Rajesh Bhat awarded PhD

Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU, Aug 1:� Eminent journalist-cum-broadcaster, Rajesh Bhat� has been awarded�� Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by University of Jammu for undertaking� prestigious� media related research work� guarding the cultural and strategic interests of India.Presently on an important assignment in the office of CEO, Prasar Bharati Secretariat at New Delhi, Mr Bhat��� has a distinction of� having a long and eventful� association� with Daily Excelsior where he worked as a Special Correspondent prior to switching over to� All India Radio.He has also remained associated with the Tribune and many� feature agencies� and is� the�� first journalist from the State, having awarded� PhD in Media related subject after� his Masters Degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Kashmir University in 1988.The research work on �Strategic Interest and Media� with an emphasis on the role of� Radio Kashmir, was accomplished� under the supervision of Dr Mohd� Monir Alam of� the Department of Strategic and Regional Studies, Jammu University.Mr Bhat's unexplored doctoral� work� discusses in detail Pakistani media� propaganda in Jammu and Kashmir during the� full-fledged wars of 1947, 1965, 1971 and Kargil intrusion of 1999� besides ongoing proxy war launched in 1989.