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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  • 2023
    • “Motivated skepticism as a formative factor for credibility measures of television news in India: A Structural Equation Modeling approach.” World of Media: Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies, Issue 2, pp. 5–25.
  • 2022
    • “Why are OTT Platforms so popular?” Liberal Studies, Vol. 7, Issue 1 (January–June), pp. 33–38.
  • 2019
    • “Conceptualizing a four-factor construct for Journalists’ Job Satisfaction: A Structural Equation Modeling Method.” Media Watch, Vol. 10(2), pp. 165–175.
  • 2018
    • “Journalists’ Role Perceptions and Diversity of News Sources: A SEM Approach.” International Communication Research Journal, Vol. 53(2), pp. 28–50.
    • “Indian Opinion in South Africa: Gandhi’s quest for an imagined Indianness.” Global Media Journal: Indian Edition, Vol. 9(2).
  • 2017
    • “Perceived Efficacy and Intentions Regarding Seeking Mental Healthcare: Impact of Deepika Padukone, a Bollywood Celebrity’s Public Announcement of Struggle with Depression.” Journal of Health Communication, Vol. 22(8), pp. 713–720.
    • “A SEM methodology to evaluate new media literacy.” Communis: A Refereed Journal of Media Studies, January, pp. 64–84.
  • 2014
    • “Journalists’ role conception and choice of official news sources: Beyond instrumental rationality.” Journal of Global Communication, Vol. 7(2), pp. 149–159.
  • 2013
    • “Redefining the virtual self: Analysis of Facebook discourse of college students in Kolkata.” Media Watch, May, pp. 145–160.
  • 2012
    • “A theory of media spectaculars: A case study of India Against Corruption demonstrations.” Journal of Global Communication, Vol. 5(2), pp. 190–202.
    • “Development communication: A new paradigm.” Communication Today, June, pp. 1–10.
  • 2011
    • “Reconstructing print journalism: The impact of new media.” International Journal of Communication and Development, July, pp. 9–16.
    • “Theorising community media: An alternative paradigm of participation in public sphere.” Media Watch, July, pp. 62–68.
  • 2010
    • “Meaningful access to new media technology: A case for digital capability.” Communicator, Vol. XLV(1), pp. 3–23.

Books

  • 2022
    • Development Journalism: Issues, Challenges and Directions. Press Club Kolkata. ISBN 978-93-92092-03-9.
  • 2019
    • Perspectives on Mass Communication Theory (Editor). Alpana Publishers. ISBN 978-81-9365-336-4
    • Media, Democracy, Development (Edited), University Book House, ISBN 978-81-8198-493-7
  • 2017
    • Contemporary Issues in Mass Communication Theory. Alpana Publishers, ISBN 978-93-84550-00-4.
  • 2013
    • Internationalisation of Bollywood: A Hundred-Year-Old Journey. Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN 978-3-659-33450-4.

