5 December, 2024 - The Publications Committee hosted the second in its round table series on open access. The webinar explored the practical aspects of open access publishing from the point of view of those at the center of our existing system - academic publishers. Watch the recording here.
The Participatory Communication Research Section's November newsletter is out! This issue includes news about IAMCR 2025, its call for papers, a call for reviewers and PCR members' updates and publications. Read it here.
At its general assembly during the 2024 conference, IAMCR approved the establishment of four new working groups: the Communication, Social Justice and Democracy Working Group, the Inclusive Communication and People with Disabilities Working Group, the Multimodal Communication Research Working Group, and the Organisational Communication Working Group.
17 April, 2025 - The Digital Divide Working Group in collaboration with the Mass Media Research Group at the University of Sharjah (UAE) will host a research symposium on "Digital Capital and Political Power" to be held on 17 April 2025 at the University of Sharjah.
20-22 May, 2025 - The Political Communication Research Section will host its first Regional Conference for Latin America, sponsored by the Institute of Government Sciences and Strategic Development at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico.
On 29 October the Health Communication Working Group hosted the webinar "Health Communication at the crossroads", where leading experts discussed the evolving landscape of health communication theory, research, and practice. Watch the recording here.
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
This memoir, completed just before longtime IAMCR member Vincent Mosco’s sudden death, chronicles the last half century of research, activism and teaching in critical communication, technology and society from the perspective of one of its pioneering figures.
Edited by IAMCR members Anna Gladkova and Elena Vartanova, together with Shi-xu, this book looks at the rise of new digital divides and reveals how these inequalities affect cross-cultural communication from a cultural discourse studies perspective.
Edited by IAMCR member Abiodun Salawu and Kehinde Oyesomi, this volume highlights the benefits of using African languages in marketing communications, including increased understanding and resonance with the target audience.
Collaborative Change: Towards Inclusive Rural Communication Services is a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and IAMCR. It showcases the work of IAMCR's Rural Communication Working Group and the FAO/IAMCR Rural Communication Services Research Awards.