Communication Today
Communication Today (ISSN 0975-217X), 26 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 26 years of its momentous journey, the following special issues stand like proud milestones:
- Changing Values in Journalism (July – Sept 1998)
- A Compendium of Code of Conduct for Media Professionals (January- June 1999)
- Kargil Special (January- March 2000)
- Select Bibliography on Journalism and Mass Communication (April to September 2000)
- Interplay of Print and Electronic Media (October-December 2000)
- Journalism and PR Education Special (January- June 2001)
- Media and Human Rights (April – September 2002)
- Covid-19 and Media (April – December 2020)
- 100 years of Media Education in India (January- March 2021)
- Media Education: Critical Thoughts (April to June 2021)
- Digital Media Challenges and Opportunities (January – June 2022)
- Media Literacy & Societal Well-being (January-June 2023)
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 85 webinars until June 2023. More than around 300+ 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.
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.) Sanjeev Bhanawat
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
Email ID: jmishra@jpr.amity.edu
Assistant Editor
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
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