IAMCR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are delighted to announce the 2024 IAMCR/FAO Rural Communication Services Awards winners: Ibnu Budiman (Bogor Agriculture University, Indonesia), Tim Fry (University of Reading, UK), and Paolo Mefalopulos (UNICEF, Chile).
The latest newsletter from the Participatory Communication Research Section is now available, featuring updates on section leadership, and essential information for section members attending the conference. Read it here.
The Community Communication and Alternative Media Section has released its June newsletter, packed with essential information about the upcoming Christchurch conference. Inside, you'll find details on a mentoring program, key events, the conference programme and more.
IAMCR is pleased to announce the 2024 Climate Change Communication Award winners. This year’s submissions confirmed once again the strength and diversity of members’ research and theorising in addressing urgent challenges of climate change communication. Read about the winners and their papers here.
The newly established Inclusive Communication and People with Disabilities Working Group would like to invite all IAMCR members to its inaugural business meeting and panel presentation at the IAMCR Christchurch conference.
IAMCR is pleased to announce that three outstanding papers will be awarded the 2024 Annabelle Sreberny Memorial Award. The award will be formally presented during a special session at the IAMCR 2024 conference in Christchurch.
IAMCR books
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.
By Aliaa Dakroury, The Instant World Report focuses on Canada's pioneering role in shaping the international understanding of the right to communicate, particularly through the Canadian Telecommission Studies of 1969. The 23rd title in the Palgrave/IAMCR book series Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research.
Members' books
By Pradip Ninan Thomas, this book explores the topic of gig work in India’s digital political economy, and the relationship between key factors such as start-ups, state governments, and platform providers.
Edited by Manuel Puppis, Robin Mansell and Hilde Van den Bulck, this state-of-the-art Handbook provides unique insights into the governance practices and institutions shaping digitalized public spheres.
Edited by Divina Frau-Meigs and Nicoleta Corbu, this book explores the effective role of media and information literacy (MIL) in combating disinformation by collaborating with fact-checkers and developers. MIL can effectively tap into the knowledge and skills of these fields to combat disinformation.
Sunetra Sen Narayan and Shalini Narayanan explore how WhatsApp has permeated the personal and professional lives of Indians, highlighting the diverse ways the app is utilised in social and business interactions, including individuals living with disabilities.