International Journal of Media and Communication Research (IJMCR) is a peer-reviewed and indexed journal published twice a year (in January and July) by UIR Press and managed by the Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universitas Islam Riau. The objective of this journal is to provide a forum for Indonesian and worldwide researchers and practitioners to disseminate and promote the empirical research findings, conceptual, philosophical and theoretical debates dealing with a human, applied and mass communication studies. The topics include: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Communication Group Communication Intercultural Communication Organizational Communication Political Communication Development Communication Corporate Communication Public Relations Health Communication International Communication War, Conflict and Crisis Communication Communication In Tourism And Hospitality Print and Electronic Journalism Film Studies Promotion and Advertising Media Ethics and Law Media, Culture and Society Media and Social Impact Media, Religion and Identity Media and Democracy Social Media and Digital Society