Introduction to MIA's 200th issue feature topic: remembering Graeme Turner

Approaching its 200th issue, the custodians of MIA faced a difficult but transparently clear task: how to adequately respond to the untimely and very much unexpected death of Graeme Turner in November 2025. This would be a difficult task as it meant clearing the decks to meet tight deadlines for publication of the issue in August 2026. But it was also an easy, heartfelt and unanimous, decision as Graeme was one of the journal’s greatest allies and leaders. This special issue will pay detailed attention to Graeme’s work and achievements in the broad fields of media and communication studies. But my task is to set the scene by outlining his stature and achievements ‘in the round’.