Publications: Monographs Designing Informative Technologies: How to Build Transparent, Reliable, and Equitable Information for the Social Good – Anwesha Chakraborty (Springer, 2026) Book link: lnkd.in/eXWT2CXB

Publications: Monographs Digital Nationalism and Affective Governance: Propaganda, Public Sentiment, and Soft Authoritarianism in China – Xiaowei Zhang (Routledge, 2026) More information lnkd.in/ebb5_wEt

Publications: Journal Articles LLMs Grooming or Data Voids? LLM-Powered Chatbot References to Kremlin Disinformation Reflect Information Gaps, Not Manipulation (Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review) DOI: lnkd.in/ew7BPuND

Publications: Journal Articles ‘It’s Not That Simple, We Don’t Know the Whole Truth’: The Effects of Pro-Regime Fact-Checking in Wartime Russia (Perspectives on Politics) DOI: lnkd.in/eAQJDYU5

Recent Publications by Karl Patrick R. Mendoza and Collaborators • In relation, not replacement: A reflexive case for generative AI in qualitative research (Qualitative Research Journal)

Publications: Journal Articles Territorial Disputes, and the Changes of Names: A Framing Study of the South China Sea’s News Coverage (Media, War & Conflict) DOI: lnkd.in/evTVYfTQ

Publications: Journal Articles Communication Geography and the Spatio-Discursive Construction of BRI Projects: Geographical Frames in Media Discourses on Piraeus Port (Mediterranean Politics) DOI: lnkd.in/eCbq6NQT

3rd Namibia Media and Communication Conference (NMCC) Theme: Media and Communication in Transition: A Call to Action Abstract deadline: 15 July 2026 Submit abstracts here: lnkd.in/eaCXR4_8 XMrV19idjdXwRDJ91sYrt9yf43q4M/edit For enquiries, contact Prof. Eno Akpabio: [email protected]

Call for Papers “New Weapons of Democratic Destruction” Media and Communication (Impact Factor 2.6; CiteScore 5.9) Submission of abstracts: 1–15 June 2026 Submission of full papers: 15–30 October 2026 Full call for papers: lnkd.in/eNTEq8nN

Job Postings Postdoctoral Researcher in Governance of Emerging Technologies – Hasso Plattner Institute / University of Oxford Application deadline: 18 June 2026 Apply here: lnkd.in/dwgvYNP3

Job Postings Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship) in Communication and Media – University of Leeds Application deadline: 11 June 2026 Apply here: lnkd.in/e9qfPHkm

Job Postings Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship) in Digital Media – University of Leeds Application deadline: 11 June 2026 lnkd.in/eJ3Dacc3

We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2026 IAMCR Political Communication Research Section Paper Awards. ● Inclusivity Paper Award: Mapping YouTube Recommendations: A Social Network Analysis on the Promotion of Ideology on Brazilian YouTube by Giovanni Francischelli (University of Oregon)

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 IAMCR Political Communication Research Section Paper Awards. ● Outstanding Early Career Paper Award: Whose ‘Fakes’? Disinformation Awareness and Motivated Reasoning in Wartime Russia, by Maxim Alyukov (University of Manchester)

Announcements 2026 IAMCR Galway preparation This June in Galway, PolComm Section will welcome authors of over 80 papers to present at 16 sessions and two panels. In addition to these sessions, we will also hold the Section business meeting and one social event.

Africa Regional Conference will take place from June 1–3, 2026. Of the 61 abstracts we received, 58 were accepted. among the nations submitted abstracts that were accepted: Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, South Africa, Portugal, Kenya, and the United States of America.

Call for Book Chapters: Media, Journalism, and Collective Memory in Africa: Centring Epistemologies, Power and Culture Editors: Silas Udenze (University of Toronto) & Temple Uwalaka (University of Canberra). Abstracts (350 words) + bio due: 30 April 2026 Submit to: [email protected]

Publications Narratives of the Hong Kong Sovereignty Transfer: The Pragmatics of Language and Ideology in the Taiwanese and Chinese English-Language Press By Lutgard Lams (Routledge, 2026). Access book. lnkd.in/es8GPbtt

Publication Meaning Generation in Chinese Official Media Discourse Edited by Lutgard Lams, Rui Zhang, Emma Lupano (Routledge, 2025). Access book. lnkd.in/eGGrpmRd

Publication Kenyan Media and Marginalized Voices: President William Ruto’s Rhetoric and Kenya’s 2024 Anti-Tax Protests Millicent Oyier & Kehbuma Langmia (De Gruyter Brill, 2026) Access chapter. lnkd.in/ehT4ptc

Publication In Tune with Changing Times: Radio’s Role in Colonisation and Decolonisation in British West Africa (1935–1960) Abdullahi Tasiu Abubakar (Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television) Access article. lnkd.in/eWgFJy67

Publication Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems (2nd ed.). Edited by Daniela V. Dimitrova (Bloomsbury, 2025) Access book. lnkd.in/eru4UbWA

Publication Authoritarianism and Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia — Rola Khalid Yousef (The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Politics and Gender, 2026) Access chapter. lnkd.in/eamNgx5C

Publication Authoritarianism and Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia — Rola Khalid Yousef (The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Politics and Gender, 2026) Access chapter. lnkd.in/eamNgx5C

