Council of Communication Associations explained

Council of Communication Associations
Established:	1995
Location:	Washington, DC, USA
Website:	https://communicationassociations.wordpress.com/

The Council of Communication Associations is a non-profit organization established in 1995 as an umbrella entity for several learned societies in the field of communication studies.^[1] Its member societies include:

• • American Journalism Historians Association Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
• Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Media
• Black College Communication Association
• Broadcast Education Association
• International Communication Association
• National Association for Media Literacy Education^[2]

Prior member association included:

• National Communication Association

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."^[3]

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" ^[4]

In 2010, CCA established the Center for Intercultural Dialogue.^{[5] [6] [7]} "The Center approaches ICD at two levels: encouraging research onthe topic, but also bringing international scholars together in shared dialogue about their work" ^[8]

External links

• Council of Communication Associations
• Center for Intercultural Dialogue
• American Journalism Historians Association
• Association for Business Communication
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
• Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Media
• Black College Communication Association
• Broadcast Education Association
• International Communication Association
• National Association for Media Literacy Education

Notes and References

1. Book: Sterling. Christopher. Encyclopedia of Journalism. 2009. SAGE. 978-1452261522. 9.
2. Book: Scott. Craig. International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication. 2017. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1118955604. 103.
3. Web site: Constitution & Bylaws. 28 April 2010.
4. Buzzanell, P. M., Braithwaite, D., Bach, B., Putnam, L., & Self, C. (2009). Leading communication associations for social impact. In L. Harter, M. Dutta, & C. Cole (Eds.), Communicating for social impact: Engaging communication theory, research, and pedagogy (pp. 11-20). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton, p. 3.
5. Web site: Council of Communication Associations Minutes for March 2010. 8 December 2010. 26 March 2018.
6. Leeds-Hurwitz, W. (2015). Facilitating intercultural dialogue through innovative conference design. In N. Haydari & P. Holmes (Eds.), Case studies in intercultural dialogue (pp. 3-22). Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt, p. 9.
7. Leeds-Hurwitz, W. (2012). These fictions we call disciplines. Electronic Journal of Communication/La Revue Electronique de Communication, 22(3-4). http://www.cios.org/EJCPUBLIC/022/3/022341.html
8. 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