Rajib Nandy
Research

Inquiry, Evidence & Public Knowledge

An ongoing commitment to rigorous research that informs policy, strengthens democratic discourse, and advances public understanding in a rapidly changing media landscape.

20+ Research Projects
40+ Journal Articles
30+ Conference Papers
12+ Book Chapters
100+ Media Articles
01

Research Interests

Core areas of inquiry that shape teaching, writing, and fieldwork across journalism, media, and society.

  • Political Communication
  • Media and Democracy
  • Digital Media
  • Media Literacy
  • Public Opinion
  • Strategic Communication
  • Social Media & Activism
  • Communication Policy
  • Media Ethics
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Research Projects & Consultancy

Lead-researcher initiatives — academic, industry-sponsored and self-financed — across newsrooms, NGOs, and universities.

  1. 01 Present

    Political Power and Media: Historical Transformation of Journalism in Bangladesh (1952–2024)

    Duration
    June 2026 – Present
    Funding
    Self-financed
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  2. 02 Present

    Power & Art of Front Page: Visual Narratives of TOB

    Duration
    March 2026 – August 2026
    Funding
    Times of Bangladesh
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  3. 03 Present

    Digital Transformation Challenges of Kaler Kantho: Research Report & Multimedia Development Initiative

    Duration
    April 2026 – September 2026
    Funding
    Kaler Kantho (East West Media Group, Bashundhara Group)
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  4. 04 Completed

    A Single Rumour, Multiple Harms: CAP Report – 1

    Duration
    March 2026
    Funding
    British Council · Partners: University of Chittagong, ULAB
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  5. 05 Completed

    Students are the Power to Stop Misinformation: CAP Report – 2

    Duration
    March 2026
    Funding
    British Council · Partners: University of Chittagong, ULAB
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  6. 06 Present

    Mobile Journalism in Bangladesh: Newsroom Preparedness (The Business Standard – TBS Phase)

    Duration
    February 2024 – Present (2026)
    Funding
    The Business Standard (Orion Group)
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  7. 07 Present

    Post-1990 Political Movements in Bangladesh: Characteristic Transformation (1990–2024)

    Duration
    May 2025 – Present
    Funding
    Self-financed
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  8. 08 Completed

    Facebook, Fame, and Female Bodies: Digital Misogyny in Bangladesh’s Online Sphere

    Duration
    March 2025 – November 2025
    Funding
    Self-financed
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher) · Co-author: Iftila Jannat Mow (University of South Dakota, USA)
  9. 09 Present

    Syndicated Reporting in Bashundhara-Owned National Dailies: Agenda Setting and Crisis of Pluralism

    Duration
    December 2024 – Present
    Funding
    Self-financed
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  10. 10 Present

    From Classroom to Newsroom: Academic–Industry Collaboration in Mobile Journalism

    Duration
    November 2024 – Present
    Funding
    Self-financed
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  11. 11 Completed

    Narrative Empathy Toward Antagonists: Money Heist & Breaking Bad

    Duration
    December 2024 – March 2025
    Funding
    Self-financed
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  12. 12 Present

    Mob Justice and Culture of Fear in Bangladesh: Institutional Trust & Political Violence

    Duration
    August 2024 – March 2026 (Unpublished manuscript)
    Funding
    Self-financed
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  13. 13 Completed

    How the ‘Individual’ Overcame Culture of Fear in Bangladesh: July Uprising Study

    Duration
    September 2024 – August 2025
    Funding
    Self-financed
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  14. 14 Present

    Evolution of Aesthetic Presentation of Newspaper Front Pages (Bengali Study)

    Duration
    February 2023 – March 2026
    Funding
    Self-financed
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  15. 15 Completed

    Mobile Journalism in Bangladesh: Newsroom Readiness (Protidiner Bangladesh)

    Duration
    June 2022 – December 2022
    Funding
    Protidiner Bangladesh (Rangdhanu Group)
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  16. 16 Completed

    From Reels to Real Life: Youth Identity & Well-being in Bangladesh and India

    Duration
    March 2022 – December 2023
    Funding
    Self-financed
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
  17. 17 Present

    Mob Lynching in Bangladesh-India: Communication Disorder & Culture of Fear

    Duration
    January 2016 – Present
    Funding
    Self-financed
    Role
    Director (Lead Researcher)
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Research Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters in national and international academic venues.

