Raja Das
21 Rose Ave, Athens,OH
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Instructor of Record
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University
08.2022 - Current
- Designed and taught courses on online journalism; media literacy; gender, race and class in mass media; and reporting and writing.
- Integrated legal, historical and ethical perspectives of media contents related to free speech and hate speech, fake news and misinformation/ disinformation in the course syllabi.
Program Officer
Dr Anamika Ray Memorial Trust
06.2018 - 12.2021
- Led initiatives on organizational communication policy including the Policy on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and digital literacy.
- Coordinated research dissemination and civil society engagement on hate speech, fake news, misinformation and online harms.
Social Media Executive
State Headquarter of National Health Mission
04.2020 - 08.2020
- Managed IEC content for public health, combating hate and COVID-19 misinformation.
- Coordinated state-level messaging through digital platforms.
- Authored fresh and engaging press releases and prepared complete press kits.
Research Assistant-UNICEF, UCLA, Commonwealth Sec
UNICEF, UCLA MEAP, Commonwealth Secretariat
06.2020 - 03.2022
- Co-authored studies and reports on online content moderations like hate speech, visual media, misinformation, and online education equity.
- Authored comic books, infographics, and multimedia policy tools for vulnerable populations.
- Published peer-reviewed research in EPW, Global Media Journal, and contributed to book chapters.
Stringer
The Telegraph
09.2017 - 11.2019
- Investigated important community issues related to technology, education, politics, human interest, environment, etc. and put together well-received reports.
Education
Ph.D. - Mass Communication
Ohio University, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Scripps College of Communication
Athens, OH08.2025
M.Phil - Mass Communication
Gauhati University, Department of Communication & Journalism
Guwahati, India07.2021
MA - Mass Communication
Gauhati University, Department of Communication & Journalism
Guwahati, India08.2018
BA - English
Gauhati University, Department of English
Guwahati, India08.2014
Skills
- Hate Speech & Content Moderation Policy
- Public Policy Analysis & Regulatory Risk
- Stakeholder Engagement & Advocacy
- Cross-cultural & Comparative Legal Analysis
- Strategic Communication & Reporting
- Qualitative Research & Discourse Analysis
- Social Media & Online Content Strategy
- Policy Education & Training
Summary
Multidisciplinary media researcher, educator, and former journalist with robust experience in hate speech law, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement across international contexts. Proven expertise in developing educational frameworks on hate speech, analyzing media discourses, and liaising with governmental and civil society actors. Seeking to leverage academic, research, and policy experience to shape progressive and compliant hate speech policy at TikTok.
Relevant Research and Advocacy
- Media Education related to Hate Speech Laws and Cases: An Analysis of the Present Teaching Curricula in Universities of Northeast India \ Paper presenting in World Journalism Education Congress (San Francisco 2025)
- A Qualitative Analysis of Hindutva Hate Speech using Diffusion of Innovation Theory \ Paper presented in AEJMC Annual Conference (Washington DC 2023)
- Criminalization of Hate Speech: Exploring 'incitement' in history utilizing two recent incidents in the US and India \ Paper presented in AEJMC Mid Winter Conference (Oklahoma 2023)
- Exploring the Global Rise of Hateful Misogynistic Behavior in Social Media | Panelist for Graduate Student symposium: Women in International Media (Ohio University 2023)
- Has 'Incitement' emboldened our free speech rights? Understanding a paradigm of restricted speech from an international perspective, especially in the US & India | Invited Speaker in Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology SZABIST (Pakistan 2023)
Timeline
Instructor of Record
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University
08.2022 - Current
Research Assistant-UNICEF, UCLA, Commonwealth Sec
UNICEF, UCLA MEAP, Commonwealth Secretariat
06.2020 - 03.2022
Social Media Executive
State Headquarter of National Health Mission
04.2020 - 08.2020
Program Officer
Dr Anamika Ray Memorial Trust
06.2018 - 12.2021
Stringer
The Telegraph
09.2017 - 11.2019
Ph.D. - Mass Communication
Ohio University, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Scripps College of Communication
M.Phil - Mass Communication
Gauhati University, Department of Communication & Journalism
MA - Mass Communication
Gauhati University, Department of Communication & Journalism
BA - English
Gauhati University, Department of English
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