Anand Pradhan
Associate Professor
Feature Communication,Development Journalism
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
India
Biography
Dr. Pradhan (b 28th Jan' 1968) has a master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Benaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi(UP). Later, he completed Ph.D in Journalism from the BHU and his research topic was Print Media and terrorism (in special reference to Punjab problem). Before joining IIMC faculty as Assistant Professor (Hindi Journalism) in 2003, he worked in News Services Division (NSD) of ALL INDIA RADIO as Asstt. News Editor. He briefly taught as Senior Lecturer at Centre for Media Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprashtha University, Delhi between Aug. to Nov. 2007. He returned in IIMC as Associate Professor of Feature Communication in Nov.'2007. He is also looking after IT department of IIMC. He is regularly contributing opinion articles, news analysis and features to leading national dailies and other magazines.
Research Interest
Journalism, Mass Communication, Print Media and Terrorism
Publications
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Bamezai, G., Kesharvani, P., Yumnam, B., Goswami, S., Pradhan, A., Roy, A., & Ambade, B. N. (2011). Impact of Internet on Changing Patterns of Newspaper Access and News-reading Habits in India. Media Asia, 38(2).
