Rate My Professor Monica Chadha

Her research specializations encompass entrepreneurial journalism, identity construction and journalistic routines in digitally native news startups, news media entrepreneurship in stable and conflict zones, and the impact of revenue-sustainable measures on startup content. Key publications include "Media Entrepreneurship in Precarious Times: A Framework for Studying Factors Contributing to Resilience and Growth" (Journalism & Communication Monographs, 2025, with J.E. Relly), "News on TikTok Through the Lens of Quality Journalism: How TikTok Users Perceive News Values, Content and Engagement" (Journalism Studies, 2025, with Z. Cheng, L. Medina, and T. Durotoye), "Supporting Intercultural Experiences in Online Teaching during Wartime and Humanitarian Crises: Slack as a Learning Tool" (Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2024, with J.E. Relly), "An Examination of Affiliate and Network Television Channels’ Facebook Use for Addressing Audiences’ Critical Information Needs" (Electronic News, 2022, with K.H. Kwon and J.Y. Tsai), and "What I am Versus What I do: Work and Identity Negotiation in Hyperlocal News Startups" (Journalism Practice, 2016). Chadha has received honors such as Top Faculty Paper Runner-Up (2023) and Top Faculty Paper (2019), along with fellowships from the University of Texas including the Pic Wagner Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Journalism. She teaches in the Journalism B.A., M.A., and Studies of Global Media programs.