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With an extensive academic and scholarly background, Dr. Kalyango also has more than 13 years of professional experience in the United States and in East Africa as a political reporter, a television news producer and more. Notably, he was an East Africa contributor for CNN International's Inside Africa and for CNN World Report in late 1990s. Dr. Kalyango oversaw several academic and administrative projects. Learn more about him here.
As Professor and a Scholar, Dr. Kalyango teaches a variety of journalism and media-related courses. Specifically, his courses focus on his areas of expertise drawn from his long career as an international broadcast news correspondent. Read about specific courses, such as Foreign Correspondence, Broadcast News Seminar, and Media Conflicts.
He taught media and conflicts until 2018, and earlier taught cross-cultural journalism from the perspective of 'representation' in respect to diversity, social justice, relationships, inclusion, personal experiences, respect, compassion and other issues. |
As an international media scholar, Dr. Kalyango’s research focus centers on comparative political communication, media effects including social media, peace and conflict resolution, rule of law, and mediated diplomacy and diversity. He has authored at least 50 refereed journal articles, book chapters and global scholarly entries between 2007 and 2021, plus more than 50 refereed conference papers. View his work here.
Prof. Kalyango is associated with several academic organizations and affiliations,including the Center for Strategic and International Studies, International Reporting project, The Worlds of Journalism Study, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and others. He is also a recipient of a variety of academic and professional awards. View a list of his partnerships and accomplishments via the link above.
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Prof. Kalyango was director of the Institute for International Journalism, which prepared students to work as international journalists, supported international internships, conducted international comparative research in media, promoted diversity and cross-cultural awareness among media professionals and cooperated with global partners in journalism education. He administered the Study of the U.S. Institute on Journalism and Media. Read more.
Prof. Kalyango is a Fulbright Specialist on roster from 2015-2020 for the U.S. Department of State's Fulbright Specialist program. When he is not teaching at Ohio University, he teaches and trains in other countries, leading exchange projects, plus creating and administering multifaceted programs such as the "Year for African Journalism," or the 2014 World Cup coverage by students in Brazil, and annually hosting major U.S.-funded training programs such as the Study of the U.S. Institute on Journalism and Media, and the YALI Connect Camps. Click on the link above.
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Contact Yusuf Kalyango
ADDRESS:
www.kalyango.com P. O. Box 1230 Athens, OH 45701 |
CONTACT INFORMATION:
yusufkalyango11@gmail.com (this email is not regularly checked) TWITTER: @Prof_YKalyango |