Padma Rani, PhD, is the Director and Professor at Manipal Institute of Communication, which is a part of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.

Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, PhD, is a Faculty of journalism, communication, and media studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Kulveen Trehan, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University School of Mass Communication, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India.