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Communication Today

Communication Today (ISSN 0975-217X), 29 years old bilingual media journal, is published by Prof. (Dr.) Sanjeev Bhanawat, Former Head, Centre for Mass Communication, University of Rajasthan. The journal is regarded as the lighthouse for students, researchers, academicians and practitioners of media studies in India.

The journal comprises of Book Reviews, Research Papers and Articles. It has published in-numerous research papers on various topics such as Media Education, Advertising, Print Media, Electronic Media, Development Communication, Public Relations and New Media. Communication Today has also carried out studies on the impact of media on different sections of society, that is, children, women, adolescents and grown-ups as well.

This journal has been recognised by an award from The Public Relations Council of India, the ‘Golden Award in External Magazine Category’ in 2011 for its contribution towards publishing quality research papers in the field of Media and Public Relations. The award was given away in the global meet of the council at Chandigarh.

There have been two dissertations on the contribution of the journal to the research areas of Media & Communication – one at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, and the other at Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University, Wardha, MP.

In these 29 years of its momentous journey, the following special issues stand like proud milestones:

1. Changing Values in Journalism (July – Sept 1998)
2. A Compendium of Code of Conduct for Media Professionals (January- June 1999)
3. Kargil Special (January- March 2000)
4. Select Bibliography on Journalism and Mass Communication (April to September 2000)
5. Interplay of Print and Electronic Media (October-December 2000)
6. Journalism and PR Education Special (January- June 2001)
7. Media and Human Rights (April – September 2002)
8. Covid-19 and Media (April – December 2020)
9. 100 years of Media Education in India (January- March 2021)
10. Media Education: Critical Thoughts (April to June 2021)
11. Digital Media Challenges and Opportunities (January – June 2022)
12. Media Literacy & Societal Well-being (January-June 2023)
13. Realm of Radio (January-June 2024)

During the pandemic of COVID-19, the journal launched a series of webinars beginning on October 2nd, 2020. The webinar series is still under process and has completed 181 webinars until 10 October 2025. More than around 500+ experts from across the country have shared their insights and treasures of knowledge in these webinars as guest speakers enriching the audiences with their experiences in the fraternity of media education. Recordings of these webinars are available on the YouTube channel of Sanjeev Bhanawat, Editor of the journal, for reference and research.

After 100 Webinar now this series of webinars are continuously running jointly by Communication Today and Bharti Vidyapeeth, New Delhi.

Editorial Advisors

Prof. Ashok Ogra, Director
Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication
Dwarika, New Delhi.
Mob. : 9810502674
Email ID: ashokogra@apeejay.edu

Prof. Santosh Kumar Tewari, Former Dean
School of Mass Communication & Media Technology,
Central University of Jharkhand
Brambe, Ranchi.
Mob. 8294921252:
Email ID: santoshtewari2@gmail.com

Prof. G. P. Pandey, Head, Department of Mass Communication And Dean
Abanindra Nath Tagore School of Creative Arts And Communication Studies
Assam University, Silchar.
Mob. : 9435175670
Email ID: gpp59aus@gmail.com

Editor

Prof. (Dr.) SanjeevBhanawat, Head, Centre for Mass Communication & Honorary Director
Centre for Jain Studies, University of Rajasthan
Jaipur.
Mob. 9414073466
Email ID: bhanawat.sanjeev@gmail.com

Associate Editor

Dr. Vartika Nanda, Assistant Professor
Deptt. of Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College
New Delhi.
Email ID: vartikalsr@gmail.com

Prof. Ankuran Dutta, Director (First Secretary)
Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre
High Commission of India, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Email ID: ankurandutta@gmail.com

Deputy Editors

Dr. Usha Sawhney, Assistant Professor
Department of English at SMP Govt. Girls PG College
Meerut
Email ID: usha.sawhney01@gmail.com

Prof.(Dr.) Jayati Sharma, Director
Amity School of Communication, Amity University
Rajasthan, Jaipur
Email ID: jmishra@jpr.amity.edu

Assistant Editor

Dr. Aastha Saxena, Assistant Professor
Head in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
Poornima University
Rajasthan, Jaipur
Email ID: aastha.saxena23@gmail.com

Dr. Smiti Padhi, Assistant Professor and Coordinator
Department of Sports Journalism and Mass Media Technology
Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Gandhinagar.
Email ID: smiti.sgsu@gmail.com