Prof. Abiodun SALAWU, Ph.D.

abiodun.salawu@nwu.ac.za

Prof. Abiodun Salawu, Ph.D., is a Professor of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies and Director of Research Entity: Indigenous Language Media in Africa, North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa. He has taught and researched media and communication for about three decades in Nigeria and SA. Prior to his academic career, he practised journalism in a number of print media organisations in Nigeria. A well-travelled scholar, he has presented papers at conferences in countries across all the continents of the world. He has also enjoyed fellowships (visiting researcher) at universities in United Kingdom, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea and Sweden. He is rated by the NRF (of South Africa) as an established researcher at the level of C1 (with international recognition) and he is a member of Codesria’s College of Senior Academic Mentors, Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, an elected member of the Academy of Science of South Africa, a member of the Royal Society of South Africa and Orbicom, a UNESCO network of Communication Professors. Areas of specialisation: Journalism, Indigenous Language Media, Development Communication, Critical Media Studies.