Editorial Board

Dr Gabriël J Botma teaches Media Studies and Mass Communication Theory at the Journalism Department of Stellenbosch University. In 2011 he obtained a PhD degree with the dissertation Manufacturing cultural capital: Arts journalism at Die Burger (1990-1999). He has published research articles such as Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies, Critical Arts, Communicatio and Journalism and Mass Communication Educator in the field of political economy, cultural studies and journalism education. Until his appointment at SU he was arts editor and theatre critic of Die Burger in Cape Town. From the late 1980s he worked as a journalist in different capacities and also served on the judging panels of the M-Net Book Prize (1996, 1998) and Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards (1996–2004; 2012-2013).

political economy,
cultural studies
journalism education.

Nearly 14 years of teaching Mass Communication and Journalism in Post Graduate and Graduate Media Courses in different media institutions as well as more than 26 years of professional experience as Radio and Television News and Programme Broadcaster (Presenter & News Anchor) with All India Radio and Doordarshan News

Journalism, Broad Casting, Masscommunication

Doctor Svitlana Bezchotnikova is of Philology and Mass Communication, Mariupol State University in the south of Ukraine. She also is a Head of Mariupol Radio Group, broadcasting since 2009 in Priazov Region, member of the Science and Methodology Commission of the Ukrainian Education and Science Ministry Board (209-2015), member of a Working Group of the Ukrainian Education and Science Ministry for the development of educational standards on Journalism, expert of the National Accreditation Commission on Social Communications for foreign students (2010-2014), since 2015 expert of the Science Council of the Ukrainian Education and Science Ministry

Media management, Local governmental and political public relations, Territory branding, New communication technologies

Vijaya Lakshmi P is Registrar , Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, also worked as Director, Centre for Translational Research. She is Member of Center for Consultancy & Allied Services and Member, UGC, SAP-DRS-III, SPMVV, Chairperson of Board of Studies, SPMVV,Public Relations Officer. She is Member, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), USA and Life Member, Asian Media and Information and Communication Center, an Independent Research and Communication Center based at Singapore.

New Media Technology ,Health Communication, Communication theory, International and Intercultural Communication , Media effects on Women and Children

Yoel have taught English for a total of thirty-six years to date. He taught in Israel for two years in the 1970s, mainly at kibbutzim in the Beit Shean Valley, Maoz Haim Middle School, Rogosin High School in Migdal Haemek, Ort Israel Vocational High School in Osefia, and a summer biology preparation course at Oranim.

Study of Secondary Language Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies in English, Reading, Linguistics, and Education

Dr. Chandan Jha holds a PhD in Economics and is currently an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Madden School of Business, Le Moyne College. His research interests lie in the areas of economic growth and development, political economy, and finance and development. His current research topics include corruption, gender inequality, democracy, media, culture and institutions, and economic and financial reforms. His scholarly articles have been published in several reputed journals such as the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization and Information Economics and Policy. Dr. Jha has also written several columns and Op-Eds covering economic, social, and democratic issues.

Economic Growth and Development; Political Economy; Finance and Development