Mar 15, 2017 | Annual Conference
AMIC is now inviting partners to submit expression of interest and proposal to host AMIC Conferences in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
The AMIC’s Annual Conference is a premier event on Asian communication media, attracting some 300 eminent international speakers and participants from the communication media sector and academe.
The conference also serves as an occasion to grant the prestigious AMIC Asia Communication Award to outstanding media and communication professionals.
The annual event is hosted in rotation by countries across the Asia Pacific region. In recent past, AMIC annual conferences were held in Dubai (2015), Indonesia (2013), Malaysia (2012), India (2011), and Singapore (2010).
This year, the 2017 AMIC 25th Annual Conference is going to be held at Miriam College in Quezon City, Philippines from 27-29 September 2017.
Institutions interested to host the succeeding annual conferences should fill up and submit the expression of interest and proposal form to AMIC Secretary General Ramon R. Tuazon at email addresses r.tuazon@amic.asia or rrtuazon722@yahoo.com.
Deadline for submission of expression of interest and proposal form is 15 July 2017.
The host institutions (countries) for the next three years will be announced during the AMIC Manila 2017 Conference.
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Mar 8, 2017 | Annual Conference
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 AMIC Asia Communication Award.
Nominations submitted for 2016 will be consolidated with the new nominees for 2017.
AMIC will award both the 2016 and the 2017 Asia Communication Awardees during the AMIC 25th Annual Conference on 27-29 September 2017 at Miriam College, Quezon City, Philippines.
Since 2006, AMIC has recognized outstanding achievements in various media and communication fields and categories through the AMIC Asia Communication Award.
The nominees’ contributions can be focused on a single country within Asia Pacific or the whole of Asia-Pacific. While the nominee need not be from Asia, preference is accorded to regional actors.
The AMIC Asia Communication Award is given in the following categories:
Research—pioneering contributions to the body of knowledge on media and communication research, such as the launching and completion of major research projects or the development of enduring theoretical approaches in the discipline.
Education – legacy in nurturing successive generations of media, communication, or journalism students and scholars.
Institution building – establishment of key communication and media programs, research centres or academic publications.
Excellence in journalism – sustained involvement in public service and observance of the highest journalistic principles.
Others – from time to time the Board may present the AMIC Asia Communication Award to a media practitioner for outstanding commitment to and excellence in their field of endeavor.
Past awardees include eminent communicators and journalists:
Dr. John Lent, 2006
Prof. Eddie C. Y. Kuo, 2007
Dr. Nora Quebral and Dr. Florangel Rosario- Braid, 2008
Dr. Binod Agrawal and Dr. K. E. Eapen, 2009
Dr. Hidetoshi Kato, 2010
Dr. Georgette Wang and Dr. Crispin Maslog, 2011
Tan Sri Dato’ L. Krishnan, 2012
Dr. Alwi Dahlan and Mr. Jakob Oetama, 2013
Mr. Juan L. Mercado, 2014
Dr. Alan Hancock and Dr. David Robie, 2015
Nominations will be accepted from any AMIC member. The closing date for the 2017 Asia Communication Award is on 31 May 2017.
Those who wish to nominate must accomplish the official nomination form (also available on www.amic.asia), and send it, together with a nomination letter, to:
Ramon R. Tuazon
Secretary General
Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC)
E-mail: r.tuazon@amic.asia or rrtuazon722@yahoo.com
Feb 21, 2017 | Annual Conference
Miriam College (MC), a premier learning institution in the Philippines, is hosting the 25th Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) Annual Conference. It will be held on 27-29 September 2017 with the theme, “Rethinking Communication in a Resurgent Asia.”
The lead unit host is Miriam College’s Department of Communication, recognized as one of the country’s Centers of Development in Communication by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education in 2016.
Miriam College is a long-standing partner of AMIC. Large delegations of its faculty members and students represented the school as participants and paper presenters at previous AMIC conferences.
