Name: Dr. Archana Kumari

Affiliation: Associate Professor, Centre for Media Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Email: archanakumari@mail.jnu.ac.in/ archanaiimc@gmail.com

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Dr. Archana Kumari is Associate Professor, Centre for Media Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Educational Qualifications:

• 2022: Ph.D. in Media Sociology (Changing Pattern of Media Ownership in India since 1990: A Study of Selected News Media), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
• 2010 - 2012: M Phil in Media sociology (Media Ownership and its Impact on News: A Sociological Study), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
• 2011: Passed National Eligibility Test with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Mass Communication and Journalism
• 2008: Master in Mass Communication from Guru Jambheswar University, Hisar, Haryana, India
• 2005: MSc. in Chemistry from B.R A. Bihar University, Bihar, India
• 1999-2000: PG Diploma in English Journalism from Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, India

Work Experiences:

• 10th April 2023 – Till Date: Associate Professor, Centre for Media Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
• 31st March, 2014 – 5th April 2023: Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication and New Media, Central University of Jammu, Jammu, J & K, India
• 1st August, 2012 – 29th March, 2014: Assistant Professor, Department of Convergent Journalism, Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J & K, India
• 18th July 2011 – 20th July 2012: Assistant Professor (Contract), Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Central University of Bihar, Patna, India
• 22nd August, 2006 – 17th July 2010: Academic Associate (Contract), Department of English Journalism, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, India

Professional Experiences:

• Consultant (short-term) with Internews for the Chambal Media/Khabar Lahariya verification training program
• Trainer for Media Literacy programme BBC Young Reporter
• Trainer for Vaccine Misinformation. Conducted two workshops on this theme in Sikkim and Jammu with the title VaxCheck
• Certified trainer for fact-checking and data verification. Conducted 30 fact-checking workshops till date at newsrooms and journalism institutes
• Certified trainer for Media Literacy campaign FactShala. Conducted workshops at different organizations all over India, including NIT, Bhopal, St. Xaviers’ University, Kolkata
• Invited for extension lecture at Lady Shriram College, Delhi University, New Delhi
• Invited for extension lectures at IIMC, New Delhi
• Executive Editor of an international journal IJCSR
• Executive Editor of an international journal IJCSR
• Editorial Board member of Theatre Street Journal
• Editorial Board member of Global Group of Journal
• Editorial Board member of IJBST Journal Group
• Worked with All India Radio as News Editor (English)
• Worked as Research Assistant with DDA PRO
• Worked as Resource Person for IGNOU, New Delhi
• Worked as guest faculty at IP College, Delhi University
• Worked as guest faculty at NBA, Bhikaji Cama
• Worked as a freelancer. Few of my articles got published in good newspapers on the op-ed page
• Worked with Hindustan Times (Patna)

Research Experiences:

• Principal Lead, India for an international comparative study on newsrooms and beats
• Principal Lead, South Asia for the Journalism Education and Trauma Research Group (JETREG) project. https://jetreg.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/
• Participated in Global Media Monitoring Project, 2020 (GMMP, 2020). https://whomakesthenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/India-GMMP-Report.pdf (page no. 50)
• Pursuing a voluntary research project on ‘Media Students and Teachers in Online Spaces’ with ten senior academicians from all over India
• Pursuing a minor project approved by the Central University of Jammu on the topic “Tracing the development of Print Media in Jammu and Kashmir”
• M Phil in Media Sociology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
• Supervised students in writing their MA dissertation
• Executive Editor of International Journal of Communication and Social Research (IJCSR), published in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
• Presented papers in five international and ten national seminars

Book Authored:

• Kumari, A. (2022). खिड़की भर धूप (Khidki Bhar Dhoop). BookLeaf Publishing, India. ISBN: 9781429354448

Chapters in Books:

