Workshop
Quotation Practices in News Media across Time, Formats, and Cultures
6–7 November 2025, Innsbruck, Austria

Join us in Innsbruck for the international workshop “Quotation Practices in News Media across Time, Formats, and Cultures.” Scholars from linguistics, media studies, communication, and related fields will explore how quotations shape news narratives across historical periods, cultural contexts, and media formats. Discover the evolution of quoting practices, the influence of new technologies, and the impact of quotations in digital and multimodal reporting.

About the Workshop

Quotations are essential to news media, influencing how stories are framed, interpreted, and understood. From traditional print and broadcast platforms to today’s dynamic digital landscape, the way quotations are selected, presented, and perceived reflects ongoing social, technological, and cultural shifts. This workshop will focus on:

• Conceptual and cross-cultural perspectives on quotation in journalism
• Historical changes and the development of quoting practices
• Multimodal approaches and digital news environments
• Ethical and strategic considerations of using quotations in news reporting

We invite researchers to investigate how different forms of quotations emerge and shape the news.

Key Dates

• Workshop: 6–7 November 2025
• Optional Warm-up Dinner: 5 November 2025
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 June 2025
• Notification of Acceptance: 30 August 2025

Call for Papers

We welcome abstracts (up to 300 words) addressing one or more of the following thematic areas:

• Conceptual and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Quotation in News Media
• Historical and Diachronic Approaches to Quotation Practices
• Multimodal and Digital Quotation in Modern Journalism
• Strategic and Ethical Use of Quotations in News Reporting

Accepted papers will be allocated 20 minutes for presentation, followed by a 10-minute discussion. A limited number of poster presentations is also available.