Drop-in hours

• Spring 2026
  • Mondays 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Thursdays 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

What is Sazzad's story?

Md Sazzad Hossain has MA degrees in journalism from the University of Mississippi and entrepreneurship economics from the University of Dhaka. He has a BSS and MSS in government and politics from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.

He worked as a journalist in television and newspapers for 11 years. His last newsroom position was Senior Broadcast Journalist at Independent Television, Bangladesh's leading private 24/7 news channel, from July 2018 until joining the University of Mississippi in 2021. During his career, he was a business news bulletin presenter on SA.TV. He got a Broadcasting Award (2022) for a television feature story, ""Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Fight to Survive Diabetes and COVID-19,"" awarded by the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters.

Recent publications

• Hossain, M. S., & Dowling, D. O. (2026). Promise and paradox: the uneven rise of AI in African journalism education. Media Practice and Education, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/25741136.2026.2644205
• Smith, M., & Hossain, M. S. (2026). Peacekeeping: International media coverage of Cyprus. Global Media and Communication, 22(1), 95-110.
• Wenger, D., Hossain, M. S., & Senseman, J. R. (2025). AI and the Impact on Journalism Education. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 80(1), 97-114.
• Wenger, D., Hossain, M. S., & Senseman, J. R. (2024). AI and the Impact on Journalism Education. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 80(1), 97-114. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776958241296497 (Original work published 2025)