Research / IRFCAM

The International Research Forum on Children and Media (IRFCAM) was established at the First World Summit on Television and Children in March 1995 as an initiative of the Australian Broadcasting Authority. The forum promotes awareness of the need for research into children and the media, stimulating research as an aid to policy making. It aims to encourage the exchange and collaboration of international research.

Forums

The First IRFCAM, Young People and the Media, Tomorrow, was held in UNESCO Paris, 1997 and organised by France’s Groupe de Recherche sur la Relation Enfants Medias (GRREM). It was attended by 350 participants, including researchers, regulators, policy makers and journalists from over 33 countries.

The Second IRFCAM was held in Sydney, 2000, hosted by the Australian National Commission for UNESCO with support from the Australian Broadcasting Authority and participants from over 55 countries. This forum focused on 4 main themes:
• Youth production and consumption of media.
• Globalisation and socialisation.
• Policy and regulation of media for young people.
• Approaches to research methodologies.

		Research / IRFCAM
		The International Research Forum on Children and Media (IRFCAM) was established at the First World Summit on Television and Children in March 1995 as an initiative of the Australian Broadcasting Authority. The forum promotes awareness of the need for research into children and the media, stimulating research as an aid to policy making. It aims to encourage the exchange and collaboration of international research. Forums The First IRFCAM, Young People and the Media, Tomorrow, was held in UNESCO Paris, 1997 and organised by France’s Groupe de Recherche sur la Relation Enfants Medias (GRREM). It was attended by 350 participants, including researchers, regulators, policy makers and journalists from over 33 countries. The Second IRFCAM was held in Sydney, 2000, hosted by the Australian National Commission for UNESCO with support from the Australian Broadcasting Authority and participants from over 55 countries. This forum focused on 4 main themes: • Youth production and consumption of media. • Globalisation and socialisation. • Policy and regulation of media for young people. • Approaches to research methodologies.
		Sydney Forum
		The Third IRFCAM was held in Latin America in 2004, organised by the Media Research Institute from Argentina. It promoted a diversity of research and policy issues in all areas of the media and was an opening event for the Fourth World Summit on Media for Children.