Researcher. Educator. Author.

Explore my work, publications, and commentary on journalism, technology and politics.

About this blog

I started theadnan.com as a home for my research, writing, and teaching. It brings together my publications, teaching work, and commentary on journalism, technology and politics.

Latest thoughts and insights

Here is where I share new publications, ongoing research, and takeaways from recent work. Check back regularly for updates, op-eds, and commentary on mobile media, journalism, technology and politics.

My first book is on its way

This book explains how and why political journalists integrate mobile media - and mobile social media - into their practices and routines in the authoritarian context of Pakistan. It addresses mobile media’s impact on political news content, audience engagement, press freedom, misinformation, gender inequalities, and professional identities. The author analyses political journalists’ adoption, perceptions and experiences of mobile media’s role in political journalism in Pakistan.

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