• Kumari, A. (2021). Pandemic-A raison d'etre for 'Infodemic' and Media Literacy- 'solus solutio'. In Tripathi, Durgesh (Ed.), Rethinking Media and Socio-Cultural Change: India and The Globe in the Times of Pandemic (238-256). HP Hamilton Ltd., United Kingdom
• Kumari, A. & Sugandha (2020). Representation of Voices of Women in Media: A Jammu Centric Study. In Katoch, Archana (Ed.), Women Empowerment: Issues and Challenges (pp.46-77). Anamika Publishers. New Delhi
• Kumari, A. (2018). Intellectual Property Rights. In Nanda, Vartika (Ed.), Media Laws and Ethics: An Introduction to Legal and Ethical Issues in Journalism (pp.169-188). Kanishka Publishers. New Delhi
• Kumari, A. (2017). MGNREGA and Upliftment of Rural Women: A Case Study of a Small Village. In Sinha, Rajesh (Ed.), Rural Development in India: Challenges and Opportunities (pp. 169-189). Abhijeet Publications, New Delhi
• Kumari, A. (2016). Political Delineation of News Media in Kashmir Valley and its Consequences. In Bhattacharya, Mausumi (Ed.), Crony Journalism: An Overview (pp. 72-89). Santiniketan, India: Santiniketan Press
• Kumari, A. & Sinha, N. (2016). Book Chapter “Challenges and Prospects of New Media for Upliftment of Dalit and Muslim Women: A Case study of two selected NGOs of Delhi. In Umesh. K. Rai (Ed.), Media: Past, Present and Future. Shree Natraj Prakashan, New Delhi
• Kumari, A. & Sinha, N. (2016). Challenges and prospects of using cellular phones for supporting agriculture: A case study of Kisan call centre scheme in Bihar. In K. John Babu (Ed.), Media and Communication for Development (pp. 121-133). New Delhi, India: Dominant
• Kumari, A. & Bushra, S. (2016). Using Social Media in Teaching Journalism in Media Schools of India. In A. Ramakrishna (Ed.), ICT Trends in Education. Pragma Publications, ISBN: 978-93-84845-18-6
• Kumari, A. & Sinha, N. (2015). Prospect of Community Radio as a Vehicle of Green Communication and Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Jan Dhan Yojana. In Dr. Mahendra Kumar Padhy (Ed.), Green Communication and Sustainable Development: Prospects and Challenges. Shroff Publishers, ISBN 13: 978-93-5213-047-4
• Kumari, A. (2015). Emergence of Children as a Target Audience in Advertising: A Case Study of Urban Jammu. In Rameshwari Pandya and Atanu Mohapatra (Ed.), Children and Media, Issues and Perspectives. Manglam Publishers, ISBN No. 978-93-82816-22-5
• Kumari, A. (2014). Media Ownership and its Impact on Audiences. In Atanu Mahapatra (Ed.). Development Issues in India: Policies and Perspectives. Manglam Publishers, ISBN No. 978-93-82816-21-8
• Kumari, A. (2014). Changing Form of Folk Media in Kashmir. In Ambrish Saxena (Ed.), Traditional Media and Development Issues. Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi. ISBN No.978-81-8457-586-6

Research Papers Published:

