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Dr(Fr) Melwyn S. Pinto

Assistant Professor - Dean

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Professional QualificationJournal PublicationsBooks And Chapters PublishedGuideship DetailsFaculty Development ProgramResource PersonsResearch Ids

Professional Qualification

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Academic DegreeSubjectUniversityAddress of the UniversityRank/ Medals
Ph.DJournalism and Mass CommunicationKuvempu UniversityShivamogga, Karnataka
MastersJournalism and CommunicationMangalore UniversityMangalore
PhD Details
Title of ThesisUniversity / InstitutionUniversity AddressDate of RegistrationDate of CompletionDetails of papers published (Enter the total number of papers published / under process as part of Phd)Current Status
Students' Uses of Newspapers, Television and the Internet: A Comparative StudyKuvempu UniversityShivamogga, Karnataka16-04-201227-01-2025Awarded

Journal Publications

Publications
TitleName of JournalYearDOI/URLYour authorial positionHow many authorsClarivate IF
Reimagining folk media: How Bhutakola serves as effective ritual folk medium of communication in south IndiaMedia Asia2025http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2025.24623311st2
Community radio as alternative medium in India: Struggles and possibilitiesMedia Asia2025https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2024.23060351st1
Environment as Indian media’s (non)priority: Review of the book Environmental Journalism by DS PoornanandaMedia Asia2025https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2022.21440211st1
“National cinema” in India: Exploring myths and realitiesMedia Asia2025https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2022.21044922nd2
Media and authoritarianism: Review of Modi’s India by C. Jaffrelot.Media Asia2025https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2022.20996411st1
Fighting lapdog journalism (review of A Rude Life by Vir Sanghvi). ,, .Media Asia2025https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.20064071st1
The Internet Usage among Students: A Uses and Gratifications Perspective. , 3), .Media Watch2025https://doi.org/10.15655/mw_2017_v8i3_491481st2
Romance and Hitchcock? Viewing master of suspense as master of romanceStudies in European Cinema2024https://doi.org/10.1080/17411548.2024.2319850Other3
Beyond Bollywood and Hindi: Making a case for other language films in IndiaMedia Asia2024https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2023.22434151st2
Students’ use of newspaper, television and the Internet: Measuring media displacement effectCommunicator2019https://www.academia.edu/49039465/Students_use_of_newspaper_television_and_the_Internet_Measuring_media_displacement_effect1st1

Books And Chapters Published

Book Chapter Published
Article TitleBook titleBook editorArticle pagesNo of ChaptersYour authorial positionYearISBNPublisher DetailsPlaceAre you the publisher of this book
Encounter with ‘Women of God’: A journey from real to reelScripting dance in contemporary IndiaMaratt Mythili Anoop & Varun Gulati185-1921Other2025978-14985-0551-2Lexington BooksLanham, MarylandNo
Political populism and the media: Journalism in the age of alternative factsJournalism in the post-truth era: Ethical, political, and social perspectivesEren Ekin Ercan1-2611st202597983373260782025New YorkNo
Evolution of populism in Hindi cinema of Independent India: From socialist to nationalist representationEncyclopedia of New Populism and Responses in the 21st CenturyJ. Chacko Chennattuserry et al206-21011st2023978-9819978014Springer NatureIndiaNo

Guideship Details

Serial NumberName of ScholarGenderDepartment of CandidateUniversityTitle of the thesis for scholarDate of RegistrationRegistration Order No:StatusTypeScholarshipName of Co-GuideDate of Awarding PhD
MU/ACC/RG?CR-29/2021-22/A3 dated 5/3/3022Ashwini JainFEMALEJournalism and Mass CommunicationMangalore UniversityEducation Branding: A Study in Dakshina KannadaCurrently PursuingPart timeNo Scholarship

Faculty Development Program

Title of EventType of EventLevelOrganized byPlaceDate FromDate To
Nurturing future leadership programmeFDPs attendedNationalMalaviya Mission (at S. P. Jain Institute of Management, MumbaiMumbai24-03-202528-03-2025

Resource Persons

Title of the ProgramRoleLevelOrganized byStart DatePlaceCountry
Critical ThinkingExpert TalkStateLoyola Degree College, Bannerghatta Road15-07-2025BangaloreIndia

Research Ids

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https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qbPlK0kAAAAJ&hl=enhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Melwyn-Pinto?ev=hdr_xprfhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8797-1288https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57189887469https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/171857
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