Book Chapters

  • 2024
    • “Immersive experiences through transmedia storytelling.” In Handbook of Digital Journalism (pp. 321–330). Springer, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-99-6674-5. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-6675-2_27.
    • “Contemporary Indian journalism: Digital response to traditional challenges.” In The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South (pp. 230–239). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-28706-5.
  • 2022
    • “What is development journalism.” In Development Journalism: Issues, Challenges and Directions (pp. 12–20). Press Club Kolkata. ISBN 978-93-92092-03-9.
  • 2021
    • “Data journalism in beat reporting and editing.” In Beat Reporting and Editing (pp. 359–369). Sage Publications. ISBN 978-93-5479-214-4.
  • 2019
    • “Media credibility, expertise, trustworthiness, and confirmation bias.” In Media, Democracy and Development (pp. 29–36). University Book House Jaipur. ISBN 978-81-8198-493-7.
    • “The construction of an imagined Indian identity in South Africa—Mahatma Gandhi’s Indian Opinion.” In Mahatma Gandhi: A Journalist and Editor (pp. 124–131). Press Club Kolkata.
    • “Aestheticization of public identities: A methodology for critical discourse analysis of tweets.” In Cross-Cutting Research in Social Sciences (pp. 170–181). UGC-HRDC, University of Calcutta. ISBN 978-81-939363-0-6.
  • 2018
    • “Beyond the hegemonic discourse on popular Hindi cinema genre structures in Bollywood.” In Cinema: Issues of Identity and Representation. Kalyani Foundation. ISBN 978-81-938439-1-8.
  • 2016
    • “The internet in India: Crystallizing the historical inequalities.” In India Connected: Mapping the Impact of New Media (pp. 221–236). Sage Publications. ISBN 978-93-85998-50-2.
  • 2014
    • “Digital competence index: Using the capability approach to measure digital divide.” In Essays on Marginalization in India (pp. 226–253). ISBN 978-93-82171-39-3.
    • “Using new media to address the gender information deficit: Analysis of motivations for internet use of students in Kolkata.” In Media and Women: Emerging Perspectives (pp. 296–312). Sunrise Publications. ISBN 978-93-80966-35-9.
  • 2012
    • “Using the capability approach to evaluate new media literacy.” In Issues of Journalistic Ethics and Freedom in the Contemporary Age of Digital Media (pp. 118–125). Journalism Congress, Kolkata. ISBN 81-86263-004.
    • “Perception and representation of reality: Perspectives on media framing.” In Media Ethics: Issues and Concerns (pp. 95–112). Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. ISBN 978-81-302-0157-3.
    • “A capability approach paradigm for sustainable development communication.” In Development Journalism: The Way Forward (pp. 44–51). Centre for Mass Communication, University of Rajasthan. ISBN 978-93-5265-664-6.
    • “Proactive interactivity: A discourse analysis perspective to computer-mediated communication.” In Media Today (pp. 73–91). University of Rajasthan.

Editorials

  • 2024
    • “Decolonising perspectives: Enriching media and communication studies through diverse epistemologies.” Media Watch, Vol. 15(1), pp. 7–9. DOI: 10.1177/09760911231218498.
    • “From virtual voices to global echoes: The transformative power of digital rhetoric on identity and community.” Media Watch, Vol. 15(2), pp. 139–142. DOI: 10.1177/09760911241240515.
    • “Shaping realities: The power of media framing in modern discourse.” Media Watch, Vol. 15(3), pp. 275–277. DOI: 10.1177/09760911241276.
  • 2023
    • “Exploring the research agenda for large language models: Opportunities and challenges for scientific research.” Media Watch, Vol. 14(2), pp. 127–130. DOI: 10.1177/09760911231168685.
    • “Understanding social media and global conflict.” Media Watch, Vol. 14(1), pp. 7–9. DOI: 10.1177/09760911221144520.
  • 2022
    • “Celebrating diversity of content, format and expression in media and communication studies.” Media Watch, Vol. 13(1), pp. 7–8. DOI: 10.1177/09760911221092198.
    • “Articulation of identity and politics of recognition.” Media Watch, Vol. 13(3), pp. 219–220. DOI: 10.1177/09760911221117620.

Book Reviews

  • 2018
    • “Habermas and the Media.” Communicator, Vol. LIII(4), December, pp. 361–363.

Conference Proceedings

  • 2011
    • “Rethinking objectivity: Diffusion of new media technology into newsrooms.” In Media Audit: Need for Greater Accountability, Transparency and Responsibility. Behrampur University.
  • 2010
    • “An exploratory study of Western communication theory and research: Framing theory as research paradigm.” In Proceedings of the National Conference on Research Methodology (pp. 16–18). Tezpur University.
  • 2007
    • “Cultivating fear: A normative approach to conflict reporting.” In Media, Democracy and Human Rights (pp. 121–138). MMC College, Kolkata.

Other Publications

  • 2003
    • “Journalism course in Calcutta University: Origin and development” (Co-authored with Prof. S.N. Bera and Tapasi Ghosh). Calcutta University Journal of Media & Communication, Vol. I(1), Fall, pp. 87–124.

 

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