IAMCR history

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 Gender and Communication Section has released its April newsletter featuring highlights from the International Women’s Day webinar, an interview to a long term GEN member, updates related to IAMCR 2026, and other activities of interest to members. Read it here.

7 September, 2026 - The Communication, Social Justice and Democracy (CJD) Working Group will hold a joint conference with ECREA as a pre-conference to ECREA 2026 in Prague, under the title "Communicating narratives, imaginaries and epistemes of hope".

The Health Communication Working Group’s February 2026 newsletter highlights IAMCR 2026 conference in Galway, a call for reviewers, and upcoming events of interest to members.

The Gender and Communication Section has released its February 2026 newsletter, featuring an International Women’s Day webinar, an update on the list of reviewers, an interview with Yang Ding and more.

On 9 March, 2026, the Gender and Communication Section in collaboration with the Department of Media Studies, Notre Dame University, Louaize (NDU), hosted a webinar celebrating International Women's Day.

Volume 12, Issue 1 of The Political Economy of Communication journal is now available. This special guest-edited issue focuses on communication and climate issues.

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

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.

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.