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Hi, I am Dr. Nuurrianti Jalli, currently an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Northern State University, South Dakota.
DR. NUURRIANTI
JALLI
About Me
I am currently based in South Dakota, United States. My research interests include media democracy, information disorders, media and information literacy in Southeast Asia.
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I am Dr. Nuurrianti Jalli, a Malaysian scholar currently based in the United States. I received my Ph.D. from Ohio University in 2017 and now teaching at Northern State University. At Northern State, I serve as a Communication Studies professor and academic coordinator for the Public Relations program. I am also currently serving as a sub-editor for the Malaysian Journal of Communication, published by the National University of Malaysia. My research ranged from media democracy, information disorders, media information literacy in Southeast Asia to media, governance, and public policy in the region. My works are featured in The Conversation, Oxford Reuters Internet Studies Report, Newsweek, Jakarta Post, CNA, etc.
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Dr. Nuurrianti Jalli
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
CEO of NJ Communications and Research
A short meeting with Dato Sri Dr. Haji Wan Junaidi Bin Tuanku Jaafar for my exploratory research on contemporary security issues near the Sarawak-Kalimantan border in 2019.
As a consultant, I assist my clients with strategic communication efforts based on my expertise as a communication professor and researcher.
Some of the works I do
Other than teaching and advising at Northern State University, these are some of the works I do beyond campus:
Consultation
I provide consultation services for government agencies and NGOs in Malaysia. Some agencies I worked with include the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture Malaysia, Community Communications Department Prime Minister Department, Sarawak State Government DUN36.
research
Beyond class, I also actively research topics related to media democracy, information disorders, and media information literacy in the Southeast Asian context.
resource person
To date, I have served as a resource person and subject expert for multiple agencies including for projects led by the United Nations, UNESCO, Brookings Institute, US Department of State.
scholarly publication
Academic articles
Jalli, N., Joharry, S. A., & Salleh, S. M. (2022). ICERD in Malaysian online news reports: Analysis of rhetoric and public opinion. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 6(1), 100318 [Click here to access the article]
Sualman, I., Jalli, N., Rashidi, R.M., Darwis, Y. (2021). An Analysis of Cultural Elements in Selected Festive Advertisements. Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication. [Click here to access the article]
Jalli, N. (2020). Exploring the Influence of Citizen Journalism Content on Malaysian Political Landscape. Kajian Malaysia: Journal of Malaysian Studies, 38(1).
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Jalli, N., & Sualman, I. (2020). Exploring Contemporary Security Issues Near Sarawak-Kalimantan Border. Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication, 36(1).
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Jalli, N. (2016). The Effectiveness of Social Media in Assisting Opinion Leaders to Disseminate Political Ideologies in Developing Countries: The Case of Malaysia. Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication, 32(1). [Click here to access the article]
Zamri, Z. & Jalli, N. (2020) Malu Apa Bossku? Najib Razak’s political rhetoric on Facebook post-2018 General Election. Forum Komunikasi, 15(1).
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Jalli, N. & Sentianto, Y. (2020). Revisiting the Transnational Media Flow in the Malay World: Cross-border Broadcasting Content in Indonesia and Malaysia. Southeast Asian Studies. [Click here to access the article]
Presented my work at the Mathematical Institute, the University of Oxford in 2016 for my research related to media and democracy in Malaysia.
scholarly publication
Proceeding papers
Jalli, N., & Idris, I. (2019, November). Fake News and Elections in Two Southeast Asian Nations: A Comparative Study of Malaysia General Election 2018 and Indonesia Presidential Election 2019. In International Conference on Democratisation in Southeast Asia (ICDeSA 2019). Atlantis Press.
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Sualman, I., & Jalli, N. (2019, November). Perception, Knowledge, And Acceptance Of Rome Statute In Malaysia. In International Conference on Democratisation in Southeast Asia (ICDeSA 2019). Atlantis Press.
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Books
Sualman, I., Abdul Razak, F. H., & Jalli, N. (2021). Media, Politics, and Democracy during the Malaysian 14th General Election, edited by Sualman, I., Abdul Razak, F. H., Jalli, N. UiTM Press. Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Jalli, N. & Idris, I. K. (2022). Digital Propaganda in Southeast Asia. (forthcoming)
Book chapters
Jalli, N. & Wan Mohd. Noor, W. M. (2022). Pengenalan Literasi Media dan Informasi. Buku Handbook Literasi Media dan Informasi UNESCO (Malaysia). UNESCO.
