow the journal's author guidelines.

• Empirical, theoretical, qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method studies are welcome.

Special Issue Editors

• Jonathan Hendrickx — University of Copenhagen, Department of Communication

• María-Cruz Negreira-Rey — University of Santiago de Compostela, Department of Communication

• Jorge Vázquez-Herrero — University of Santiago de Compostela, Department of Communication

• Sherwin Chua — Hong Kong Baptist University, Department of Journalism

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