Dr. Vinit Utpal

Dr. Vinit Kumar Jha Utpal

Designation: Assistant Professor
Email ID: vinit[dot]utpal[at]iimc[dot]gov[dot]in

Brief Profile

Dr. Vinit Kumar Jha Utpal has more than 20 years work experience spanning across journalism, media academic and media research, He is working as Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Jammu. and course coordinator of Digital Media. He has cleared University Grant Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) and State Eligibility Test (SET) (Maharashtra) in Journalism & Mass Communication.
 
Qualification
  • Ph.D. Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi.
  • Master in Mass Communication (MMC), Guru Jambheshwar Univeristy of Science and Technology (GJUST), Hisar, Haryana.
  • M.A. in Mass Communication (MAMC), Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana.
  • M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication (MJMC), Uttrakhand Open University, Haldwani, Uttrakhand
  • P.G. Diploma in Journalism (English) (PGDJ), Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi
  • P.G. Diploma in Mass Media & Creative Writing (PGDMM&CW), Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi.
  • Certificate Course in Peace Keeping and Conflict Resolution (CCPKCR), Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (NMCPCR), Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
  • B.Sc. (Honours) in Mathematics, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar.
 
Area of Interest/ Specialization
Digital Media, Social Media, Print Media, Media Research, Identity Construction Theory, Social Identity Theory, Content Analysis etc.
 
Experience

In Academics

➢ Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Sharda School of Media, Film
& Entertainment (SSMFE), Sharda University, Greater Noida, U.P.
➢ Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, IIMT College of
Management, Greater Noida, U.P.
➢ Visiting Lecturer/Guest Lecturer, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of
Journalism and Communication (MCNUJC), NOIDA Campus, U.P.
➢ Visiting Faculty AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New
Delhi 
➢ Guest Lecturer, Department of Journalism, Ram Lal Anand College, Delhi University,
Delhi.

In Journalism

➢ Chief Sub Editor, Hindustan, Hindustan Media venture Limited (HMVL), New Delhi.
➢ Senior Sub Editor, Rashtriya Sahara (SIMC), NOIDA/Delhi.
➢ Senior Sub Editor, Deshbandhu, Delhi.
➢ Stringer, Hindustan (HT Media Ltd.) New Delhi/ Faridabad Bureau.
➢ Trainee Sub Editor, Sarita, Delhi Press, Delhi.
➢ Trainee Reporter, Dainik Bhaskar, Raipur/Indore.

 
Awards and Honours
  • Awarded as ‘First Swasth Bharat Media Saaman, 2019’ for the contribution in Health
    Communication by Swasth Bharat dot in, Delhi on 3rd October, 2019.
  • Awarded as ‘First Sarveshth Karykartha Samman’ for the contribution in Editing and
    Research by Akhil Bhartiya Mithila Sangh, New Delhi on 24th November, 2019.
  • Awarded as ‘Kaka Kalelkar Patrkarita Samman, 2019’ for the contribution in
    Journalism by Sannidhi Goshthi, jointly organized by Gandhi Hindustani Sahity Sabha,
    Delhi and Vishnu Prabhakar Pratishthan, Noida on 21st December, 2019.
 
Publication (Top 10)
Books:
  • Print Production Technologies (2024), (MA Journalism and Mass Communication), Centre for Distance and Online Education, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, ISBN No. 978-93-5674-865-1
  • Transforming Jammu and Kashmir: Governance, Development and Media (2023), Yash Publications, Delhi, ISBN No. 978-81-966081-2-5
  • Digital Media Law (2022), (MBA, Second Year, Semester-IV), Savitribai Phule Pune
    University, School of Open Learning, Pune, ISBN-978-93-5674-372-4
  • Human Behaviour in Society (2022), Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University, Bhopal,
    ISBN 978-93-5453-555-0
  • Political Journalism (2021). Savitribai Phule Pune University, School of Open Learning,
    Pune, ISBN 978-93-5553-536-9
Research Projects
  • Utpal, V. K. J. (2022). Art, politics & pamphleteer: edited by Jane Tormey and Gillian
    Whiteley, London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2020, pp. 384,£ 24.29 (paperback), ISBN:
    9781350022461 (Scopus)
  • Utpal, VKJ & Martolia, Mukta (2022). Covid Mahamari ke daruan media Vidyarthiyon me
    Avsaad, Chinta aur Tanav ka adhyyan, Sanchar Madhyam, January-July, 2022, Vol 34, Issue 1,ISSN: 2321-2608 (UGC Care)
  • Utpal, Vinit Kumar Jha, Martolia Mukta & Goswami, Rakesh (2022). Rural Issues in Print
    Media: A Study of two Jammu and Kashmir Dailies, Communication Today, Vol.26, No.3,
    July-September, 2022, pp1-11, ISSN: 0975-217X (Peer Reviewed)
  • Utpal, V. K. J., & Goswami R. K. (2022), A Study of Government Advertisements on
    Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir, JPRA-Journal of Public Relations and Advertising,
    Vol.1, Issue.1, July-December, 2022, ISSN 2583-3693 (Peer Reviewed)
  • Identity Construction of Tablighi in the time of Corona Crises: An Analysis of Facebook Posts,Global Media Journal-Indian Edition, Vol.13, Issue1, June 2021, ISSN:2249-5835, pp 1-20 (UGC Care)