Manash Pratim Goswami
@cutn.ac.in
Associate Professor, Media and Communication
Central University of Tamil Nadu
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Arts and Humanities, General Arts and Humanities, Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Scopus Publications
Scholar Citations
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Scopus Publications
Soubhagya Ranjan Padhi and Manash Pratim Goswami
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Manash P. Goswami and K. Shruthi
Informa UK Limited
Hashim H. Puthiyakath, Anjali R, Shiny Angel, and Manash P. Goswami
SAGE Publications
The study explores the selfie-taking behavioural pattern and the relationship between selfitis (obsessive–compulsive desire to take selfies and post them on social media) and narcissism. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among young Indian social media users aged between 18 and 30 years selected through referral sampling technique. The Selfitis Behaviour Scale was used to measure the level of selfitis, and the NPI-16 scale to measure narcissism. The study observed that taking selfies and posting them on social media is common among young social media users. Narcissism was found to be strongly correlated with selfitis and its six dimensions, indicating that people who exhibit narcissistic qualities are more likely to engage in excessive selfie behaviour. As SBS is a newly developed and not widely used scale, the study also assessed the validity and reliability of the scale. The results showed that the scale has excellent internal consistency and satisfactory convergent validity, and discriminant validity.
Deepak Upadhyaya, Sunil Kalai, Priyanka Deb Barman, Shivjyoti Das Baruah, Ivan Das, Hashim H. Puthiyakath, and Manash P. Goswami
Informa UK Limited
Deepak Upadhyaya, Hashim Hamza Puthiyakath, Sunil Kalai, and Manash P Goswami
Informa UK Limited
Manash Pratim Goswami and A. Deivendra Kumar
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Manash P. Goswami, R. Anjali, Adharsh Raj, Hashim Hamza Puthiyakath, and Jyoti Thanvi
SAGE Publications
In April 2021, India was hit by the second wave of COVID-19 (News18, 2021, Second wave of COVID-19 very similar to first wave: Govt cites data to alleviate fear). People realised that the second wave of COVID-19 is more devastating than the first wave. Different factors might have influenced the perception of people during the first wave of COVID-19. The needful amount of fear among the people was reduced by the end of the first wave and normalcy was gained, which might have triggered the second wave of COVID-19 in India. The research aims to determine the perception of respondents about the COVID-19 crisis and to analyse the influence of media in instilling fear, stress, anxiety, tension, relief and ignorance among them when they read about the pandemic during the first wave of COVID-19. Based on the defined objectives, a questionnaire was prepared and the link to the survey was distributed around the country. According to the study’s findings, people were affected in many ways during the first wave.
Hashim Hamza Puthiyakath and Manash Pratim Goswami
SAGE Publications
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the consequent national lockdown, the usage of over the top (OTT) platforms has significantly increased in India. The growing popularity of video streaming has made a substantial impact on the traditional TV channels during pandemic times. The purpose of this study is to examine the competition, coexistence and competitive superiority of OTT and TV in providing consumer satisfaction. The study adopted the niche theory to empirically measure the degree of gratification fulfilled by OTT and TV, the similarity between OTT and TV and the competitive superiority of OTT and TV across seven micro-dimensions of gratification. The data for the study has been gathered from 223 online users across India. The results of the study reflect that OTT provides a higher degree of satisfaction across all seven dimensions of gratification with the greatest difference manifested in the convenience dimension. The niche overlap measures indicated that the highest level of similarity between TV and OTT is in providing gratification in the relaxation dimension, whereas the least similarity was observed in the convenience dimensions. The competitive superiority of OTT surpassed TV in all dimensions with the greatest difference manifested in relaxation.
Adharsh Raj, R. Anjali, and Manash P. Goswami
Informa UK Limited
India is facing the threat of COVID-19, and one of the most affected sections during this unfortunate situation is the enormous population of migrant workers working in various parts of the country. In the present study, all the news reports on migrant workers' issues published during the first three lockdowns in three leading Indian-English dailies, The Times of India, The Hindu, and The Hindustan Times, are selected for analysis. A purposive sampling technique is implemented to select the aforesaid newspapers and a quantitative content analysis technique is used in the study to reach conclusions. The study also sheds light on the social responsibility of media platforms in informing the public about relevant topics while publishing news reports on migrant issues. The study has met all its objectives and has come out with several interesting findings. During the period of study, the most number of articles published and the more in-depth coverage was in The Hindu. Another distinctive finding of the study is that the observation of a linear escalating trend in the depth of the coverage throughout the three lockdowns. It is the duty of the elected government officials to bring in policies to support the needy during these unfortunate situations.
A. Raj
Amity University Madhya Pradesh Gwalior
Fake news is not a new phenomenon. With the mushrooming of smartphone users and the easy access to the internet, fake news is spreading at very high speed from people to people. Why do people flagrantly believe fake news? Why don‟t people fact-check before sharing information with others? etc., are still some of the questions unanswered. The panic created by fake news during the time of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak is also not less. Hence, this study aims to focus on understanding people‟s perspectives on controlling the spread of fake news on social media. The respective study is based on quantitative data analysis of the responses of 300 social media users across India, collected online in April 2020 during a nationwide lockdown. The study arrived at a conclusion stating that self-regulation may not deliver a proper effect on controlling the spread of fake news. But, organising effective campaigns to build social media literacy can be one of the potential measures that can be implemented in order to control the spread of fake news over social media platforms. The respondents of the study also agree to bring-in a national policy and a national regulatory body control the spread of fake news over social media platforms. Hence, this particular study can support the Government of India to make decisions to roll out regulatory measures to control the spread of fake news through social media, which is still on the red tape.