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.
An online Extraordinary General Assembly of IAMCR will be held on Monday 9 February 2026 to consider proposed amendments to the IAMCR Statutes and to share an update on preparations for IAMCR 2026 in Galway.
The Communication, Social justice and Democracy (CJD) Working Group shares updates on its January 2026 online meeting, calls for participation in upcoming conferences, and recent publications by its members.
IAMCR books
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 in a changing media and political environment.
Edited by Sudeshna Roy (2025)
This book delivers an authoritative exploration of a variety of critical conflicts in the world and a spectrum of approaches to peace communication.
Members' books
Written by IAMCR member Geo Takach, this book explores methods of bringing environmentalist, art-based and Indigenous ways of knowing and being into dialogue to improve relationships with the Earth and Her First Peoples.
Edited by IAMCR member Mausumi Bhattacharyya and Rajib Shaw, this book provides a thorough coverage of different topics related to climate change, disaster resilience and gender.
Written by IAMCR member By I. Arul Aram, this book examines the nuances of how the media conveys environmental issues, drawing on scientific facts and documenting grassroots realities, and influencing popular perceptions.
Edited by IAMCR member Jaka Primorac and Bård Kleppe, Miikka Pyykkönen, David Wright, this book gathers evidence and case studies from various parts of Europe and across the different sectors that comprise the creative industries, including the visual and performing arts, popular music, the platform economy, and film.