Internationalizing media and communication studies:

A changing field of study What does it mean to internationalize media and communication studies? And how can international associations facilitate this? This short article examines the intersection between the field of media and com-munication and the multiple and overlapping national, regional and international associations that represent individual researchers. Our already fast-developing field of study is now grappling with, first, significant trends towards the globalization of information and communication (and, indeed, society) and, second, the continued professionalization of teaching and research activities. Whether we label these changes ‘inter-nationalizing ’ or ‘trans-nationalizing ’ or ‘globalizing’, it is clear that researchers worldwide are asking new questions, contemplating new possibilities and facing new expectations. As President-Elect of the International Communication Association, an association of nearly 4000 members from over 70 countries, I hav