Deadline: November 2, 2026

Published by IGI Global, edited by Fabiana Battisti, Marco Bruno, Raffaele Lombardi

The book offers a systematic and comparative analysis of the press office as a structural actor in contemporary journalism, recognising it as an active site for news production, agenda-setting and narrative management. The topics covered are wide-ranging: the redefinition of the concept of news within press office culture and media relations; relations between sources and journalists; pressure from platforms and algorithmic logic; artificial intelligence in communication workflows; country-specific studies and sector-specific studies (public institutions, cultural organisations, the third sector, international NGOs, businesses); professional training and entry into the field, including the dimensions of gender, class, disability and social capital in recruitment processes.

Both theoretical contributions and empirical research, case studies, longitudinal and comparative perspectives are welcome.

Deadlines and procedures:

• Chapter proposals (800–1,000 words maximum): 16 October 2026
  

Notification of outcome: 2 November 2026

• Full chapters (7,000–10,000 words, including references): 1 January 2027
  

Double-blind peer review. No submission or acceptance fees.

Submissions via eEditorial Discovery (link to the full text of the call): https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/10229