Digital Inequalities in Media Education in South Asia: Context and Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic

This study explores the media education systems in South Asia, looking not just at the heavy disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also the long-standing digital inequalities and unequal socioeconomic opportunities that lead to reduced access to devices, technology and digital media.

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

Kulveen Trehan, PhD, is a Senior Assistant Professor at the University School of Mass Communication, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India

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