Mathew Muriankary

Profile

Mathew Muriankary is a Catholic priest who has been serving as the Academic Director of St. Joseph College of Communication and Finance Director (Bursar) at the Media Village Group of Institutions since 2023. He obtained his PhD in Social Communication from the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome in 2022, a degree recognized by the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi, India. His research areas include Artificial Intelligence, Digital Media Convergence, Social Media, and Family Communication, with a special interest in evolving AI technologies. He has worked in Italy and Germany for 15 years and has participated in several international media conferences. Additionally, he has visited 25 countries.

Media Industry Experience

Completed an internship at LOGIART srl, a Communication and Marketing Company in Parma, Italy
Worked as Vatican Correspondent for MAC TV (Media Apostolate of Changanassery Television)
Conducted programs on Vatican Radio, Vatican
Gained technical experience and program production skills at UPS Sound Radio Studio, Rome
Scripted and produced programs for 90.8 Radio Media Village and MVTV(Media Village Television)
Worked as a content writer for KudumbaJyothiMagazine
Provided news reports for Deepika,Mathrubhumi, andMalayala Manoramanewspapers
Published articles in Vanitha Magazine, Kudumba Jyothi Magazine, Karunikan Magazine,Pravachakashabdham Online, and Lifeday Online
Published a research article inAnnuario - Università Pontificia Salesiana:Uses and Gratifications of Social Media: A Study of the Use of Facebook Among College Students in Kerala
Scripted and directed a sports video documentary for UPS TV, Italy:Un sogno che non tramonta

Education

PhD in Social Communication
Salesian Pontifical University, Rome, Italy
MA in Social Communication
Salesian Pontifical University, Rome, Italy
BA in Social Communication
Salesian Pontifical University, Rome, Italy
BA in Philosophy
Calicut University, Calicut, Kerala, India
B.Th in Theology
Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome, Italy
Diploma in Oriental Theology
Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome, Italy

Area of Expertise

Social Media Research
Media Ethics & Education
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Media Ecology
Journalism

Institutional Responsibilities

Academic Director, St. Joseph College of Communication, Changanassery
Finance Director (Bursar), Media Village Group of Institutions, Changanassery
Assistant Professor, St. Joseph College of Communication, Changanassery

Awards and Certifications

2022 – University Medal for the PhD Thesis from the Faculty of Social Communication Sciences, Salesian Pontifical University, Rome

Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes

2024 – Media Literacy Matters Conference, Brussels, Belgium
2022 – World Conference on Media and Communication, University of Cambridge, UK
2019 – 4th International Conference on Communication and Media Studies, organized by the University of Bonn, Germany, and Common Ground Research Networks, USA
2018 – Faculty Development Program, Vivekananda Institute of Management Studies, Coimbatore, India
2017 – Convegno Metodologie Qualitative nelle Scienze Sociali, Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

Courses Attended

Ethical Social Media – University of Sydney
Artificial Intelligence: Ethics & Societal Challenges – Lund University
Media Management Course – Meta Company
Media Ethics and Governance – University of Amsterdam
Multimodal Literacies: Communication and Learning in the Era of Digital Media – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Data Science Course (using R, SPSS, and Excel) – Chennai, India