Launched at IAMCR 2025, this report explores how multimodal research practices—like film, performance, and installation—enhance media scholarship and outlines strategies for supporting non-written academic communication within the discipline.

The Islam & Media Working Group presented its annual Nile Awards at IAMCR 2025 in Singapore, recognizing outstanding research on Islam and media. Three papers were awarded for originality, methodology, and scholarly contribution.

On 17 July 2025, at the closing plenary at the Singapore conference, the members present condemned the conviction of IAMCR member Bahruz Samadov for high treason by the Azerbaijani courts, and called for his immediate release.

IAMCR’s Ethics Task Force hosted a workshop on fostering ethical, inclusive environments. Participants explored challenges and strategies for implementing the Code of Conduct across IAMCR activities, focusing on equity, inclusion, and accountability.

The Award honours three outstanding papers that explore race, representation, and resistance through innovative approaches to media and communication. Their work reflects Hall’s legacy of critical, socially engaged scholarship across diverse cultural and political contexts.

Edited by Jack Linchuan Qiu, Shinjoung Yeo and Richard Maxwell (2025)

This book provides a global perspective on labor and technology, exploring resistance, solidarity, and alternatives in digital capitalism.