Jalli, N. (2020). New Media Amplifying Malaysians’ Voices. In Media, Politics, and Democracy during the Malaysian 14th General Election, edited by Sualman, I., Abdul Razak, F. H., Jalli, N. UiTM Press. Shah Alam, Malaysia. [Click here to access the article]
Jalli, N. (2022) Reclaiming NCR lands and thwarting deforestation: Act of resistance among Sarawak indigenous peoples as observed through digital activism (forthcoming)
2022
The Conversation, March 24, 2022
‘TikTok and public opinion: A new tool at disposal to influence Southeast Asian elections.
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2021
The Conversation, December 20, 2021:
‘Mission impossible?’: tracking political misinformation and disinformation on TikTok
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The Conversation, December 20, 2021:
Riset menunjukkan susahnya melacak misinformasi dan disinformasi politik di TikTok.
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The Conversation, February 24, 2021:
How TikTok can be the new platform for political activism: lessons from Southeast Asia
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The Conversation, February 24, 2021:
Belajar dari Asia Tenggara, begini cara TikTok jadi wadah berpolitik.
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Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia, January 11, 2021:
COVID-19 countermeasure policies in Southeast Asia.
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General publication
2020
ASEANFocus – ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore, September 30, 2020:
COVID-19 Infodemic in Southeast Asia [Click here to access the article]
Medium, June 28, 2020:
In East Malaysia, Internet connection is still a privilege. [Click here to access the article]
The Conversation, April 28, 2020:
How blaming others dominates Indonesian and Malaysian Twitterspheres during COVID-19 pandemic. [Click here to access the article]
The Conversation, April 28, 2020:
Riset COVID-19: Sikap menyalahkan orang lain dominan di percakapan Twitter di Indonesia dan Malaysia. [Click here to access the article]
The Conversation, March 17, 2020:
Lack of internet access in Southeast Asia poses challenges for students to study online amid COVID-19 pandemic. [Click here to access the article]
The Conversation, March 18, 2020:
Kesenjangan akses internet di Asia Tenggara jadi tantangan bagi pengajaran online akibat pandemi COVID-19. [Click here to access the article]
The Conversation, February 8, 2020:
Combating medical misinformation and disinformation amid coronavirus outbreak in Southeast Asia.
General publication
2020
The Conversation, February 10, 2020:
Melawan penyebaran hoaks terkait coronavirus Wuhan di Asia Tenggara.
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The New Straits Times, February 2, 2020:
Set up agency to check information disorder. [Click here to access the article]
2019
The Malay Mail, September 22, 2019:
Selamatkan hutan Borneo dari kapitalis rakus. [Click here to access the article]
The New Straits Times, August 26, 2019:
Duty-bound to serve with pride. [Click here to access the article]
Berita Harian, June 19, 2019:
Memerangi disinformasi dan berita palsu. [Click here to access the article]
Berita Harian, May 31, 2019:
Rusuhan di Indonesia: Adakah sekatan media cara terbaik?
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Berita Harian, May 18, 2019:
Persekitaran ‘toksik’ jejaskan produktiviti. [Click here to access the article]
2021
[Malaysia] Borneo Post, December 29, 2021:
Go beyond Facebook for campaigns, media expert tells political parties.
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[Indonesia] SEA Today, August 3, 2021:
Malaysia’s New Cabinet - A Political Compromise? [Click here to access the video]
[Malaysia] The Borneo Post, June 6, 2021:
Address false news with media literacy, says media expert. [Click here to access the article]
[Malaysia] Utusan Borneo, June 6, 2021.
Literasi media rendah antara punca berita palsu berleluasa. [Click here to access the article]
[United States] Newsweek, July 31, 2021:
TikTok's Next Big Gen Z Trend Might Be Viral Protests. [Click here to access the article]
[Malaysia] Berita RTM, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), May 13, 2021:
Sambutan Hari Raya di Dakota Selatan Amerika Syarikat. [Click here to access the video]
[Malaysia] Utusan Borneo, May 15, 2021.
