Primary Communication Associations, Organizations & Societies

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
A non-profit, educational association of journalism and mass communication faculty, administrators, students and media professionals. The AEJMC exists to promote the highest possible standards for edu...   [more]
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International Communication Association
An international association for scholars interested in the study, teaching and application of all aspects of human and mediated communication. ICA is dedicated to promoting research in communication ...   [more]
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National Communication Association
The oldest and largest national organization to promote communication scholarship and education, the purpose of NCA is to promote study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of the artistic,...   [more]
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Important Communication Associations, Organizations & Societies

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American Press Institute
Founded by newspaper publishers in 1946, the American Press Institute is the oldest and largest center devoted solely to training and professional development for the news industry and journalism educ...   [more]
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American Society of Newspaper Editors
The American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) is a membership organization for daily newspaper editors, people who serve the editorial needs of daily newspapers and certain distinguished individual...   [more]
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Association for Women in Communications
A professional organization that champions the advancement of women across all communications disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting leadership and positioning its members at the forefront o...   [more]
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Cable Center
The Cable Center seeks to display the entrepreneurial history of cable telecommunications, provide education, training, and research covering all aspects of cable telecommunications., and increase und...   [more]
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Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau (CAB)
CAB provides advertisers and agencies with news and informati on the cable industry at the national, DMA, and local levels. CAB's members include virtually all of the national and regional ad-supporte...   [more]
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Center for Asian American Media
The Center for Asian American Media was founded in 1980 by Asian American film, video and radio producers and community activists to counter the scarcity of images of Asians in film and television, co...   [more]
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Center for Digital Democracy
The Center for Digital Democracy is committed to preserving the openness and diversity of the Internet in the broadband era, and to realizing the full potential of digital communications through the d...   [more]
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Center for International Media Education
CIME seeks to increase media awareness and knowledge exchange between media professionals and media educators in the United States and the rest of the world....   [more]
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Disparities Solutions Center
Part of Massachuesetts General Hospital, the Disparities Solutions Center focuses on the issue of disparities in health care beyond research and into the arenas of policy and practice "by developing a...   [more]
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Eastern Communication Association
A research and service oriented organization that participates in state, regional, and national activity. Publishes Communication Quarterly, Communication Research Reports, and Qualitative Research Re...   [more]
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European Audiovisual Observatory
Set up in December 1992, the European Audiovisuel Observatory is the only center of its kind to gather and circulate information on the audiovisual industry in Europe. Its principal areas of interest...   [more]
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Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
FAIR, the national media watch group founded in 1986, advocates against media bias and censorship....   [more]
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Freedom Forum
The Freedom Forum is an nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press and free speech. The Freedom Forum funds the operations of the Newseum, an interactive museum of news in Washington, D.C.; the Fi...   [more]
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International Association for Media and Communication Research
Also Known as: IAMCR
Established in 1957, IAMCR promotes media and communication research throughout the world. UNESCO was the main initiator of IAMCR and to this day maintains a formal consultative relationship with IAM...   [more]

International Association for Media and History
Organization of filmmakers, broadcasters, archivists and scholars dedicated to historical inquiry into film, radio, television, and related media. Scholarly research focuses on the relations between ...   [more]
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Media Coalition
Association founded in 1973 to defend First Amendment rights....   [more]
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Media Ecology Association
The Media Ecology Association (MEA) promotes the research and teaching of media ecology as it applies to all aspects of society and culture and serves as a clearinghouse for information related to p...   [more]
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National Association of Broadcasters
Founded in 1922, NAB is the largest broadcasting association in the United States, representings more than 900 television stations and almost 5,000 radio stations. It also speaks in conjunction with, ...   [more]
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National Coalition Against Censorship
An alliance of 50 national nonprofit organizations providing broad-based opposition to censorship since 1974....   [more]
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National Council on Public Polls
Association of polling organizations providing professional standards and interpretive guidance in public opinion polling....   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
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NORDICOM: Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research
A knowledge centre for the area of media and communication research, a cooperation between the five countries of the Nordic region - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden....   [more]
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Pew Research Project in Journalism
Founded in 1997 as the Project for Excellence in Journalism, seeks to assess the state of news and information in a changing society. ...   [more]
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PROL - Political Research Online
REQUIRES FREE REGISTRATION. Electronic fulltext preprint archive for political science. Includes conference papers, preprints, syllabi, and center and institute reports....   [more]
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Public Broadcasting Directory
Directory of national and regional public broadcasting organizations, public radio stations, public television stations, and related organizations....   [more]
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Russian Communication Association
The RCA was organized in the year 2000 with the goal of promoting communication research, education, and its practical social application in Russia....   [more]
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Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law
The Center, at the University of Minnesota, focuses on the concepts and values that define the highest ideals of American journalism: freedom and fairness by examining their theoretical and practical...   [more]
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Southern States Communication Association
A not-for-profit organization that exists for educational, scientific, and literary purposes. SSCA promotes the study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of the artistic, humanistic, and s...   [more]
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Television Bureau of Advertising
TVB is a trade association of the broadcast television industry in the United States. Its members include television broadcast groups, advertising sales reps, syndicators, international broadcasters, ...   [more]
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The European Institute for the Media
The European Institute for the Media (EIM) is a think tank for research and strategy concerning developments in European media and communications, based in Dortmund. ...   [more]
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The National Cable and Telecommunications Association
NCTA is the principal trade association of the cable television industry in the United States. Founded in 1952, NCTA's primary mission is to provide its members with a strong national presence. Their ...   [more]
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UNESCO Communication and Information Sector
The three principal strategic objectives of the Sectors programs are: promoting the free flow of ideas and universal access to information, promoting the expression of pluralism and cultural diversit...   [more]
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Western States Communication Association
A non-profit organization, whos purpose is to unite people in the Western States with an academic, lay or professional interest in communication and who want to promote their mutual educational inter...   [more]
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World Association for Christian Communication
WACC sees genuine communication as the basis of understanding and co-operation between peoples of different faiths and cultures. It promotes freedom of expression and information and the democratisati...   [more]
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World Communication Association
Established in 1971 as the Communication Association of the Pacific, the WCA adopted its current name in 1983. Its members' interests cover all forms of human communication, especially intercultural a...   [more]
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