• Shilpa, K., Kumari, A., Das, M.M., Sharma, T., Biswal, S.K. (2023). Exploring Trauma Literacy Quotient Among Indian Journalists and a Way Forward in Post-Pandemic Era: A Case Study of India, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 78(2), pp. 267–288
• Kumari, A. (2022). The Routledge companion to journalism ethics, Ethical Space, The International Journal of Communication Ethics Vol.19 No.2, 53-54, ISSN 1742-0105. http://www.abramis.co.uk/ethical-space/journal/v19n2/v19n2.pdf
• Kumari, A. (2022). Positioning of Women in Advertisements: Economics of Transformation. ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts, 3(1), 114-125. DOI: 10.29121/shodhkosh.v3.i1.2022.74 https://www.granthaalayahpublication.org/Arts-Journal/index.php/ShodhKosh/article/view/74
• Kumari, A. & Bushra, S. January-March 2021. “Media Education in Jammu & Kashmir”. Communication Today. Vol. 25, No.1. Jaipur. ISSN – 0975-217X. P.No. 74-82 https://communicationtoday.net/2021/05/14/new-edition-jan-mar-2021/
• Archana Kumari (2019) Young People and the Future of News: Social Media and the Rise of Connective Journalism, Mass Communication and Society, DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2019.1697566
• Kumari, A. December 2017. “Media Narratives of Kashmir Unrest in July 2016: A Comparative Analysis of Regional Newspapers”. Journal of Content, Community and Communication. Vol. 6 Year 3. Amity University. Madhya Pradesh. ISSN: 2395-7514 (Print), ISSN: 2456-9011 (Online)
• Kumari, A. July-September 2015. “Representation of Women in Media after Globalisation”. Women’s Link. Vol.21, No.3. New Delhi. ISSN – 2229-6409
• Kumari, A. & Kumar, D. May 2015. “Educational tourism in India: Past, Present and Future”. Yojana. Delhi. ISSN – 0971-8400
• Kumari, A. 2015. “Balwant Thakur – A One Man Institution”. Theatre Street Journal. Vol. 1, No. 1, Kolkata. ISSN - 2456-754X
• Kumari, A. & Sinha, N. 2014. “Professionally skilled women and social media: A study of select group of women”. Journal of Advanced Research in Journalism and Mass Communication. 1(2). ISSN - 2395-3810, P. no. 18-26
• Kumari, A. September 2014. “Evaluating social media as a new tool of journalism education”. South Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies. Vol.1. (1). New Delhi. ISSN -2395-1079
• Kumari, A. January-June 2014. “Theatre: A mode of communication in Kashmir – A case study of two theatre groups of Kashmir – FUNTOOSH and EKTA”. International Journal of Communication Development. A peer reviewed research journal. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. New Delhi. Vol. 4, Issue I. ISSN -2231-2498
• Kumari, A. July 2013. “Empowerment unto the last”. Kurukshetra: A Journal on Rural development. Delhi. ISSN – 0021-5660
• Kumari, A. 2013. “The sociological category of naxalism: An analysis”. International Journal of Communication and Social Research. A peer-reviewed international journal. Srinagar. ISSN – 2318 – 605X
• Kumari, A. 2012. “New tools of development communication”. The Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication 2012. Official Conference Proceedings. Osaka, Japan
• Kumari, A. Jan-June 2012. “Increasing trend of paid news in media”. Asian Review of social sciences. An international peer-reviewed journal of social sciences. Coimbatore. ISSN – 2249-6319

E-Content Prepared:

• Kumari, A. (2021). Strategic Planning and Brand Management. MJM – 029. Advertising and Public Relations. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) http://egyankosh.ac.in//handle/123456789/72014https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/nou21_ge02/unit?unit=3&lesson=15
• Kumari, A. (2020). Ecosystems for Media Organisations. SLM in Open and Distance Learning Format for Odisha Open University (OER). http://egyanagar.osou.ac.in/slm-management-in-media-organizations.html
• Kumari, A. (2019). Module 2.1: Social Change: Theory and Practice. Paper: Society and Media. Subject: Communication Studies. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sCKWcgnIptEIoFe7o_MzDrpEsZx4pZvM/view
• Kumari, A. (ed.) (2019). Theoretical Perspective of Media Management for Odisha State Open University (OER) written by Dr. Mou Mukherjee Das. http://egyanagar.osou.ac.in/slm-theoretical-perspectives-of-media-management.html
• Kumari, A. (2017). Module on Community Ownership (M-18). e-PG pathshala, an MHRD project. Paper Community Media and Society (P-05). http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/ViewSubject?catid=24
• Kumari, A. (2017). Module on Participatory Approach (M-19). e-PG pathshala, an MHRD project. Paper Community Media and Society (P-05). http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/ViewSubject?catid=24
• Kumari, A. (2017). Module on Community Newspaper (M-20). e-PG pathshala, an MHRD project. Paper Community Media and Society (P-05). http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/ViewSubject?catid=24