CFP: Algorithmic Images and Information Urgency – Contemporary Photojournalism Challenges (EMP Journal – Q1 Scopus)

[MATHIAS FELIPE DE LIMA SANTOS]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite submissions for the upcoming special issue in the journal Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico (EMP), a Q1 journal in Scopus: "Algorithmic Images and Information Urgencies: Challenges and Transformations of Contemporary Graphic Journalism."

As generative AI and digital shifts redefine our visual culture, photojournalism faces unprecedented aesthetic, ethical, and industrial hurdles. This monograph seeks to explore the complexities of documentary photography in an era marked by rapid technological change and global crises, from climate change and migration to the rise of polarized political narratives.

Languages for Submission:
Please note that the journal accepts original articles in Spanish, English, French, and Portuguese.

Key Information:

• Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026
• Expected Publication: October 2026
• More Details and Submission Platform: https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ESMP/monograficos/periodismografico

Topics include (not limited):

• AI & Image Mutation: Deontological limits, deepfakes, and algorithmic bias.
• Representing Reality: Visual activism, hybrid narratives, and documenting humanitarian crises or climate change.
• Structural Challenges: Gender equality in the profession and the economic sustainability of the photojournalistic industry.

Editors: Nieves Limón-Serrano (UCLM), Marta Martín-Núñez (UJI), and Mathias-Felipe-de-Lima-Santos (UNSW/UNIFESP/UPF).

Any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.

Best wishes,

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Mathias Felipe

UNSW/Unifesp