About
Meljo Thomas Karakunnel is a media professional and an academic specialising in environmental communication, media ecology, media freedom, and communication for SDGs and human rights. He is an assistant professor at Christ University Bangalore Central Campus, where he coordinates the MA Media and Communication programme. He also leads a team of academics and practitioners training journalists in climate communication.
Meljo completed his doctoral studies as a University Grants Commission Junior Research Fellow at the University of Calicut. His thesis focused on professional freedom and satisfaction of media persons in Kerala. He has organised major national and international conferences, including the National Mass Communication Research Conference and Media Meet, seminars, workshops and festivals of music and millets.
Employment
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CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Assistant Professor2018 - Present
Education
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University of Calicut PhD2012 - 2017
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (18)
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems: Impact of AI on Post-COVID-19 Student Enrolment in Kerala’s Higher Education Institutions Save
- Internally restricted and externally free: Professional freedom of journalists in Kerala Save
- How Vijaya Karnataka, Vijaya Vani and Prajavani covered the protest of the Pourakarmikas. Save
- How Vijaya Vani and Andolana reported a protest against the eviction of Adivasis from the Nagarahole national park Save
- Digital Media and Digital Public Sphere Save
- The SDG conundrum in India: navigating economic development and environmental preservation Save
- Media Framing of Indian Green Fiscal Policy: A Survey of Environmental Policies Across Online News Portals Save
- Memes as multimodal ensemble Save
- India's environmental policy paradox: dissecting India's budgetary allocations for environment Save
- BUILDING A DATA ETHICAL FUTURE: Data Policies and Frameworks Save