Call for Papers – Issue #37 July – December 2026

Call for Papers
MEDIACIONES Journal
Research Center for Creation, Communication and Culture – CI3C – UNIMINUTO

ISSUE 37
Special Issue:
COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Presentation

We are experiencing an unprecedented cultural transformation driven by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). Far from being a mere technical abstraction, this technology is reshaping daily life, productive processes, social practices, and, fundamentally, the ways we communicate, inform, and narrate the world.

In the fields of communication and journalism, AI is deeply transforming how information is produced, distributed, and consumed. Algorithms that select news, bots that write texts, recommendation systems that shape public agendas, and conversational interfaces that mediate interactions with the media all pose new ethical, epistemological, and political challenges.

The automation of news processes, hyper-personalization of content, AI-generated misinformation, and the potential to enhance narratives through multimedia, interactive, or immersive formats are just some of the phenomena requiring critical and transdisciplinary reflection. At the same time, issues such as algorithmic bias, the concentration of power in tech corporations, the silencing of diverse voices, and the increasing difficulty of practicing independent and public-interest journalism are emerging.

For these reasons, this issue of MEDIACIONES aims to be a space to think critically from Latin America and the Global South about the intersections between communication, journalism, and artificial intelligence. We invite authors to reflect on questions such as: What does it mean to engage in communication and journalism in algorithmic times? How can we resist the standardization imposed by automated systems? What creative and critical practices are emerging from the margins? What new communication rights are becoming urgent in this automated era?

 

Call for Submissions

The Research Center for Creation, Communication and Culture (CI3C) of Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios – UNIMINUTO invites communication professionals, journalists, educators, researchers, tech developers, social leaders, media managers, postgraduate students, and content creators to submit contributions for issue 37 of the journal MEDIACIONES.

Guest Editors:
Dr. Alexis Apablaza-Campos (Data-Factory, Chile)
Dr. Jaime Andrés Wilches Tinjacá (Politécnico Grancolombiano, Colombia)

Accepted Contribution Types:

• Research, innovation, or creative articles
• Case studies
• Systematizations of experiences

 

Suggested (Non-Exclusive) Thematic Areas:

• Artificial intelligence in journalism and information production
  Content automation, writing bots, algorithmic curation, impacts on professional routines, and journalistic ethics in AI-mediated environments.
• Narratives and creative languages enhanced by AI
  Use of generative AI (text, image, audio, video) in communicative, artistic, multimedia, and transmedia storytelling.
• Digital content creation and algorithmic visibility on platforms and social media
  Strategic production for AI-mediated digital environments: personalization, monetization, engagement, and changes in the communication ecosystem.
• Communication economy and business models in the AI era
  Transformations in cultural and creative industries, new distribution and consumption logics, and sustainability of media projects.
• Pedagogical innovation and the training of communicators, artists, and creators in automated contexts
  Curricular transformation, hybrid competencies, critical literacy, and educational experiences with intelligent technologies.
• Community communication and social appropriation of artificial intelligence
  Local and popular strategies for the critical appropriation of technology, with a focus on communication justice and digital rights.
• Disinformation, algorithmic bias, and democracy in digital environments
  Critical analysis of risks and communicative responsibilities related to AI: polarization, surveillance, manipulation, and information control.
• Technological sovereignty, regulation, and public policy on communication and AI
  Debates on digital governance, communication autonomy, legal frameworks, and technological development from the Global South.
• Imaginaries, subjectivities, and ethics in the relationship between AI, communication, and culture
  Cultural representations of AI, digital identity construction, and philosophical reflections on the human role in the algorithmic era.

 

Submission Deadline:

October 17, 2025

Author guidelines and templates:
https://revistas.uniminuto.edu/index.php/med

For more information:
mediaciones@uniminuto.edu