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.

IGNOU Journal of Media and Empowerment 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.

The IGNOU Journal of Media and Empowerment started in 2024, and the first volume was issued in January 2024. This journal published volumes biannually, one in January and the second in July of the respective years. The IGNOU Journal of Media and Empowerment subject area revolves around all dimensions of Media and Information Literacy (MIL). This journal accepts articles in English only.

Title

IGNOU Journal of Media and Empowerment

Starting Year

January 2024

Frequency

Bi-annual

Subject

Media and Information Literacy

Format of Publication

Online

Language of Publication

English

Chief Editor

Prof. K S Arul Selvan, Director, SOJNMS, IGNOU, New Delhi

Copyright

Open Access Journal

Phone Number

011-29571601/1602

Email

ignoujme@ignou.ac.in

Mobile

+91 9910807709

Journal Website

http://journal.ignouonline.ac.in/index.php/IGNOUJME 

Publishing Body

School of Journalism and New Media Studies,

Block 15A, IGNOU

Maidan Garhi

New Delhi - 110068