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AI, Big Tech and Journalism
conference
in 2026
JMAD is inviting papers for the two conference to be held at AUT, New Zealand, on September 3-4, 2026, at the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. The conference title is AI, Big Tech and Journalism, and we invite papers to the conference to fit this theme.
Confirmed keynote speakers are Timothy Ström (Arena Magazine, AUS) and Silvia Montaña-Niño (University of Melbourne).
Deadline for the abstracts for next year's conference is April 30, 2026. See more information about the conference below, more details about submissions, fees and registration will follow.
Submitting abstracts
JMAD 2026 conference themes are:
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AI and disinformation
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AI, big tech and ideology
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AI and journalism practice
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AI controversies and investigative journalism
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AI and worker exploitation
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AI, big tech and regulation
Abstracts length: should be 150-200 words in length, and you should indicated to which theme the abstract is related.
Submission deadline: April 30, 2026.
Your inquiries
Please direct any inquiries about the conference to organisers: Wayne Hope wayne.hope@aut.ac.nz, Merja Myllylahti mmyllyla@aut.ac.nz and Gregory Treadwell gregory.treadwell@aut.ac.nz