About the Journal

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) plays a pivotal role in nation-building by empowering individuals through educational interventions. In this endeavour, a new dimension is being sought by the School of Journalism and New Media Studies by launching a peer-reviewed open-access research publication - IGNOU Journal of Media and Empowerment.

The power equation in the communication process has witnessed titanic changes. Individuals are no longer receivers of information but can be produsers. The empowerment process through the media and communication system can enable the ordinary person to handle the system better and more effectively. Three fundamental dimensions of Media and Information Literacy - access, interpretation, and participation - help to shape people holistically and transform them into responsible citizens to exercise necessary democratic functions.

IGNOUJME will explore the intricate relationship between individual emancipation through media for larger welfare. The Journal explores the interrelationship between media literacy, digital inequality and digital empowerment.