Dr. Anoop Kumar
Central University of Rajasthan, Amity University, Pondicherry University (A Central University), Banaras Hindu University (A Central University), University of Allahabad (A Central University)
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About
Dr. Anoop Kumar is an Assistant Professor at Department of Culture and Media Studies, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. He has previously worked as Assistant Professor at Amity School of Communication, Amity University, Noida, India.
Dr. Anoop Kumar received Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from UGC, India to pursue his Ph.D. programme. He has earned his Doctoral Degree in Mass Communication from Pondicherry University, India. His doctoral study seeks to explore the digital transitions and its implications for journalistic practices at two Indian print newsrooms, the Hindustan Times and The Hindu.
Dr. Anoop Kumar's research interests include journalism, digital media studies, communication theories, fake news, media & information literacy (MIL) and qualitative research among others.
Dr. Anoop Kumar has presented papers at National and International conferences. He has bagged two Best Paper Awards on the contributions dealing with the broader theme of fake news. He has published papers in peer-reviewed journals. He has reviewed manuscripts for journals.
Employment
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Central University of Rajasthan Assistant Professor2020 - Present
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Amity University Assistant Professor2019 - 2020
Education
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Pondicherry University (A Central University) PhD2013 - 2018
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Banaras Hindu University (A Central University) Master of Arts2010 - 2012
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University of Allahabad (A Central University) Bachelor of Arts2006 - 2009
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (15)
- Beyond Political Fact-Checking: An Exploration of Fact-Checkers’ Professional Roles and Their Challenges in India Save
- Affordances of social media networks for climate change communication: Potentialities and constraints Save
- Online Public Sphere and Threats of Disinformation, Extremism and Hate Speech: Reflections on Threat-Mitigation Save
- Audience Data and Editorial Decision-Making: Evolution and Applications of Web Analytics in Newsrooms Save
- Fact-Checking Methodology and its Transparency: What Indian Fact-Checking Websites Have to Say? Save
- (Dis)Empowered Civic Voices in Social Media Save
- Emergent interactive features in websites: analysis of online editions of six Indian newspapers Save
- Is Mojo (En)De-Skilling? Save
- Negotiating roles, practices and technologies in the newsroom Save
- Convergence of technologies and journalists Save