Publication Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems (2nd ed.). Edited by Daniela V. Dimitrova (Bloomsbury, 2025) Access book. lnkd.in/eru4UbWA

Publication In Tune with Changing Times: Radio’s Role in Colonisation and Decolonisation in British West Africa (1935–1960) Abdullahi Tasiu Abubakar (Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television) Access article. lnkd.in/eWgFJy67

Publication Kenyan Media and Marginalized Voices: President William Ruto’s Rhetoric and Kenya’s 2024 Anti-Tax Protests Millicent Oyier & Kehbuma Langmia (De Gruyter Brill, 2026) Access chapter. lnkd.in/ehT4ptc

Publication Meaning Generation in Chinese Official Media Discourse Edited by Lutgard Lams, Rui Zhang, Emma Lupano (Routledge, 2025). Access book. lnkd.in/eGGrpmRd

Publications Narratives of the Hong Kong Sovereignty Transfer: The Pragmatics of Language and Ideology in the Taiwanese and Chinese English-Language Press By Lutgard Lams (Routledge, 2026). Access book. lnkd.in/es8GPbtt

Call for Book Chapters: Media, Journalism, and Collective Memory in Africa: Centring Epistemologies, Power and Culture Editors: Silas Udenze (University of Toronto) & Temple Uwalaka (University of Canberra). Abstracts (350 words) + bio due: 30 April 2026 Submit to: [email protected]

Call for Papers: Co-Producing Environmental Publics: Technology, Communication, and Ecological Transformation. Abstracts (max. 500 words) due: 20 March 2026 Submit to: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Full papers due: 31 July 2026 | Planned publication: 2027

Call for Papers The Influencer Ethnography Research Lab invites submissions examining how influencers shape contemporary diplomatic practices. Abstracts (250 words) + bio due: 16 March 2026 | Notification: 20 March 2026 Learn more and submit lnkd.in/eKJKC-wx

Visiting Fellowships 2026/2027 – Dimensions of Europe (University of Graz) The Field of Excellence “Dimensions of Europe” at the University of Graz invites applications for its 2026/2027 Visiting Fellowship programme. Application deadline: 15 March 2026 Apply: [email protected] lnkd.in/erYbd-Xe

Get to know the team behind the IAMCR Political Communication Section. Dr. Rola Khalid Yousef is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences at the Catholic University of Portugal. Since 2024, she has served as the communication officer for the Political Communication section at IAMCR.

Call for Paper: Special Issue Title: Co-Producing Environmental Publics: Technology, Communication, and Ecological Transformation. Full call for paper: lnkd.in/ecHqfrJW

Call for papers Kristoffer Holt is co-editing a coming special issue of Media and Communication together with [Beate Schirrmacher] Title: "Alternative Media Logics". Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2026. Please disseminate to anyone who might find this of interest! lnkd.in/eyyg2DCS

The Journal of Visual Political Communication is pleased to share its latest issue (Volume 12, Issue 1), bringing together four original research articles and one book review that examine how visuals shape political meaning, participation, and power. intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

IAMCR 2026 – Peripheries and Connections: Media, Communication, and Transformation The biennial general conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research will take place from 28 June to 2 July 2026, the University of Galway (Ireland). Learn more via lnkd.in/dGB_tHCx

SSN 2026 Conference – Planetary Surveillance Organized by the Surveillance Studies Network. This conference will be held on 9–12 June 2026 in Lille, France. Abstracts due by 10 January 2026. Submit here: lnkd.in/gxP5gWez

Call for Papers. Symposium and publication: From The Battle of Algiers to No Other Land. 60 Years of Decolonization in the Arab Screens. Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, September 5-6, 2026 An abstract of 200 words should be sent by February 12, 2026 to [email protected]

Call for participation MCAP-BNU International Conference 2026 – Reclaiming Hope: Media, Activism & Social Justice (Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, 11–12 February 2026). For more information mcap.top

Call for Papers: Journals/Edited Volume Communicating Climate Activism and Energy Transitions. International Communication Gazette. Extended abstracts (500–800 words) due: 31 January 2026 | Full papers due: 15 May 2026 Full call | lnkd.in/eQwETBbf

Artificial Intelligence and Communication in Europe – Literacy, Creativity, and Human Labour Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research. Abstracts (600–700 words) due: 31 March 2026 | Full papers due: 31 August 2026 Contact: [email protected] | No publication fees

Scandal as Constructivation: Trust Cultures and the Politics of Legitimacy in Southeast Asia — Karl Patrick R. Mendoza (International Journal of Communication, 2025) Read the full article lnkd.in/eF--C-Wa

From Bollywood to Diplomacy: India’s Soft Power Strategies in Africa — Arjun Chatterjee & Daya Kishan Thussu (in Understanding Soft Power in Africa, Routledge, 2025). Book info lnkd.in/eMEvfRnD

Digital Sovereignty – communication +1 Special Issue (Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2025) Edited by Christoph Borbach and Tristan Thielmann Access issue lnkd.in/eA7dZ7r9

Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems (2nd ed.) Edited by Daniela V. Dimitrova (Bloomsbury, 2025). More info lnkd.in/eru4UbWA

Communication Amid Mega‑Crises – Deborah D. Sellnow‑Richmond & Marta N. Lukacovic (Routledge, 2025) Book link lnkd.in/eyZj8N-8