IAMCR history

Many Voices, One Forum: Reflections on the International Association for Media and Communication Research

Read more

International Association for Media and Communication Research

IAMCR is the preeminent worldwide professional organisation in the field of media and communication research.

Learn more

Edited by María T. Soto-Sanfiel and Virpi Salojärvi
This book redefines how we understand journalism in today’s emotionally charged world, bringing together 60 leading scholars from across five continents to investigate how emotion shapes journalism theory, production practices, content, and audience engagement.

We are pleased to announce that IAMCR will hold its 2027 annual conference in São Paulo, Brazil, bringing the conference back to South America after ten years and marking the Association's 70th anniversary.
Islam and Media Working Group (ISM-WG) celebrated its sixth consecutive year of recognising outstanding scholarship in the field by honoring research that significantly advances the understanding of Islam, media representations, and digital public spheres.
The event took place on 17–18 April 2026 in Shanghai, China. It was organised by the School of Media and Communication at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and sponsored by IAMCR. The theme of the forum was Creative Communication and Empowerment..
IAMCR is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Urban Communication Awards: Ziran Zhao, Taesik Kim, Kun Sang, Zihao Zhao and Sheng Lyu.
IAMCR is pleased to announce the winners of the Media Production Automation Award 2026 Reformulation of Media Production in a Global Context of Automation: AI, social platforms, algorithms, robots, generative technological innovation.

IAMCR books

Edited by María T. Soto-Sanfiel and Virpi Salojärvi
This book redefines how we understand journalism in today’s emotionally charged world, bringing together 60 leading scholars from across five continents to investigate how emotion shapes journalism theory, production practices, content, and audience engagement.

Public Communication in Freefall is the latest title in the Palgrave/IAMCR book series Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research. It examines the challenges facing political communication in the 2020s, drawing on and critically updating Jay Blumler’s work to explore what publicness and democracy mean.

Members' books

Written by IAMCR member Neil Thurman this book explores the multifaceted dynamics of media change across technologies and societies.

Written by IAMCR members Lars Willnat, David H. Weaver and Cleveland Wilhoit this book offers a timely, comparative portrait of journalism during a period of crisis for both the nation and the news media.

Written by IAMCR member Jörg Becker this book explores the early political and intellectual development of Richard Sorge, drawing on 43 of his previously unpublished journalistic articles from 1920–1922.

Written by IAMCR member Massimo Ragnedda and Maria Laura Ruiu this book introduces the concept of the Inequality Regime of AI. The authors trace a profound transition from inequalities of participation to inequalities of prediction.