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Prof. (Dr.) Surbhi Dahiya

Prof. Surbhi Dahiya

Prof. (Dr.) Surbhi Dahiya

Designation: Professor, English Journalism
Phone No.: 011-26742348
Email ID: surbhi[dot]dahiya[at]iimc[dot]gov[dot]in

Brief Profile

Prof (Dr.) Surbhi Dahiya is presently working as Professor and HOD in the Department of Media Business Studies at Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). She also served as Course Director of English Journalism and AdPR department, Dean Students Welfare and Editor Communicator. She is a member of Academic Council and served as a member of Executive Council too.;

Internationally, Prof. Dahiya has represented India at many platforms. She is the IAMCR Faculty Ambassador and an elected member of International Council. She is the Vice President of South Asian Communication Association. Prof. Dahiya was the SUSI Scholar from India in 2017 and Completed the Study of the United States Institute Programme organized by the United States Department of State, conducted at the Ohio University USA .Dr Dahiya is an advisor to Lok Sabha Secretariat for their publications.

Prof. Dahiya chaired a number of sessions and presented many Research papers nationally and internationally in various Conferences of IAMCR, ICA, WJEC, AEJMC, SACA, AMIC etc held in India, USA, UK, Canada, UAE, Finland, France, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Kenya and China. Academically, Dr Dahiya is a Gold medalist in graduation and studied with scholarship and fee waiver throughout. She holds a Ph. D degree in Media studies and a dual Masters degree. Her thesis was on “Media Management in the Global Scenario: A study of the Changing Management Practices in Media.”;
 
Qualification
• SUSI Scholar 2017, Ohio University, E. W. Scripps School of Journalism, Athens, USA. Completed the Fellowship Study of US Institutes as Indian SUSI scholar 2017 at OHIO University USA 6th July to 18th August 2017. Certified from US State Department and Ohio University.  Ph.D..
• M.Sc (Mass Communication and Technology), MBA.
• Qualified UGC National Eligibility Test (NET).
 
Area of Interest/ Specialization
Media Industry Management, Beat Reporting, Communication, Advertising
 
Experience
Assistant Professor (Sr. Grade), Department of Journalism, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (DCAC) (University of Delhi), and GGSIPU colleges. Correspondent with The Tribune.
 
Awards and Honours
  • Conferred the “Excellent Mentor Award” in the field of Journalism by Edutainment Awards 2024 (Eva Live) on 12th April 2024
  • “Excellence in Media Education” by Smt Meeta RajivLochan, Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Sahit) platform on 16 Aug, 2024 at INSA
  • “Educator of the Year” award 2023 by e4m at Women Achievers Summit
  • Women Economic Forum (WEF) award 2019 for “Iconic Woman” under “Exceptional Leaders of Excellence” on 13th April 2019
  • First position as Laureate of the Community leadership contest at WJEC Whova contest Paris 2019 Dauphine Paris University
  • National Award by Public Relation Society of India (PRSI)  2018
  • The Lifestyle Journalistic TLJ Jury Awards 2019
  • “Kalam Ke Yodha’ National Media Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award at Constitutional Club
  • fourth Satya Jangid Smriti Sammaan by Indian Association of Mass Communication.  
 
Publication (Top 10)
Books:
  • Dahiya, S., & Trehan, K. (2024). Handbook of Digital Journalism: Perspectives from South Asia. Springer, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-99-6675-2
  • Dahiya, S., & Sahu, S. (2024). Mastering Beats in Journalism: Specialized Reporting, Editing and Emerging Technologies in the Digital Era. Pearson Education.
  • Dahiya, S. (2023). Digital First: Entrepreneurial Journalism in India. Oxford University Press, UK. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/digital-first-9780198879657?cc=in&lang=en&
  • Dahiya, S. (2022). Indian Media Giants: Unveiling Business Dynamics of Print Legacies in India. Oxford University Press, India. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/indian-media-giants-9780190132620?cc=in&lang=en&
  • Dahiya, S. (2021). The House that Zee Built. Rupa Publications India. https://rupapublications.co.in/books/the-house-that-zee-built/
  • Dahiya, S., & Sahu, S. (2021). Beat Reporting and Editing: Journalism in the Digital Age. Sage Publications Pvt. Limited. https://study.sagepub.in/dahiya_brae
  • Research Paper on Skill Gaps vs Curriculum in Media Education: An Analytical Review published in Communicator Oct- Dec 2021 (Surbhi Dahiya and Ankuran Dutta) (UGC Care Listed)
  • Invited Research Paper titled “Real vs. Ideal Self: a Study of Identity Creation and Desired Images on Facebook” published in Special Issue of The Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies (Peer Reviewed) (Volume 5 .Issue 1, 2016) available at http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-issue,id=3032/, Page 85 onwards (ISSN: 20010818, Online ISSN: 20499531 ) (ESCI Accepted)
  • Research Paper titled ‘Media Education in Delhi and NCR’ published in
    ‘Communicator Today’ in Special issue on 100 years of Media Education in India, Jan- March 2021. Vol 25, Issue 1 (ISSN- 0975-217X) (with Geeta Kashyap)
  • Research paper on ‘Job Satisfaction of Indian Media Educators: A Study of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors’ published in Communicator April- June 2022
Research Projects
  • “Jago Grahak Jago” Media Campaign 
  • Capacity Building on Biosafety
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