Associate Professor
Dr. MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury
Department of Mass Communication & Journalism
Faculty of Social Sciences
Research profiles & links
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Media & Communications | University of Sussex | United Kingdom | 2023 |
| M.Phil. | Media Arts Cultures | Erasmus Mundus (Danube University Krems, Austria; Aalborg University, Denmark; University of Lodz, Poland | Austria | 2017 |
| Masters | Mass Communication & Journalism | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2000 |
| Bachelor | Mass Communication & Journalism | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1999 |
| H.S.C | Humanities | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1996 |
| S.S.C | Humanities | Comilla | Bangladesh | 1994 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Oct 2018 | Present |
| Intern (Communication) | DIAS-Digital Interactive Art Space | 2665, Vallensbæk Strand, Copenhagen, Denmark | Aug 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| Assistant Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Feb 2013 | Oct 2018 |
| Lecturer | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jul 2009 | Feb 2013 |
| Special Correspondent | DESH Television Limited | Mouchak, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jun 2008 | Jun 2009 |
| Senior Reporter | Channel One (Television) Limited | Gulshan-1, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Feb 2006 | May 2008 |
| Senior Reporter | Daily Jai Jai Din | Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jan 2005 | Jan 2006 |
| Staff Reporter | Daily Prothom Alo | Karwan Bazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Dec 2002 | Dec 2004 |
| Staff Reporter | Daily Rupali | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jul 1998 | Dec 2000 |
| DU Correspondent | Daily Rupali | Dhaka, Bangladesh | May 1997 | Jun 1998 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Media and Heritage | ||
| Media and Politics | ||
| Investigative Journalism | ||
| Communication studies | Chowdhury is an interdisciplinary mixed-methods researcher with a focus on media and communication studies. Current research interests include political communication, mediatization of politics, mediatization of culture, cultural heritage and media, media policy, media ethics and law, newsgames. |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| No project/research supervision is found | ||||||
Project/Research Work
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Invited Talk
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| Book | |
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| 1 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury
অনুসন্ধানী সাংবাদিকতায় তথ্য অধিকার আইন (RTI Act in Investigative Journalism).
Dhaka: MRDI, 2019 .
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| 2 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury
Objective Election Journalism (বস্তুনিষ্ঠ নির্বাচন সাংবাদিকতা).
Dhaka: MRDI, 2018 .
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| 3 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury
How much satisfied professional journalists are with their job: A research evaluation.
Dhaka: Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), 2017 .
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| 4 |
Robayet Ferdous, MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury and Saiful Hoque
Corruption, Good Governance and Investigative Journalism (দুর্নীতি, সুশাসন ও অনুসন্ধানী সাংবাদিকতা).
Dhaka: TIB, 2015 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
MD SAIFUL ALAM CHOWDHURY and Barnali Talukder : The Commodification of Domesticity and Scopophiliac Consumerism through YouTube Vlogs,
Global Journal of Human Social Science Research , vol.19 , no.3-C , pp.41-49 , 2019
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| 2 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury, Monira Begum and Shaolin Shaon : 1. Impact of Social Media Visuals on People’s Visual Communication during Social Movements in Bangladesh,
Global Journal of Human-Social Science (A): Arts & Humanities - Psychology (impact factor:2.4) , vol.19 , no.11 , pp.9-18 , 2019
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| 3 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury and Najma Akhther : Photo Sharing Tendency of Bangladeshi Facebook Prosumers,
Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D] , vol.35 , no.1 , pp.119-133 , 2018
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| 4 |
Md Saifuddin Khalid and Md Saiful Alam Chowdhury : Representation of intangible cultural heritage of Bangladesh through social media,
Anatolia:An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research (impact factor:1.9) , vol.29 , no.2 , pp.194-203 , 2018
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| 5 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury and Najma Akhther : Corporate Culture in Journalism: Bangladesh Perspective,
Global Journal of Human Social Science (GJHSS) (impact factor:1.7) , vol.17 , no.4 , pp.1-10 , 2017
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MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury and Md Waseq ur Rahman : Copyright Law and Online Journalism in Bangladesh: The Lights are on, but Nobody is Home,
Intellectual Property Rights (impact factor:1.4) , vol.5 , no.1 , 2017
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| 7 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury : Portrayal of Political News in Bangladeshi Television Channels,
Social Science Review [Dhaka University Studies, Part-D] , vol.32 , 2015
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| 8 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury and Mehnaz Haque : The role of media in the formulation of laws and regulations in Bangladesh: A Study in the light of 15th Amendment,
Social Science Journal, Dhaka University Studies, Part-D , vol.9 , 2015
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| 9 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury : The gloomy and hazy village visuals in Bangladeshi TV Channels,
Social Science Journal, Dhaka University Studies, Part-D , vol.8 , 2014
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| 10 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury and Saiful Hoque : Online Media Operations (draft) Policy 2012: Review and Evaluation,
Social Science Journal, Dhaka University Studies, Part-D , vol.7 , 2014
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| 11 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury : The essence of adverts monitoring and comprehensive advertisement policy of Bangladeshi broadcast media,
Social Science Journal, Dhaka University Studies, Part-D , vol.6 , 2012
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| 12 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury : The Search of life in Chittagong Hill Tracts in Newspaper,
Social Science Journal, Dhaka University Studies, Part-D , vol.5 , 2011
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| 13 |
S. M. Shameem Reja and MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury : National Broadcast Policy: A Historical Study and Evaluation of Efforts,
Social Science Journal, Dhaka University Studies, Part-D , vol.4 , 2010
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| 14 |
মোহাম্মদ সাইফুল আলম চৌধুরী : গণমাধ্যম সাক্ষরতার জন্য দরকার সুদূরপ্রসারী পরিকল্পনা,
অগ্রায়ন (যোগাযোগ জার্নাল) , pp.৩৫-৪৫ , ২০১৯
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury "Visual Representation of Newsgames: Can Video Games Convey Real Journalism?."
International Conference on Visual South Asia, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka: 2017
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| 2 |
Md Saifuddin Khalid and MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury "Representation and Dissemination of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Bangladesh through Social Media."
4th Interdisciplinary Tourism Research Conference
, pp. 468-473. Bodrum, Turkey: Anatolia, 2016
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Best Investigative TV Reporter | 2007 | Bangladesh | Investigative TV report on 15th August 1975 Killing |
| National | Best Investigative Reporter | 2004 | Bangladesh | Investigative report on militancy |
Name & designation
Dr. MD Saiful Alam Chowdhury
Associate Professor
Department
Department of Mass Communication & Journalism Faculty of Social Sciences
Email
chowdhuri2001@yahoo.com