There's still time to register until May 4 for our #ica26 #Capetown preconference on Intersectional Political Economy: New Directions for Research & Teaching, Thu, June 4, 1-5 pm on-site. www.icahdq.org/events/Event... @icahdq.bsky.social @icajsd.bsky.social @polcomm.bsky.social @icaptc.bsky.social
🎨Call for creative submissions! We invite our members to take part in our Design Challenge to create a visual identity that reflects the spirit, diversity, and scholarly vision of our community.
Submit your designs by April 15, 2026!
👉 humanmachinecommunication.org/hmc-design-c...
Kurzprogramm der Tagung „Antifaschistische Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft“ vom 16.–18. April in Jena
Das Programm steht: krikowi.net/wp-content/u..., die letzten Vorbereitungen laufen und wir freuen uns auf euch!
Traveling to #ICA26 with family? Cape Town has kid-friendly parks, hands-on museums, ocean fun, and markets. Local hosts highlight family picks and traditions to help plan beyond the conference.
7 days left to apply! Important reminder.
"When you go online, your rights should go with you. X is no longer where the fight is happening. The platform Musk took over was imperfect but impactful. What exists today is something else: diminished" www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Artemis II Return NASA's Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), splashes down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California, at 5:07 p.m. PDT, (8:07 p.m. EDT) on Friday, April 10, 2026. The Artemis II test flight launched on Wednesday, April 1, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin its 10-day journey around the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars. NASA’s Landing and Recovery team and the U.S. military are coordinating efforts to extract the Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel
What a great photo just added on the NASA Johnson Flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...
Join our #ica26 preconference on Intersectional Political Economy: New Directions for Research & Teaching, Thu, June 4, 1-5 pm on-site, in person. Register by May 4: www.icahdq.org/events/Event... @icahdq.bsky.social @icajsd.bsky.social @polcomm.bsky.social @icaptc.bsky.social @icagames.bsky.social
#Chile is the latest Latin American country to vote out an incumbent government, with voters backing right-wing leaders from Argentina to Bolivia as Trump looks to assert U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere. apnews.com/article/chil...
“Across the region, we have seen that when leaders from the political wing to which Kast belongs take office, one of the first things that happens is a rollback of individual rights and women’s rights” #Chile apnews.com/article/chil...
"Die Lage kann nur besser werden, wenn die Gesellschaft bereit ist, die Mühen und Kosten aufwendiger Prävention und Therapie zu tragen. Ausgerechnet dort wird wenig hingesehen, Geld wird gekürzt und gestrichen. Auch hier müssen die Medien Alarm schlagen."
Veranstaltungsflyer für eine Abendveranstalting im Rahmen der Tagung „Antifaschistische Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft“. Auf dem Flyer zu lesen: Lesung und Gespräch: Cynthia Zimmermann, Christin Jänicke: Ossis of Color & Antifa Ost – (Auf-)Brüche und geteilte Erinnerung seit der Wende. 16. April 2026, 20.00 Uhr. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Carl-Zeiß-Str. 3, Hörsaal 3
Nach unserer Begrüßung und der Keynote-Vorlesung von Alex Demirović freuen wir uns am ersten Tagungsabend in anderthalb Wochen sehr auf die Veranstaltung „Ossis of Color & Antifa Ost“ mit Cynthia Zimmermann und Christin Jänicke (@chjncke.bsky.social). 🧵👇
Rechtsruck weltweit, doch auch der Widerstand wächst. Wie können internationale Gegenstrategien und kritische Solidarität aussehen?
"Antifaschismus, Affekt und kritische Solidarität"
Panel mit Aurel Eschmann & Jana Flörchinger, medico-Referentin für Lateinamerika
📅Do, 16.04.2026, 20:00
📍Uni Jena
With 600+ sessions at #ICA26, navigating it can feel overwhelming. This President-Elect’s Column spotlights the theme, “Communication and inequalities in context,” covering power, access, migration, activism, AI, and knowledge production. Read full column:
Rund 120 Zeitungs-Neugründungen gab es seit Ende 1989. Auch in #Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: etwa das Greifswalder Tageblatt, die plattForm oder Mecklenburgische Volks-Zeitung aus #Rostock. Doch keine Neugründung hat die Deutsche Einheit am 3.10.1990 überlebt. – Welchen Journalismus braucht Deutschland?
"The Museum of Prehistory in Berlin has conducted two major research projects, costing about $4 million, to determine the origins of more than 1,500 skulls in its collection... Some were repatriated to Hawaii, Chile and Japan" www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/a... #colonialhistory
Elevate your #ICA26 experience by participating in a pre- or postconference! Dive deeper into key topics, gain new practical skills, and connect with fellow attendees. Register before registration closes in a month. Visit www.icahdq.org/mpage/ICA26-... for details.
So important to document what's happening around the globe!
ICA survey on academic freedom - deadline extended! Thank you to everyone who has completed it. If you haven’t participated yet, now’s your chance! ICA will donate $5 to Scholars at Risk for each response. The survey takes about 10 minutes.
👉 survey.ifkw.lmu.de/ICA-AFS/ by 17 April.
#DeutscherMenschenrechtsFilmpreis: Ab sofort kann man sich mit einer #Videoproduktion bewerben! Eingereicht werden können Kino- und Fernsehfilme sowie Webvideos zum Thema #Menschenrechte. www.journalistenakademie.de/blog/2026/03...
In eigener Sache: Neues Ehrenamt, neue Aufgaben ... und eine Einladung für den 29.4.2026 (folgt) #Journalistik #Leipzig #Medienstiftung #EIJK fim.htwk-leipzig.de/fakultaet/de...
Rallies took place across Michigan incl. at the Capitol in Lansing and in cities from Detroit, Grand Rapids and Flint to smaller towns like Howell. The No Kings movement has grown in recent months with previous protests drawing large crowds across the country. michiganadvance.com/2026/03/28/n...
Protesters filled streets and town squares across the United States on Saturday at thousands of rallies, the third in a sequence of nationwide, loosely coordinated demonstrations under the banner of “No Kings.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/u...
Hey! My colleagues at NPR made a voter registration guide. Enter your state and learn the deadlines to register in time to make your voice heard in this year’s primaries.
apps.npr.org/voter-regist...
Despite the concession in February from the Department of Education, in the realpolitik of university life under the Trump administration, insiders aren’t confident about the return of DEI efforts—at least not by the same name.
Meghnad Bose and Luke Lawson report:
“Our challenge,” she continues, “is how to convert shopping into solidarity, brand identity into class identity, given that our personal identities have so often been facilitated by allegiances to things.” lux-magazine.com/article/inte...
The New York Times accused the Defense Department on Tuesday of defying a federal court ruling that had declared major parts of the department’s press rules unconstitutional. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/b...
ICA President Thomas Hanitzsch invites communication scholars to take a 10-minute survey on academic freedom and occupational intimidation. Your input will directly shape ICA’s response. Open until 13 April 2026 🔗
Roland Weissmann, the Director General of Austrian national broadcaster ORF has quit over sexual harassment allegations. www.euronews.com/culture/2026...
An estimated 26% of US farmworkers are women and they face disproportionate risk of sexual harassment and assault in their workplaces. A majority of women farmworkers are Latina and foreign-born. Data capturing the full scope of sexual violence they experience is scarce 19thnews.org/2026/03/dolo...