Call for Papers:\u00a0The Turn to Podcasts as a Mass Campaign Medium Special Issue of The Journal of Radio and Audio Media
\nDr. Arthur D. Soto-V\u00e1squez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
\nProf. Kim Fox, American University in Cairo
\nDr. Aram Sinnreich, American University<\/p>\n
The Journal of Radio and Audio Media (JRAM), the world\u2019s premier radio research journal, is published semi-annually by the Broadcast Education Association. JRAM is dedicated to radio research and the new technology redefining radio\u2019s traditional use.<\/p>\n
As of December 2024, U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience had over 50 million views on YouTube. His appearance on the most popular podcast in the world capped off a campaign that was part of the \u201cpodcast election\u201d where both candidates reached voters through podcasts (Edison Research, 2024). With this amount of reach, it’s clear that some high-profile podcasts have reached the status of a mass medium (Bonini, 2015; Loviglio, 2024). Other political figures across the world have embraced podcasts, aural media, and YouTube. For example, former Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador and his successor Claudia Sheinbaum regularly use ma\u00f1aneras, where they speak for over two hours in a hybrid press conference and morning show that would often veer into personal musings and confrontations with journalists (Higuera, 2024). Broadcast on television, they are also simulcast on radio and YouTube.<\/p>\n
As political leaders embrace podcasts and other aural media several issues may emerge.<\/p>\n
By circumventing traditional media, politicians may appear on friendly podcasts to avoid the adversarial nature of journalistic interviews and real-time fact-checks. The informal style of podcast discussions is often discussed as a benefit of the medium for both politicians and audiences (McClung & Johnson, 2010; Schl\u00fctz & Hedder, 2022). Yet, this informality may further blur the lines between celebrity and public figure, policy and personality. These issues point to podcasts’ incomplete promise as a public sphere (Sienkiewicz & Jaramillo, 2019).<\/p>\n
To fully consider this turn, we invite papers engaging with this issue in the topics of, but not limited to:<\/p>\n
Historicizing the Turn to Podcasts in Campaigning<\/p>\n
The 2024 U.S. Election on Podcasts<\/p>\n
The Role of Podcasts in Shaping Public Opinion and Electoral Outcomes<\/p>\n
The Impact and Influence of the Manosphere on Politics and Culture<\/p>\n
Humor and Parasociality<\/p>\n
Ethics and Journalistic Norms<\/p>\n
Cases in the Global South<\/p>\n
Populism and Podcasting<\/p>\n
Democracy and Podcasting<\/p>\n
Podcasting as a Counterpublic<\/p>\n
Narrative Podcasts as Platforms for Social Commentary and Critique<\/p>\n
Religious Podcasts as a Site for Spiritual and Ideological Discourse<\/p>\n
Investigative Journalism Podcasts and Their Influence on Public Opinion<\/p>\n
Submission Instructions Manuscripts should be submitted through the Manuscript Central link on https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/wp\/?page_id=571<\/a> or https:\/\/mc.manuscriptcentral.com\/hjrs<\/a><\/p>\n Documents prepared in Microsoft Word are preferred and should use APA 7th for style and citation. Manuscripts should not exceed 7000 words and should include an abstract of no more than 150 words. In addition to the manuscript with no reference to the author(s), the author(s) should include a separate attachment with contact information. Please fill in the manuscript information as directed on the site.<\/p>\n Submission Deadlines Extended abstracts due: April 5, 2025, 11:59 PM PT Final paper due: August 1, 2025, 11:59 PM PT The special issue is scheduled for publication in Spring 2026<\/p>\n Contact If you have any questions about the CFP, please send an email to Dr. Arthur D. Soto-V\u00e1squez at arthur.sotovasquez@unlv.edu Subject line: JRAM Podcast Elections<\/p>\n <\/p>\n References<\/p>\n Bonini, T. (2015). The \u2018second age\u2019 of podcasting: Reframing podcasting as a new digital mass medium. Quaderns del CAC, 41, 23-33.<\/p>\n Edison Research. (2024, November 14). In the \u201cPodcast Election,\u201d Trump talked to vastly more people. Edison Research. https:\/\/www.edisonresearch.com\/in-the-podcast-election-trump-talked-to-vastly-more-people\/<\/p>\n Higuera, S. (2024, March 20). Las ma\u00f1aneras de L\u00f3pez Obrador en M\u00e9xico, una forma \u00fanica de comunicaci\u00f3n se\u00f1alada por ataques a la prensa. LatAm Journalism Review. https:\/\/latamjournalismreview.org\/es\/articles\/las-mananeras-de-lopez-obrador-en-mexico-una-forma-unica-de-comunicacion-marcada-por-ataques-a-la-prensa\/<\/p>\n Loviglio, J. (2024). From Radio to Podcasting: Intimacy and Massification. The Velvet Light Trap, 93(1), 52-54. https:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/article\/921538<\/p>\n McClung, S., & Johnson, K. (2010). Examining the motives of podcast users. Journal of radio & audio media, 17(1), 82-95. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/19376521003719391<\/p>\n Sienkiewicz, M., & Jaramillo, D. L. (2019). Podcasting, the intimate self, and the public sphere. Popular Communication, 17(4), 268-272. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/15405702.2019.1667997<\/p>\n Schl\u00fctz, D., & Hedder, I. (2022). Aural parasocial relations: Host\u2013listener relationships in podcasts. Journal of Radio & Audio Media, 29(2), 457-474. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/19376529.2020.1870467<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Call for Papers:\u00a0The Turn to Podcasts as a Mass Campaign Medium Special Issue of The Journal of Radio and Audio Media Dr. Arthur D. Soto-V\u00e1squez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Prof. Kim Fox, American University in Cairo Dr. Aram Sinnreich, American University The Journal of Radio and Audio Media (JRAM), the world\u2019s premier radio research […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-events","category-research-opportunities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16283"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16402,"href":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16283\/revisions\/16402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong> Contributions should be no longer than 7,000 words, inclusive of tables and references. Only original manuscripts will be accepted, and all submissions will undergo a blind peer review, per the journal\u2019s policies. Invitations to submit full papers will be issued shortly after the deadline for extended abstracts, and all final papers will undergo a peer-reviewed process for final publication. For specific information about the journal\u2019s requirements and the submission process, please see the \u201cInstructions for Authors\u201d page on the JRAM site.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> Scholars interested in submitting an article for the special issue should send an extended abstract of 1500 words to Dr. Arthur D. Soto-V\u00e1squez at arthur.sotovasquez@unlv.edu for a review by April 5, 2025, 11:59 PM PT. Feedback and an invitation to submit will be provided by May 1, 2025. All final papers will undergo a peer-reviewed process for final publication and must be submitted to JRAM by August 1, 2025, 11:59 PM PT.<\/p>\n