Dr. Rana Arafat

Dr. Rana Arafat is an award-winning assistant professor in digital journalism at the department of journalism in City, University of London. She holds a PhD degree in journalism from the Institute of Media and Journalism (IMeG) at Universita della Svizzera italiana in Switzerland. Her research agenda focuses on examining activist/advocacy journalism and journalism innovations including the adoption of automation and AI technologies in newsrooms. Her research appears in top peer-reviewed journals including Journalism Studies, Journalism Practice, Studies in Communication Sciences, Convergence, and others. She is the current Professional Freedom & Responsibility (PF&R) Chair of the Broadcast and Mobile Journalism (BAMJ) Division in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), USA.