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  1. Pakistan’s HPV vaccination drive: navigating trust, culture, and misinformation in a new era of immunization

    Article • International Journal of Public Health, June 2026, Frontiers

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  2. Suicide and self-harm in the age of generative artificial intelligence: The case of ChatGPT and rise of suicide-related lawsuits

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, May 2026, Elsevier

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  3. Artificial intelligence, deepfakes, and wars: How global news media frame actors, threats, and solutions in 19 countries

    Article • Media War & Conflict, April 2026, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  4. “AI's Not the Enemy, It's the Key” : Tilly Norwood and the Debate Over Personality Rights in the Entertainment Industry

    Article • Emerging Media, March 2026, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  5. Online-endorsed misinformation about climate change: examining the relationship between heuristic cues of perceived expertise, messages style and bandwagon to assess message credibility and sharing intentions

    Article • Cogent Social Sciences, September 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  6. Factors influencing international students’ adoption of generative artificial intelligence

    Article • Journal of International Students, June 2025, STAR Scholars Network

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  7. College Students’ Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Risks and Benefits in Pakistan

    Article • Human-Machine Communication, June 2025, Nicholson School of Communication, UCF

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  8. Digital disconnective practice: Online platform migration and technology non-use in the age of emerging social media and polarized societies

    Article • Media Culture & Society, March 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  9. How effective are fact-checks in Pakistan and who engages with them?

    Article • Information Communication & Society, February 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  10. Framing a Global Pandemic: Journalism Cultures and Media Coverage of COVID-19 in China, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States

    Article • Health Communication, January 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  11. Global news media coverage of artificial intelligence (AI): A comparative analysis of frames, sentiments, and trends across 12 countries

    Article • Telematics and Informatics, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  12. Analysis of public opinion polls about COVID-19 vaccines: Theoretical and policy implications for vaccine communication and campaigns to address vaccine hesitancy

    Article • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, December 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  13. Powerful News Sources Versus Advocate-Journalists as Factors Affecting the Editorial Agenda-Building on Sustainable Development Goals

    Article • Journalism Practice, June 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  14. Climate Communication, Public Health, and Social Media: Examining the Role of Health Agencies in Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health

    Article • Journal of Health Communication, May 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  15. Memorable Messages About Mental Health Among International Students in the United States: A Mixed-Method Study

    Article • Health Communication, May 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  16. Articulating a Loss and Damage Fund: How the Global South is Rethinking Agency and Justice in an Age of Climate Disasters

    Article • Environmental Communication, March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  17. How Effective Are Fact-checks in Pakistan and Who Engages with Them?

    Article • February 2024, Center for Open Science

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  18. Highlighting Heroes and Ignoring Villains: Visual Framing of Polio and Polio Vaccine in Newspapers

    Article • Health Communication, February 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  19. Polio vaccine misinformation on social media: challenges, efforts, and recommendations

    Article • Journal of Science Communication, February 2024, Sissa Medialab, SRL

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  20. Understanding Influences, Misinformation, and Fact-Checking Concerning Climate-Change Journalism in Pakistan

    Article • January 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  21. Communities of Care for Air Pollution Policies in Pakistan: An Integrated Approach to Public Engagement and Policy Implementation

    Article • Environmental Communication, December 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  22. A Coalition for Science Journalism as a Multi-Stakeholder Community of Practice: A Proposal from South Asia

    Article • Journalism Studies, December 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  23. “Beating Your Head Against the Wall”: Burnout on the Rise Among Local Health Department Communication Officials

    Article • Health Security, November 2023, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  24. “It Frustrates Me Beyond Words That I Can’t Fix that”: Health Misinformation Correction on Facebook During COVID-19

    Article • Health Communication, November 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  25. Climate Change Journalism in Pakistan

    Article • September 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  26. Ethnic Newspaper Industry in Pakistan and Impacts of Corporate Ownership

    Article • South Asia Research, September 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  27. Crisis communication for public organizations: Examining Pakistan Railways' use of information technology and social media for image repair

    Article • Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, August 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  28. Climate Justice in the Majority World

    Article • July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  29. Ethical Dimensions of Climate and Environmental Issues in Pakistani Media