  1. 01

    Coverage of Royal Baby in World Media

    The National University Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences & Business Studies

    Vol. 1, No. 1 · ISSN 2410-1508 · Published by the National University, Bangladesh · December 2014 · pp. 63–78

  2. 02

    Usage of symbol in Gupi Gain Bagha Bain: semiotic analysis of Satyajit Roy’s Cinema (In Bengali)

    Bangladesh Film Archive Journal

    Issue 7 · ISSN 2074-2134 · Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, National Broadcasting Authority Building, Shahbag, Dhaka-1000 · December 2014 · pp. 89–98

  3. 03

    Types and practices of ethics in Journalism: Bangladesh in global context (In Bengali)

    Jahangirnagar University Journal of Journalism and Media Studies

    Vol. 2 · ISSN 2409-479X · 2016 · pp. 75–102 · Co-authored with Rubaia Zannat, Hasan Mahmud Faisal

  4. 04

    Political Violence in Bangladesh (2013-14): Crossing Through the Culture of Fear

    The Chittagong University Journal of Social Sciences

    Volume 30 · ISBN 984-7070-0036-4 · University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331 · 2017 · pp. 165–179

  5. 05

    Narendra Modi’s Heroic Representation on Anandabazar Patrika’s Front Page: A Semiotic Analysis

    Book Chapter — Nationalism, Ethnicity and Media Ethics

    Editor: Professor Dr. Ambrish Saxena · Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi 110002 · First edition · ISBN 978-81-934480-5-2 · 2018 · pp. 248–259

  6. 06

    Online Mass Media Management (draft) Policy 2012 and 2015: The Issues of the Debate

    The Chittagong University Journal of Social Sciences

    Volume 31, Number 1 · ISBN 984-7070-0036-4 · University of Chittagong · Published October 2018 · pp. 65–86 · Co-authored with Hasan Mahmud Faisal

  7. 07

    Principles and Peace Communication of Mahatma Gandhi: A Semiotic Analysis

    Global Media Journal (Indian Edition — sponsored by the University of Calcutta, UGC Listed Journal)

    Theme: Gandhiji and Communication · ISSN 2249-5835 · Winter Issue / December 2018 · Volume 9 / Number 2 · Co-authored with Amina Khatun Rinky

  8. 08

    Facebook as Homogenization of Ideology: Change of Information Society to Network Society

    Book Chapter — Reinventing Nationalism, Secularism and Plurality: Media Discourses & Deconstruction

    Editors: K. V. Nagraj and Ankuran Dutta · ARMT South Asia Publications, Guwahati, Assam, India · ISBN 978-81-933-588-4-9 · 2019 · pp. 268–277

  9. 09

    Culture of Escapism in Contemporary Bangladesh: Context of ‘Subodh’ Series Graffiti

    Itihash O Shahitto Probondomala-3 (peer-reviewed)

    4th International Conference of Banglar Puratatva Gabeshana Kendra, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Kolkata · 29 December 2018 · Editor: Rajib Banu · First published September 2019 · ISBN 978-81-939021-5-8 · pp. 199–205 · Co-authored with Mohammad Mohiuddin

  10. 10

    The Practice of Environmental Journalism in The Daily Prothom Alo: A Critical Observation (In Bengali)

    Itihash O Shahitto Probondomala-3 (peer-reviewed)

    4th International Conference of Banglar Puratatva Gabeshana Kendra, ICCR, Kolkata · 29 December 2018 · Editor: Rajib Banu · First published September 2019 · ISBN 978-81-939021-5-8 · pp. 148–151

  11. 11

    The Impact of Indian Cinema and TV to Create Fashion Excitement in Bangladesh

    Book Chapter — Indian Cinema: Filmic Content, Social Interface & New Technologies

    Best Paper Award · International Conference on Indian Cinema and Alternate Networks (ICAN2 2018), DME Media School, Delhi · Nov 16–18, 2018 · Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi · ISBN 978-81-84-57-863-8 · 2019 · pp. 73–85 · Co-authored with Trinanajana Das

  12. 12

    Semiotic Analysis of Extensive ‘MODIfied’ Front-page Coverage of BJP’s Electoral Performance in 2019: How Daily Newspapers Reacted to Narendra Modi’s Thumping Victory in India

    Book Chapter — Rise of the Digital Human: Perspectives on Digital Communication in India Today

    Editors: Sunayan Bhattacharjee, Dr. Tanusri Mukharjee, Prof. Ujjwal K. Chowdhury · MANAK Publications Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi · ISBN 978-81-943035-1-0 (PB) · First published 2019 · pp. 127–137 · Co-authored with Amina Khatun

  13. 13

    Representation of Newspapers Front-page: Comparative Analysis of Global and Indo-Bangla

    Book Chapter — Rise of the Digital Human: Perspectives on Digital Communication in India Today

    Editors: Sunayan Bhattacharjee, Dr. Tanusri Mukharjee, Prof. Ujjwal K. Chowdhury · MANAK Publications Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi · ISBN 978-81-943035-1-0 (PB) · First published 2019 · pp. 138–145 · Co-authored with Iftila Jannat and others

  14. 14

    Unsung heroes of Bangladeshi TV show Ittyadi: campaign of sustainable development strategy

    South Asian Journal of Communication Studies (SAJOC)

    Volume 2, Issue 3 · July 2019 · Sei Lanka Journalist Forum (SDJF) and Dr. Anamika Roy Memorial Trust · ISSN 9771-2345-67898 · pp. 31–35

  15. 15

    Jabbar Mia’s Wrestling Festival and Folk Culture of Chittagong: An Analysis

    Book Chapter — Evolution of Tradition: Interrogating Transformations in Traditional Folk Performing Arts

    Editors: Atasi Nanda Goswami, Anita Singh · Publisher: HP Hamilton Limited, United Kingdom · Publication Date: March 2022 · pp. 149–155

  16. 16

    Artificial intelligence and its scope in future Journalism in Bangladesh

    J.U. Journal for Communication, Society and Outreach · Department of Adult, Continuing Education and Extension, Jadavpur University

    Winter Issue / January 2024 · Volume 1 / Number 1 · pp. 43–66

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Conference Papers

Papers presented at international seminars and conferences across Sweden, India, and Bangladesh.

Presented Paper

Killings and Torture on the Bangladesh-India Border, Impacts and Their Effect on the youth of Bangladesh: A Discourse on Structural Transformation of India–Bangladesh Border Relations

Authors Co-authored with Meah Mostafiz
Conference Swedish South Asian Studies Network’s (SASNET) Conference
Venue Lund University, Sweden
Date May 2015
Presented Paper

Mob Lynching in Bangladesh & India: The context of Culture of Fear

Conference South Asia Communication Conference on Media Portrayal of the Marginalized Communities
Venue School of Mass Communication (SMC), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India
Date December 21–22, 2018
Presented Paper

Development and its Sustainability for Minorities: A Study of Bangladeshi Hindus

Authors Co-authored with Trinanjana Das
Conference Asian Congress for Media and Communication, India Chapter — 2nd International Conference on “Media and Communication in Sustainable Development”
Venue Centre for Journalism and Mass Communication, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
Date February 11–13, 2019 · Best Paper Award