This will be the inaugural issue of Communication & Media in Asia Pacific under the theme, “State-of-the-Art Today”. It is to be a progressive, forward-looking e-journal that aims to provide a forum for research in communication and media that focuses or has an influence on the Asia Pacific region. Peer-reviewed and published biannually, it will provide new perspectives on thematic issues through empirical and theoretic studies that can expand knowledge and enhance understanding in Organizational Communication, Journalism & Mass Communication and Esthetic Communications.