About me

Mushfique Wadud is a journalism researcher and educator, currently pursuing his PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research specializes in environmental communication, focusing on the intersection of labor precarity and resource constraints in the Global South. Mushfique's scholarship extends to media sociology, international journalism, and the dynamics of journalism in authoritarian contexts.

With a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno, Mushfique has examined media narratives surrounding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, earning him recognition and awards, such as the Reynolds School of Journalism Scholarship and Paul A. and Gwen F. Leonard Scholarship. His thesis, "Good Rohingyas, Bad Rohingyas: How Narratives of Rohingya Refugees Shifted in Bangladeshi Media 2017-2019," demonstrates his expertise in media framing and its socio-political impacts.

Teaching

Teaching Experience

  • University of Colorado Boulder (August 2020 - Present)

    • Graduate Part-time Instructor, Journalism
    • Courses Taught:
      • JRNL 2000 - Writing for the Media
      • JRNL 4002 - Reporting 2
    • Teaching Assistant for CMCI 1010 - Concepts and Creativity 1: Media, Communication, Information

  • University of Nevada, Reno (August 2018 - August 2020)

    • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Journalism
    • Teaching Assistant for JOUR 207 - All Things Media: Words and Numbers

Research

Publications

Mushfique has published articles in leading journals and presented at numerous conferences. His work addresses environmental communication, journalist safety, and Rohingya narratives in the media. Notable publications include:

  • "Precariously employed climate journalists: The challenges of freelance climate journalists in South Asia" (Journalism Practice, 2021)
  • "Re-conceptualizing safety of journalists in Bangladesh" (Media and Communication, 2020)
  • "Good Rohingyas, Bad Rohingyas: How Narratives of Rohingya Refugees Shifted in Bangladeshi Media 2017-2019" (ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2020)


Award and Honors

Awards and Honors

  • Daniel Pearl Award, South Asian Journalists Association (2018). (was a contributor of the report that received the award)
  • Reynolds School of Journalism Scholarship (2019)
  • Paul A. and Gwen F. Leonard Scholarship (2018)
  • PRSA Diversity Award (2019)
  • Top Paper Award, AEJMC Midwinter Conference (2022)

Media Mentions

Invited Talks

CONTACT

Phone

(123) 456-7890

Address

Denver 

Colorado 80216