IAMCR members are cordially invited to attend the Association's General Assembly which will take place on 4 July 2024 at 15:45, at the Te Pae Convention Centre, Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand.
The voting period for the Sections and Working Groups heads election has ended. We would like to thank all of the candidates who expressed their willingness to serve as a section or working group officer and also to all who voted. See the results here.
The elections for IAMCR Executive Board (EB) and International Council (IC) are over. Daya Thussu was elected president and will be joined on the Executive Board by 2 vice-presidents, Karen Arriaza Ibarra and Andrea Medrado, alongside Jeremy Shtern as Secretary General and Skye Doherty as Treasurer. Congratulations to the new EB and IC members, and thanks to all participants and candidates.
The Gender and Communication Section has issued its April newsletter with updates on the upcoming Christchurch conference, highlights of the recent International Women's Day 2024 webinar, and calls for papers and publications that might be of interest to its members. Read it here.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ayesha Jehangir and Shabir Hussain as the IAMCR Peace Fellows for their project Bridging Narratives: Exploring feasibility and impact of collaborative peace journalism initiatives between Afghan and Pakistani journalists.
The Participatory Communication Research Section regularly issues newsletters with information of interest to its members. The March 2024 issue includes information about the upcoming Section Head elections, IAMCR 2024 keydates and events and a call for abstracts. Read it 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
By Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer, this book is a theoretical reflection on the intersection of democracy and media through a constructionist lens.
This book, edited by Daniel Biltereyst and Ernest Mathijs, brings together contemporary and historical views on censorship, covering fifteen countries, including Argentina, France, Turkey, Japan and the United States.
By Daya Thussu, this book highlights the growing importance of digital communication in legitimizing and promoting the geopolitical and economic goals of leading powers. The ideas and arguments advanced in it privilege a reading of geopolitical processes and examples from the perspective of the global South.
By Raymond Archee and Myra Gurney, this book explains key communication concepts and effective strategies that students will use to communicate in their professional lives, no matter what career they ultimately choose.