Responding to member interest, IAMCR invites proposals for new thematic Working Groups. This invitation provides an opportunity for members to identify, encourage and shape specialized areas of research and collaboration. Read on for details and to seize this chance to actively contribute to the IAMCR community.
02/10/2023 - As technological advancements in AI redefine research and practice in various domains, they also pose ethical and security challenges. The statement emphasises the need for equitable access, AI literacy, open-source systems, and more, in ensuring an ethical and inclusive digital future. See IAMCR's statement on the role of information and communication sciences in the governance of artificial intelligence.
With the goal of fostering academic dialogue and collaboration across conflict zones, we have established IAMCR Peace Fellowships, two-year fellowships that aim to unite scholars from regions or communities involved in antagonistic conflicts. By offering travel grants, membership benefits, and platforms for academic discourse, we seek to create collaborative contact zones that contribute to peace-building and mutual understanding.
Launched during a special session of IAMCR's 2023 conference in Lyon, the 34 chapters of "Reflections on the International Association for Media and Communication Research: Many Voices, One Forum" offer numerous reflections on the Association's first 65 years.
The University of Canterbury will host IAMCR's 2024 conference from 30 June to 4 July in Christchurch, New Zealand. Speaking at the closing plenary of IAMCR 2023 in Lyon, Donald Matheson, chair of the Christchurch local organising committee, introduced Christchurch and extended a warm invitation to all IAMCR members.
Featuring fifteen papers by authors from nine countries, including South Africa, Chile, China, and India, the "Media - History - Social Inequalities" pre-conference was held in Lyon, jointly organized by the Communication in Post- and Neo-Authoritarian Societies Working Group and the History Section of IAMCR.
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
Navigating Trauma in African Journalism: Scholarly Foundations and Secondary Trauma: Examines how sub-Saharan African journalists navigate secondary trauma from reporting violence and crises. Edited by IAMCR members Kealeboga Aiseng and Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam, it foregrounds care, resilience, and mental health in journalistic practice.
Mediating Imperfect AI explores how journalists emotionally and ethically navigate the integration of artificial intelligence in their work. Written by Carolina Escudero, the book advances a human-centred, critically reflective approach to AI beyond simple acceptance or resistance.
Fighting Polarisation explores how people across the globe resist polarising us–them politics through shared spaces of dialogue and deliberation. Written by IAMCR member Cherian George, it draws on deliberative democracy, social psychology, memory studies, and international case studies to map grassroots efforts that challenge prejudice, counter hate, and reimagine a more inclusive democratic “we.”
By IAMCR member David Hesmondhalgh, this book provides the first international account of how streaming is shaping music culture today by considering the implications of streaming platforms for the production, distribution, and consumption of recorded music around the globe.