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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 Award honours three outstanding papers that explore race, representation, and resistance through innovative approaches to media and communication. Their work reflects Hall’s legacy of critical, socially engaged scholarship across diverse cultural and political contexts.

Edited by Jack Linchuan Qiu, Shinjoung Yeo and Richard Maxwell (2025)

This book provides a global perspective on labor and technology, exploring resistance, solidarity, and alternatives in digital capitalism.

Zhuhai, China, 19–20 August. Organised by Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University and co-sponsored by IAMCR, the Interactive Narratives Conference 2025 explores "Narrative Convergence: Technology and Culture," examining how emerging media, AI, and storytelling practices intersect with cultural identity.
The 2025 FAO/IAMCR Rural Communication Services Awards winners are: Subekti W. Priyadharma (Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia), Mohammad Sahid Ullah (University of Chittagong, Bangladesh), and Li Zhang (Tsinghua University, China).

The Political Communication Research Section issued its June newsletter, where you can find updates on IAMCR Singapore, LATAM and Section Paper Awards, job postings, call for papers and recent publications from our members.

The draft schedule of IAMCR 2025 is now available for consultation. It currently only shows parallel sessions, primarily the paper presentation sessions of our thematic sections and working groups.

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.