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We are very sad to report the death of Antonio Pasquali, who died at the age of 90 on October 5th in the city of Reus in Catalonia, Spain. He was an important Latin American communication scholar with a global reach whose life was dedicated to intellectual work, research, teaching and writing.
Following each annual conference, IAMCR conducts an online survey of participants to evaluate how we did and to learn how to make future conferences better. 1,766 participants were invited to complete the survey for the 2019 conference and 53% esponded. Respondents came from 73 of the 83 countries represented at the conference.
The following sections and working groups elected new officers during their business meetings at the Madrid conference. New officers are elected for four year terms.
IAMCR would like to express its sincere thanks to the outgoing officers and to welcome the new ones.
IAMCR would like to express its sincere thanks to the outgoing officers and to welcome the new ones.
Dear colleagues,
After a few exceptional days spent at IAMCR 2019 we would like to thank you for the opportunity granted to the School of Information Sciences of the Complutense University of Madrid. It was an honour to host IAMCR and we hope we met your expectations.
After a few exceptional days spent at IAMCR 2019 we would like to thank you for the opportunity granted to the School of Information Sciences of the Complutense University of Madrid. It was an honour to host IAMCR and we hope we met your expectations.
In this letter to the members, IAMCR president, Janet Wasko, reflects on IAMCR's 2019 conference held in Madrid last month.Dear Colleagues,
Professor Helena Sousa, a long-time member and supporter of IAMCR, was presented with a Distinguished Contribution Award during the third plenary session of IAMCR's 2019 conference in Madrid, Spain. Helena was head of the Local Organising Committee for IAMCR's 2010 Conference in Braga.
Published by UNESCO in collaboration with IAMCR and the Global Alliance for Media and Gender, "Setting the Gender Agenda for Communication Policy: New proposals from the Global Alliance on Media and Gender" was launched at the recent IAMCR conference in Madrid.
IAMCR urges its members and the media and communication research and education community to lobby the UK government against proposals that threaten creative and critical scholarship in research in media and communication and to join calls for action in other countries when similar policy moves threaten education in our field.
IAMCR expresses concern about Julian Assange's possible extradition to the United States, a precedent that threatens the welfare of whistle-blowers and discourages the sustained watchdog role of the media.
IAMCR's sections and working groups have now completed the evaluation of the record number of proposals received for IAMCR 2019 in Madrid.
Esta es la primera de una serie de “Noticias de Madrid” que estaremos enviando a los miembros actuales y pasados de IAMCR, personas que presentaron sus propuestas a IAMCR 2019, y publicando en el sitio de IAMCR 2019. Esperamos que lo encuentre interesante e informativo.
This is the first in a series of “Madrid Updates” that we will be sending to current and former IAMCR members, people who have submitted papers to IAMCR 2019, and posting on the website. We hope you find it useful and informative.
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the recent IAMCR Conference--Reimagining Sustainability: Communication and Media Research in a Changing World (IAMCR-Oregon 2018) would like to thank IAMCR for trusting the University of Oregon and the School of Journalism and Communication with the organization of this important international Conference.
In this letter to the members, IAMCR president, Janet Wasko, reports on the IAMCR panel held at ECREA's conference in Lugano, Switzerland last month.Dear Colleagues,
In this letter to IAMCR members, Loreto Corredoira, head of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the Madrid conference, tells us about recent developments, including exciting news about two excellent plenaries.
November 2018 - This letter was sent by Janet Wasko, IAMCR President, to thank IAMCR members for their support in 2018 and to invite them to renew their membership for 2019.