Nandikoor Prashanth Bhat
Assistant Professor
Communication Bldg
nrbhat2@central.uh.edu
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Dr. Prashanth Bhat is an Assistant Professor at the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication, University of Houston. He completed his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland-College Park and his M.A. from the American University in Washington, D.C. His research interests include anti-media populism, alternative social platforms, online hate speech, and partisan media with a particular emphasis on journalistic practice in India.
Prior to entering academia, Dr. Bhat worked for leading news organizations including the Times of India, Deccan Chronicle, China Central Television-America and Voice of America. He also served as a short-term consultant for the World Bank Group. During his graduate studies, he interned at the National Geographic Channel and Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.