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

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International Association for Media and Communication Research

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

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The latest newsletter from the Participatory Communication Research Section is now available, featuring updates on section leadership, and essential information for section members attending the conference. Read it here.
The Community Communication and Alternative Media Section has released its June newsletter, packed with essential information about the upcoming Christchurch conference. Inside, you'll find details on a mentoring program, key events, the conference programme and more.
IAMCR is pleased to announce the 2024 Climate Change Communication Award winners. This year’s submissions confirmed once again the strength and diversity of members’ research and theorising in addressing urgent challenges of climate change communication. Read about the winners and their papers here.
The newly established Inclusive Communication and People with Disabilities Working Group would like to invite all IAMCR members to its inaugural business meeting and panel presentation at the IAMCR Christchurch conference.
IAMCR is pleased to announce that three outstanding papers will be awarded the 2024 Annabelle Sreberny Memorial Award. The award will be formally presented during a special session at the IAMCR 2024 conference in Christchurch.
IAMCR is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Urban Communication Award: Hongyu Zhu and Zizhong Zhang from Tsinghua University and Yanchun Chen and Wenqiang Han from Communication University of China. The award will be formally presented at a special session during the main IAMCR 2024 conference in Christchurch.

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 Nur Kareelawati Abd Karim this book explores the ‘culture of caution’ within Islamic television talk show production, with a primary focus on the Islam Channel in the United Kingdom.

Edited by IAMCR members Jorge Vázquez-Herrero, María-Cruz Negreira-Rey and Ana-Isabel Rodríguez-Vázquez this book offers offers a pioneering contribution to the scholarly exploration of journalism on TikTok.

Edited by IAMCR member Surbhi Dahiya this book offers a comprehensive exploration into the multifaceted dimensions of communication, from its historical roots to its contemporary dynamics and future possibilities.

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