Dr. Amit Verma is working as an assistant registrar and senior assistant professor in journalism and mass communication at the Centre for Distance and Online Education at Manipal University Jaipur. In addition, he is a freelance journalist and editor-in-chief of the International Peer-Reviewed Journal of Communication and Management. He obtained a PhD in Community Radio Stations of Rajasthan from Manipal University Jaipur. He has over 11 years of experience in the broadcasting industry, the news industry, and academia. His views and articles are regularly published in national and regional newspapers and news portals. Recently, he was elected as Vice Chair of the Participatory and Communication Research Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), an international media and communication research professional organisation for the 2024–2029 term.