Dr. Ma. Margarita A. Acosta, MC Department of Communication chairperson, is both a member of the AMIC Board of Management (BoM) and one of the Centre’s country representatives in the Philippines. Immediate past MC Department of Communication chairperson, Prof. Lynda C. Garcia, also served as country representative.
“Time and again, our partnership with AMIC has provided our students and faculty the opportunity to connect and exchange ideas with communication research experts and peers in Asia and beyond,” said Miriam College President Dr. Rosario O. Lapus. “It is an honor for Miriam College to host this year’s international conference and provide the venue for more innovative learning and collaboration.”
Miriam (formerly Maryknoll) College is a non-profit, non-stock Catholic educational institution that offers basic, tertiary, postgraduate, and adult education programs for girls and young women. It supports specialized centers in the fields of social development, peace education, environment studies, and women’s empowerment. These centers are engaged in curriculum development, research, community outreach, and advocacy.
The school has just recently celebrated its 90th anniversary. Rooted in the Maryknoll tradition of trailblazing, Miriam College continues to produce women leaders in service of the nation and the world.
Feb 6, 2017 | News
UNESCO is looking for people interested to present research on “Safety for women journalists”.
UNESCO’s previous research studies have shown that while the number of women journalists killed is much lower than those of their male counterparts, women journalists are particularly susceptible to other kinds of gender-related attacks.
According to Guy Berger, UNESCO Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development, women covering conflict and socio-political turmoil have particular concerns for their safety. Even in non-conflict situations, there is the risk of gender-linked sexual harassment, online abuse, direct and indirect threats, as well as actual physical violations, including rape.
UNESCO is setting up an academic panel for the conference in Cartagena, Colombia on 16-20 July 2017 of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) to look at gender-related media safety issues.
UNESCO hopes that the panel can elevate gender-related media safety issues on the academic agenda by examining the extent, nature, causes and responses related to gender issues in media.
The panel will also seek to uncover the impact of these attacks on the women journalists themselves, their families, colleagues and audiences; and on their societies more broadly.
Presentations with a gender angle could cover any of the areas of research identified in the UNESCO document “Towards a Research agenda on the safety of journalists.”
While there is no budget to support attendance of presenters, the chosen researchers can present on this UNESCO panel and use this status to secure alternative funding, such as from their respective university or organization.
Interested parties can express their interest and a draft abstract (approx. 150 words) by 7 February 2017 to Saorla McCabe, S.McCabe@unesco.org
UNESCO’s research document on media safety can be accessed at http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/images/Themes/Freedom_of_expression/safety_of_journalists/Draft_Research_Agenda_Safety_of_Journalists_06_2015.pdf
Jan 13, 2017 | News
Dr. Ang Peng Hwa, AMIC Chairman d’Honneur, urges the conduct of more research on social media, noting its varied uses and users all over the world in his keynote address.
He made these remarks at the International Conference on Media, Communication and Sociology (ICOMOS) held at Atma Jaya Yogyakarta University on November 18-19, 2016.
ICOMOS 2016 had as its theme Questioning Locality: Community, Movement and Global Challenge: Moving Beyond Borders: The Shifts in Communications
and Media Studies in Borderless Society.
“The strength of the Internet is not in communication, but in the mobilization of time,” said Dr. Peng Hwa, adding that the Internet also enables the microcoordination of resources and people.
However, to benefit from it, communication scholars must sift the good from the bad elements in social media.
New media empowers people, builds communities and exposes corruption. However, it also has “questionable” elements as it can promote online vigilantism, while empowering people. New media can also expose online personal details about people and embarrassing photos.
It can create echo chamber and bubbles, making people listen only to themselves and their ideas.
Dr. Peng Hwa said all media have inherent values and biases that ultimately shape society. While people shape the medium we use for communication, the medium also shapes us.
He noted that with quick computer time and gadgets, people now give shorter messages and quicker responses, but without much depth of thought.
Research can help people understand communication phenomena, but we need theorizing and scholarship to appreciate new trends
“We may need law and policy to compel balance in the media space and restore the fairness doctrine where both sides are presented,” asserted Dr. Peng Hwa.
