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Prof. Abhijit Mazumdar
Assistant Professor - Journalism
Email: abhijit.mazumdar@flame.edu.in
Prof. Abhijit Mazumdar has Doctorate Degree in Communication & Information from the University of Tennessee. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology & Botany from the University of Lucknow.
BIO
Prof. Abhijit Mazumdar is an Assistant Professor –Journalism at FLAME University. Prof. Abhijit Mazumdar holds a Doctoral Degree in Communication and Information from the University of Tennessee. He holds a Master’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the U.S. He has completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology and Botany from the University of Lucknow.
Prof. Mazumdar has worked with some of the leading media organizations in India, including the Times of India, Hindustan Times, Outlook and the United News of India. He has taught courses independently at the University of Tennessee and was an assistant professor for seven years at Northeastern State University and Park University in the U.S. where he won several awards and research grants. He has been a Visiting International Scholar to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a recipient of a FASPE Ethics Fellowship in the U.S. and was awarded an NRI Hind Rattan Award for his research in communication.
His research work has been widely recognized, with publications in esteemed book chapters, journals, and presentations at international conferences. Notable works include studies on India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tweets during the 2019 Lok Sabha campaign, press portrayal of India in The New York Times and The Washington Post, paid news in India and media portrayal of terrorism.
His research interests include political communication, communication ethics and culture.
E-CONTENT DEVELOPED
Publications
Published
- Anjalin, U., Sohel-Uz-Zaman, A.S.M., Mazumdar, A. & Khan, M.I. (2025). The prospects and intricacies of dental tourism in South Asia. In: Hamdan, R.K. (eds) Sustainable Data Management. Studies in Big Data, vol 170. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83915-3_37
- Mazumdar, A. & Mansoursharifloo, Z. (2022). U.S. foreign policy & Indexing: Study of U.S. press coverage of Taliban & ISIS. International Communication Research Journal. 57(2), 85-99.
- Mazumdar, A. (2022). Blast from the past: U.S. foreign policy and indexing India in U.S. press during Cold War. Journalism, 23(6), 1376-1391.
- Anjalin, U., Luther, C. & Mazumdar, A. (2021). Twitter and Bangladesh: Studying #JusticeForTonu activism from the feminist standpoint perspective. Journal of Media & Communication, 5(2), 1-17.
- Mazumdar, A. & Riffle, A.R. (2021). Malaysian press laws violate social responsibility and press freedom. Communication Research & Practice, 7(1), 56-70.
- Mazumdar, A. (2021). India in the United States press: Framing U.S. South Asia policy. South Asia Research, 41(1), 1-13.
- Mazumdar, A., Wal, B. & Anjalin, U. (2020). Tweeting to win: Analyzing social media use in India’s 2019 national elections. International Communication Research Journal, 55(2), 48-64.
- Mazumdar, A. & Luther, C. (2020). Framing of the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan in U.S. press: An analysis of U.S. foreign policy interest. Search: Journal of Media & Communication Research, 12(1), 47-61.
- Mazumdar, A. (2020). U.S. national interests and framing India in the U.S. press during and after Cold War. Journal of International Communication 26(1), 102-108.
- Mazumdar, A. (2020). U.S. foreign policy interests and themes about India in the U.S. press after the Cold War. Communication Research & Practice, 6(2), 157-170.
- Harmon, M., Fontenot, M, Geidner, N. & Mazumdar, A. (2019). Affluenza revisited: Casting doubt on cultivation effects. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 63(2), 263-284.
- Mazumdar, A. & Wal, B. (2018). Impact of political freedom and uncertainty avoidance on anonymous source use in media. Journal of Asian Studies, 4(1), 31-42.
- Mazumdar, A. & Aikat, D. (2017). Media cronies for sale: Paid news in India has disrupted press freedom and violated ethical conduct. In M. Bhattacharyya (Ed.) Crony journalism: An overview. Kolkata, India: Visva-Bharati University Press. 41-63.
- Mazumdar, A. (2017). Dial H for hatred: Did Independent conclude too soon it’s a hate crime? Journal of Global Communication, 10(1),1-9.
- Anjalin, U., Mazumdar, A. & White, E. (2017). Asian students' experience of culture shock and coping strategies. Journal of Education and Social Development, 1(1), 7-13.
- Mazumdar, A. (2016). Paid news in India disrupts press freedom and ethical conduct. International Communication Research Journal, 51(2), 43-67.
- Mazumdar, A. (2016). Pakistan media: Unnamed sources reveal political crises and law and order problems. Central European Journal of Communication, 9(2), 213-228.
- Mazumdar, A. & Harmon, M. (2016). The Press Complaints Commission is dead; long live the IPSO? Journal of Global Communication, 9(2), 74-81.
- Mazumdar, A. (2016). A comparative study of social media guidelines of media organizations. Journal of Media Studies, 31(2), 100-126.
- Mazumdar, A. (2015). Common themes in news from anonymous sources in Indian political reporting. Journal of Global Communication, 8(2), 105-113.
- Anjalin, U. & Mazumdar, A. (2020). Sex appeal: Nudity and sexual innuendos in contemporary teen magazines. In J.A. Jaworski (Ed), Advances in Sociology Research (pp.151-172). Nova Science Publishers, New York.
Conference Presentations
- Mazumdar, A. & Mansoursharifloo, Z. (2021). Who is a Less Dangerous Foe? Comparing U.S. Media Portrayal of Taliban and ISIS. Refereed research presented at AEJMC conference in New Orleans, LA.
- Anjalin, U. & Mazumdar, A. (2021). India's #MeTooMoment in Bollywood: Exposing cultural and societal mores. Refereed research presented at AEJMC conference in New Orleans, LA.
- Anjalin, U., Mazumdar, A. & White, E. (2017). Asian Students' Experience of Culture Shock and Coping Strategies. Refereed research paper presented at an International Conference on Education and Social Development at Sam Huston State University in the U.S.
- Mazumdar, A. & Luther, C. (2016). U.S. foreign policy interests and press coverage of the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan. Refereed research paper presented at AEJMC conference in Minneapolis, MN.
- Harmon, M. & Mazumdar, A. (2015). The Press Complaints Commission is Dead; Long Live the IPSO? Refereed research paper presented at AEJMC conference in San Francisco, CA.
- Mazumdar, A. & Aikat, D. (2014). Media cronies for sale: Paid news in India has disrupted press freedom and violated ethical conduct. Refereed research paper presented at the International Conference on “Crony journalism: Redefining journalistic practices” at the Centre for Journalism & Mass Communication, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India, Jan. 18-19, 2014.
Awards and Honors
- Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award at Park University. (2023)
- Hind Rattan Award-2022 (Highest Non-Resident Indian diasporic award). (2022)
- Outstanding Research Contribution Award at University of Tennessee. (2017)
- CCI-Best Research Award at University of Tennessee. (2016)
- Travel grant from University of Tennessee to present research at an AEJMC international conference. (2016)
- Reeder-Siler Fellowship at the University of Tennessee. (2016)
- Karl and Madira Bickel Scholarship at the University of Tennessee. (2015)
- ESPN Sports Media Fellowship at the University of Tennessee. (2014)
- ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ from U.S. State Department for Diplomacy Lab project. (2015)
- FASPE Ethics Fellowship for the study of journalistic ethical lapses during the Second World War, sponsored by Jewish Museum of Heritage in New York, USA. (2013)
- Marilyn Miller Kaytor Fellowship at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. (2012)
- Achievement Award by Hindustan Times. (2009)