IAMCR 2026 will be hosted by the University of Galway in Ireland, from 28 June to 2 July 2026 with the conference theme Peripheries and Connections: Media, Communication, and Transformation. Watch this short video highlighting the city’s vibrant culture, stunning landscapes, and warm hospitality.
IAMCR 2025 in Singapore gathered over 1,700 participants from 72 countries, making it one of our largest and most dynamic conferences. Watch this highlights video, prepared by the organisers, for a glimpse of its most memorable moments.
IAMCR’s 2025 travel grants supported early-stage scholars from low- and middle-income countries, enabling them to attend the Singapore conference, share research, overcome financial barriers, and build global academic networks. Read their experiences.
Launched at IAMCR 2025, this report explores how multimodal research practices—like film, performance, and installation—enhance media scholarship and outlines strategies for supporting non-written academic communication within the discipline.
The Islam & Media Working Group presented its annual Nile Awards at IAMCR 2025 in Singapore, recognizing outstanding research on Islam and media. Three papers were awarded for originality, methodology, and scholarly contribution.
On 17 July 2025, at the closing plenary at the Singapore conference, the members present condemned the conviction of IAMCR member Bahruz Samadov for high treason by the Azerbaijani courts, and called for his immediate release.
IAMCR books
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.
By Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam, Children and Young People’s Digital Lifeworlds is the 22nd title in the Palgrave/IAMCR book series Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research. The book explores the ways in which adolescents in Nigeria domesticate technology and the role of digital gatekeepers such as parents, guardians, and teachers in their digital lifeworlds.
Members' books
Authored by IAMCR member Nadia Haq, this book critically examines how British journalism reinforces anti-Muslim bias and calls for rethinking journalism’s civic role in today’s digital, multicultural societies.
This book by IAMCR member Hanna E. Morris explores how U.S. media coverage post-2016 fuels reactionary climate narratives, limiting democratic responses. The author calls for inclusive climate journalism to counter antidemocratic, fear-driven discourse.
This book by IAMCR member Julie Reid reveals how sharing economy platforms like Airbnb enable online crime through “delusive speech”—deceptive content used by scammers—exposing systemic failures in trust, safety, and global content regulation.
This book by IAMCR member Mirca Madianou reveals how AI, biometrics, and big data perpetuate colonial power dynamics—reinforcing inequity, extracting data, and inflicting new forms of digital violence.