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Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae — Mohammad Dawod Nabeel

Professor of Journalism · Researcher · Writer

Biography

Mohammad Dawod Nabeel was born in Parwan, Afghanistan, on the second of October 1973. A professor, journalist, writer, and former political officer, he has spent the better part of three decades working at the intersection of journalism, media policy, and pedagogy — first in Kabul newsrooms, then in government communications, and ultimately at the university.

He completed his higher education in Kabul, taking a Bachelor's in Journalism from Kabul University and a Master's in Political Science from Payame Noor University. In 2013 he founded the Faculty of Journalism at Al-Beroni University in Kapisa — the first of its kind at the institution — and served as its Dean from 2014 to 2020 while continuing as Professor of Journalism until 2021.

He introduced the study of media literacy to Afghanistan, conducting the country's first sustained research on the subject and authoring the textbook *Media Literacy in Afghanistan*, which remains in active use at Al-Beroni. His scholarship — on media policy, organizational communication, and the conditions for an independent press — has been published in national and international journals. He now lives in France and is reading for a second Master's at EJCAM, Aix-Marseille Université.

Education & Affiliations

  • EJCAM, Aix-Marseille Université2023 —
  • Professor of Journalism, Al-Beroni University2003 — 2021
  • Dean, Faculty of Journalism, Al-Beroni University2014 — 2020
  • External Monitoring, One T.V., Afghanistan2014 — 2016
  • Founding Managing Director, Pouhaneh Weekly (Ministry of Education)2004 — 2005
  • Head of News Analysis & Evaluation, Vice President's Press Office2002 — 2004
  • Managing Director, Navaabadi Weekly / Arami Publishing House2002
  • Reporter, Arman Melli Newspaper2001
  • Spokesman & Executive Director, People's Council of Ghorband—
  • Owner & Managing Director, Payam-e-Esteghlal Weekly—
  • M.A. Journalism, EJCAM, Aix-Marseille Université (in progress)2023 —
  • M.A. Political Science, Payame Noor University, Kabul—
  • B.A. Journalism, Kabul University1993 — 1997

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Investigating the Change of the Organizational Communication in the Government System of Afghanistan After the Fall of Taliban · SSRN Electronic Journal (2022)
  2. Investigating Journalists' Lack of Access to Information From Afghan Government Agencies · SSRN Electronic Journal (2022)
  3. Investigating the Position of Independent Media in Afghanistan from the Interim Administration to the National Unity Government · SSRN Electronic Journal (2022)
  4. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Ministry of Information and Culture of Afghanistan in Managing Private T.V Stations (2010 — 2020) · SSRN Electronic Journal (2022)
  5. Comparative Study of Strategic Management Schools (Prescriptive, Descriptive and Integrated) · Open Journal of Business and Management (2021)
  6. Media Literacy in Afghanistan · Textbook · Faculty of Journalism, Al-Beroni University (2018)

Essays & Journalism

  1. On the Faculty That Was · Personal essay (2022)

Teaching

  • JRN 201
    Foundations of Journalism

    Reporting, sourcing, verification. The trade as a discipline.

  • JRN 305
    Media Literacy

    What audiences need to know in order to read the press at all.

  • JRN 312
    Communication Theory

    From Lasswell to the platform era; how messages travel and decay.

  • JRN 410
    Media Policy & Law

    Regulatory frameworks, free-expression doctrine, and the Afghan case.

  • JRN 425
    Organizational Communication

    How institutions speak — and how reporters listen for what they do not say.

  • JRN 460
    Senior Reporting Workshop

    Long-form practicum. One story, taken seriously, over a semester.

Selected Talks & Media

  • Dean's address: ten years of the Faculty of Journalism · Al-Beroni University, Kapisa2020
  • Introducing media literacy into the curriculum · Al-Beroni University2018
  • External monitoring and the politics of broadcast oversight · One T.V., Kabul2016
  • News analysis as government practice · Vice President's Press Office, Kabul2004

Contact

professor@mdnabeel.com