IAMCR Media and Communication Policy Task Force

IAMCRThe IAMCR Task Force on Media and Communication Policy was setup at the 2006 IAMCR General Assembly in Cairo. The mission of the newly formed Task Force is “to maintain a global presence for IAMCR on important issues concerning media and communication policies, drawing on the interests and expertise of IAMCR members and reaching out to engage with the expertise of other individuals and organizations.”

Prof. Andrew Calabrese was elected to serve as the first Chair of the new Task Force. Membership in the Task Force is open to any IAMCR member in good standing and Calabrese has invited interested members to subscribe to the PolicyTF email list where the specific agenda and activities of the Task Force will be discussed.

Mandate of the Task Force on Media and Communication Policy:

In view of the active involvement of the IAMCR in the ongoing media and communication policy issues – at international, regional and national levels, the General Assembly resolves to establish a Standing Task Force on Media and Communication Policy, with the membership to be decided by the International Council. In the spirit of critical independent scholarship the Task Force will:

  • contribute to the sharing of relevant information and documentation about media and communication policy issues, as they arise, with the broader academic community and civil society;
  • facilitate the synthesizing of existing research on information society issues and feed this into relevant international forums;
  • assist in the clarification of crucial policy-relevant concepts for the IAMCR membership;
  • assist in the development of effective and relevant alliances with other individuals and organisations concerned with key media and communication policy issues; and
  • ensure effective representation of IAMCR in selected forums (formal and informal) in line with IAMCR members’ expressed interests.