    Article • July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  30. Opioids in Satirical News Shows: Exploring Topics, Sentiments, and Engagement in Last Week Tonight on YouTube

    Article • Journal of Health Communication, February 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  31. The COVID-19 pandemic and international students: A mixed-methods approach to relationships between social media use, social support, and mental health

    Article • First Monday, February 2023, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  32. Politics triumphs: a topic modeling approach of analyzing news media coverage of climate change in Pakistan

    Article • Journal of Science Communication, January 2023, Sissa Medialab, SRL

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  33. Cross-Border Journalism in South Asia

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  34. Advocacy journalism and climate justice in a Global Southern country

    Article • Local Environment, December 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  35. Building a Media Literate Society: Pathways to Improve Media and Information Literacy Education in Pakistan

    Article • Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, September 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  36. Examining the Factors Influencing Tourists’ Destination: A Case of Nanhai Movie Theme Park in China

    Article • Sustainability, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  37. Understanding public reactions to state security officials’ suicide cases in online news comments

    Article • Death Studies, July 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  38. Race/ethnicity, online information and COVID-19 vaccination: Study of minority immigrants’ internet use for health-related information

    Article • Convergence The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, July 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  39. COVID-19 and national images: the case of #ResignModi

    Article • Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  40. A pandemic of hate: Social representations of COVID‐19 in the media

    Article • Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, January 2022, Wiley

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  41. Social media use for health, cultural characteristics, and demographics: A survey of Pakistani millennials

    Article • Digital Health, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  42. International migrants and coronavirus disease 2019 vaccinations: Social Media, motivated information management, and vaccination willingness

    Article • Digital Health, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  43. Social Media for Social Support

    Article • Journal of International Students, November 2021, STAR Scholars Network

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  44. Journalistic routines as factors promoting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Pakistan

    Article • Third World Quarterly, November 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  45. “We always report under pressure”: Professionalism and journalistic identity among regional journalists in a conflict zone

    Article • Journalism, November 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  46. COVID-19 Vaccine Selfie: Why Does It Matter?

    Article • American Journal of Health Education, September 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  47. Understanding Influences, Misinformation, and Fact-Checking Concerning Climate-Change Journalism in Pakistan

    Article • Journalism Practice, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  48. COVID-19 vaccine selfie can increase vaccine acceptance among social media users

    Article • Psychology and Health, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  49. Social representation of historically marginalized Christian sanitary workers in Pakistan media

    Article • Journalism Practice, June 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  50. How journalists perceive media convergence in a developing country

    Article • Media International Australia, June 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  51. “The Disabled Community Is Still Waiting for Equality”: What do Users Have to say About Sexual Reproductive Health of Persons With Disabilities in Online News Comments

    Article • Frontiers in Communication, May 2021, Frontiers

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  52. COVID-19 related conspiracy theories in Pakistan

    Article • Health Risk & Society, May 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  53. China’s Belt and Road Initiative and soft power in Pakistan: an examination of the local English-language press

    Article • Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  54. #Scamdemic, #Plandemic, or #Scaredemic: What Parler Social Media Platform Tells Us About COVID-19 Vaccine

    Article • Vaccines, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  55. Polio vaccine misinformation on social media: turning point in the fight against polio eradication in Pakistan

    Article • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, March 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  56. Health and Safety Risks to Journalists During Pandemics

    Article • January 2021, IGI Global

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  57. Online discussion about polio vaccine in user comments

    Article • Vaccine, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  58. Ethical Reporting in Media on Suicide

    Article • Mental Health Religion & Culture, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq, Dr SUJITA KUMAR KAR, Dr Russell Kabir

  59. Medical misinformation on social media in Pakistan

    Article • Media Asia, September 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  60. Use of news media and perception of misinformation regarding COVID-19

    Article • Data in Brief, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  61. The Use of Social Media on Political Participation Among University Students: An Analysis of Survey Results From Rural Pakistan

    Article • SAGE Open, July 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  62. Newspaper Suicide Reporting in a Muslim Country

    Article • Journal of Media Ethics, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq

  63. Digitization of the health sector in Pakistan

    Article • Digital Health, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq