The Council of Communication Associations is a non-profit organization established in 1995 as an umbrella entity for several
learned societies
A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership may ...
in the field of
communication studies. Its member societies include:
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American Journalism Historians Association
Founded in 1981, the American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA) seeks to advance education and research in mass communication history. Through its annual meeting, regional conferences, committees, awards, speakers and publications, members ...
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Association for Business Communication
The Association for Business Communication (ABC) is a learned society for the field of business communication. The organization is interdisciplinary, with members belonging to academic fields such as management, marketing, English, foreign langua ...
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Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) is a major international membership organization for academics in the field, offering regional and national conferences and refereed publications. It has numerous membershi ...
* Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Media
* Black College Communication Association
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Broadcast Education Association
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International Communication Association
The International Communication Association (ICA) is an academic association for scholars interested in the study, teaching and application of all aspects of human and mediated communication.
ICA communicates within the association and with ot ...
* National Association for Media Literacy Education
Prior member association included:
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National Communication Association
The National Communication Association (NCA) is a not-for-profit association of academics in the field of communication.
Organization
NCA is governed by the Legislative Assembly, which meets during the NCA Annual Convention. Between annual me ...
CCA's Constitution states:
"The purposes of the Council shall be to enhance the missions and to facilitate the activities of its member associations, to advocate for the welfare and promote the understanding and advancement of communication, domestically and internationally, as academic and professional fields."
Patrice Buzzanell et al. describe CCA as "an example of an umbrella association that serves regional, specifically North American, interests but that may serve much broader constituencies"
In 2010, CCA established the
Center for Intercultural Dialogue.
"The Center approaches ICD at two levels: encouraging research on
the topic, but also bringing international scholars together in shared dialogue about their work"
[Leeds-Hurwitz, W. (2015). Intercultural dialogue. In K. Tracy, C. Ilie & T. Sandel (Eds.), International encyclopedia of language and social interaction (vol. 2, pp. 860-868). Boston: John Wiley & Sons. DOI: 10.1002/9781118611463/wbielsi061]
References
External links
Council of Communication AssociationsCenter for Intercultural DialogueAmerican Journalism Historians AssociationAssociation for Business CommunicationAssociation for Education in Journalism and Mass CommunicationAssociation of Schools of Journalism and Mass MediaBlack College Communication AssociationBroadcast Education AssociationInternational Communication AssociationNational Association for Media Literacy Education
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Learned societies of the United States
Professional associations based in the United States
1995 establishments in the United States