The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) initiated the IAMCR Ambassadors’ Network in 2015, establishing a global network of ambassadors to represent and promote the Association across various countries and regions. Since its launch, the network has seen continuous growth with the inclusion of new IAMCR Faculty Ambassadors and PhD Ambassadors from around the world. IAMCR faculty ambassadors are senior/experienced scholars, and IAMCR PhD ambassadors are PhD students or early-stage scholars without a university appointment.
IAMCR Ambassadors are a passionate community of volunteers who creatively promote the mandate and distinctiveness of IAMCR as an international association of communication and media scholars. They also actively engage and support IAMCR members in their respective countries or regions.
Ambassadors proactively explore opportunities to expand IAMCR's footprint within their country or region, utilizing strategies such as publicity, events, and other strategies that will build and retain the Association's membership and reputation. These can include working with university departments, local and regional communication and media research bodies and think tanks and NGOs involved in media advocacy and research.
IAMCR Ambassadors are chosen for their creativity, initiative and independence, as well as their connection with the academic community, their knowledge of IAMCR and the objectives as outlined in their strategic plans. Ambassadors serve three-year terms, maintaining direct communication with the coordinator of the Ambassadors’ Network and IAMCR entities (EB, IC, C/TF/C, S/WG, etc.).
To facilitate communication among IAMCR Ambassadors, a dedicated IAMCR Ambassadors’ Facebook Group has been established, serving as a platform for sharing information about their activities with the wider IAMCR membership.
IAMCR currently has 18 faculty ambassadors from Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Türkiye, Uzbekistan and Zambia, and eight PhD ambassadors from China, Czech Republic, Kenya, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, and Thailand. Each ambassador has a page where you can see their profile and read about their plans.
In this article, Professor Surbhi Dahiya talks about her connection with IAMCR and her experience as an IAMCR ambassador.
In this article, Professor Jude William Genilo talks about his experience as an IAMCR ambassador and shares his thoughts on “Dhaka Media Summit 2022 on the Future of Journalism”, a four-day conference he recently organised.
In this article, Dr Gladkova talks about her activities and experiences as an IAMCR ambassador, and she shares some thoughts and experiences about the Nairobi 2021 Conference.
In this article, Dr Leah Jerop Komen, IAMCR Ambassador in Kenya, talks about her experience as an IAMCR ambassador, shares her thoughts and experiences as a member of the IAMCR 2021 Nairobi Local Organising Committee and reflects on the "no travel grant" initiative and the event she organised as a grant recipient.
In this article, Dr Uma Shankar Pandey, IAMCR Ambassador in India, talks about his experience of being an IAMCR ambassador and shares his thoughts and experiences about the importance of online lectures as a source of open knowledge.