Rakyat Sarawak jangan takut ambil vaksin, dapatkan maklumat dari sumber sahih.
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[Singapore] Rest of The World, March 18. 2021:
TikTok is repeating Facebook’s mistakes in Myanmar by Peter Guest, Emily Fishbein, and Nu Nu Lusan. [Click here to access the article]
[Germany] WELT – Propaganda in sozialen Medien, April 19, 2021.
Wie TikTok zum Propaganda-Schlachtfeld in Myanmar wird by Von Laura Sophia Jung.
media visibility
News clipping of Utusan Malaysia, October 31, 2021.
Tak perlu PRU awal walau wabak terkawal.
2020
[Malaysia] Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Suara Malaysia, November, 10, 2020:
Special Program: Budget 2021.
[Malaysia] Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Suara Malaysia, November, 9, 2020:
Program Khas: Perbentangan Bajet 2021.
[Malaysia] Utusan Malaysia, October 31, 2020:
Tak perlu PRU awal walau wabak terkawal.
[Malaysia] Utusan Malaysia, October 19, 2020:
Apa motif Anwar main teka-teki? [Click here to access the article]
[Malaysia] Suara Sarawak, October 17, 2020:
Ulih menang PRN-12 taja enda muntang. [Click here to access the article]
[Malaysia] Sarawak Voice, October 8, 2020.
Kajian cabaran belajar atas talian kini dijalankan di DUN Layar. [Click here to access the article]
[Malaysia] Mole.My, September 29, 2020.
Graduates advised to acquire more skills for tougher job market.
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[Malaysia] The ASEAN Post, September 9, 2020:
Fighting For Education In A Pandemic. [Click here to access the article]
[Malaysia] The Borneo Post, July 19, 2020:
Grouses over poor Internet access. [Click here to access the article]
media visibility
2020
[Malaysia] Utusan Borneo, July 3, 2020:
Tikas arus internet di Malaysia Timur bedau ngemuaska ati. [Click here to access the article]
[Malaysia] Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Selamat Pagi Malaysia, April 10, 2020:
Kesan Psikologi COVID-19 kepada pensyarah dan pelajar IPT. [Click here to access the video]
[Malaysia] Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Selamat Pagi Malaysia, February 26, 2020:
Inisiatif Meningkatkan Penggunaan E-Wallet. [Click here to access the video]
[Indonesia] Mata-Mata Politik. Salahkan Orang Lain, April 29, 2020.
Senjata Warga Indonesia-Malaysia di Twitter. [Click here to access the article]
[United Kingdom] Times Higher Education, April 6, 2020:
Fake news laws may ‘catch on’ during coronavirus by Ellie Bothwell.
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[Brazil] ACidadeON, April 22, 2020:
Número de países com regulação contra fake news dispara durante a pandemia by Bruno Benevides | FOLHAPRESS. [Click here to access the article]
[Canada] Le Journal Des Alternatives, May 5, 2020:
Liberté de presse et pandémie ne font pas bon ménage by Anne Gabrielle Ducharme
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[Pakistan] Indus News Pakistan – Indus Special with Meshal Malik, March 25, 2020:
COVID-19: Surge in misinformation. [Click here to access the video]
[Malaysia] Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Selamat Pagi Malaysia, February, 2020:
Terap Pendidikan Awal Tangani Rasuah. [Click here to access the video]
media visibility
2020
[Malaysia] Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Suara Malaysia, February 2, 2020:
Sudah Pasti Baru Kongsi. [Click here to access the video]
2019
[Malaysia] BFM Malaysia, October 24, 2019:
Dr. Nuurrianti Jalli and Thomas Dougherty of the US Department of Justice, Regional Legal Advisor for Cybercrime in Asia talk about the changes in the cyber landscape and how it can be a weapon in the near future. [Click here to access the recording]
media visibility
I am open to collaborating and working on projects related to my research areas.
nuurrianti.jalli@gmail.com
Shoot me an email if you wish to collaborate or speak about my research.
A picture with teachers in Betong, Sarawak for a research consultation project in 2020, funded by ADUN N36, Layar, Dato Gerald Rentap Jabu. This project was to study the digital divide and online learning in the division.
Went to Kalimantan Indonesia to meet with professors and experts on Kalimantan borders for my research on border safety and extremist insurgency in 2019.