
Prof Abiodun Salawu
Abiodun Salawu is Professor of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies and Director of the research entity, Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) at the North-West University, South Africa. He has taught and researched journalism, media and communication for close to three decades in Nigeria and South Africa. Prior to his academic career, he practised journalism in a number of print media organisations in Nigeria. He has to his credit, well over a gross of scholarly publications in academic journals and books. He has also edited/co-edited fourteen books and authored one. He is a regular presenter of papers at local and international conferences. Abiodun has also enjoyed fellowships (visiting researcher) at the University of Oxford, UK (Oppenheimer Fund Academic Exchange); University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Codesria/Carnegie African Diaspora Academic Support to African Universities); Lincoln University, UK (IRG/UK – SA Researcher Links programme); Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia; and the University of Goroka, Papua New Guinea. He has also won a number of research grants. He is a co-vice chair of the journalism section of International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) and a member of editorial/advisory boards of a number of journals. He was involved in the founding of the International Association for Minority Language Media Research. He is rated by the NRF as an established researcher at the level of C1 (with international recognition) and he is a member of the Codesria’s College of Senior Academic Mentors. He is also a Distinguished Professor in the School of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters and a member of the Royal Society of South Africa.