Nuurrianti Jalli

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Dr. Nuurrianti Jalli is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at the School of Media and Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University and a Visiting Fellow in the Media, Technology, and Society Programme, ISEAS Yusof Ishak, Singapore. She has previously served on the faculty at several institutions across the United States, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

She holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Ohio University and brings over 15 years of experience in strategic communication. Beyond academia, she has served as a communication strategist, resource person, and subject-matter expert for organizations including the Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malaysia), the United Nations, UNESCO, ByteDance (TikTok), Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, and the Brookings Institution.

Her research and commentary explore the intersections of media, technology, and democracy, particularly propaganda, misinformation, media and tech policy, and media and information literacy with a regional focus on Southeast Asia.

Dr. Jalli’s work has appeared in outlets such as Reuters, The Conversation, Oxford Reuters Institute of Journalism, Newsweek, The Jakarta Post, South China Morning Post, and Channel News Asia, among others.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Visiting Research Fellow , ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute
  • 2023–present
    Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Oklahoma State University
  • 2021–2023
    Assistant Professor, Northern State University
  • 2020–2021
    Visiting Assistant Professor, Universitas Paramadina
  • 2018–2020
    Senior Lecturer, Universiti Teknologi MARA
  • 2018–2018
    Adjunct Assistant Professor, Curtin University

Education

  • 2017 
    Ohio University, Ph.D. in Mass Communication

Publications

  • 2025
    AI, Disinformation, and Democracy in Malaysia, Safer Internet Lab & CSIS Indonesia
  • 2025
    Viral Justice: TikTok Activism, Misinformation, and the Fight for Social Change in Southeast Asia, Social Media + Society
  • 2025
    How TikTok’s Visual Politics Shaped Indonesia’s 2024 Election, ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute
  • 2025
    Reframing misinformation as informational-systemic risk in the age of societal volatility, Harvard Misinformation Review
  • 2025
    Two Years of Russian Invasion in News Outlets: Actors and The Dominant Narratives, Journal of Communication Technology
  • 2025
    Newsroom Rewired: How Malaysian Journalists Are Navigating AI Integration, Cultural Sensitivity, and Systemic Inequality, Oxford Intersections: Social Media in Society and Culture
  • 2024
    Disinformation and Hate Speech: Ethnoreligious Rhetoric on TikTok during Malaysia’s 15th General Election (GE15) 2022, Safer Internet Lab & CSIS Indonesia
  • 2023
    Misguided Democracy in Malaysia and Indonesia: Digital Propaganda in Southeast Asia, Rowman & Littlefield
  • 2023
    Virality is not enough when the audience misses the point: A Content Analysis of YouTube Comments on Environmental Documentary “Sexy Killers”, Malaysian Journal of Communication
  • 2023
    Native Customary Rights Land Titles and Thwarting Deforestation: Digital Acts of Resistance Among Sarawak’s Indigenous Peoples, Palgrave MacMillan
  • 2022
    Pengenalan Literasi Media dan Informasi (UKM X Unesco), UNESCO
  • 2021
    An Analysis of Cultural Elements in Selected Festive Advertisements, Malaysian Journal of Communication
  • 2020
    Wahyu dah kurang: Journalism Practice Among Journalists in Malaysian Mainstream Media Agencies during Pakatan Harapan Tenure, Journal of Media and Information Warfare
  • 2020
    Revisiting the Transnational Media Flow in the Nusantara: Cross-border Broadcasting Content in Indonesia and Malaysia, Southeast Asian Studies
  • 2020
    Exploring the influence of citizen journalism on Malaysian political landscape, Journal of Malaysian Studies (Kajian Malaysia)
  • 2020
    Malu Apa Bossku? Najib Razak’s political rhetoric on Facebook post 2018 General Election, Forum Komunikasi
  • 2020
    Exploring contemporary security issues near Sarawak-Kalimantan border, Malaysian Journal of Communication
  • 2019
    Media, politics and democracy in the 14th Malaysian general election, UiTM Press
  • 2019
    Perception, knowledge, and acceptance of Rome Statute in Malaysia, Atlantis Press
  • 2019
    Fake news and elections in two Southeast Asian nations: A comparative study of Malaysia general election 2018 and Indonesia presidential election 2019, Atlantis Press
  • 2016
    The effectiveness of social media in assisting opinion leaders to disseminate political ideologies in developing countries, Malaysian Journal of Communication

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    TikTok Gen Z in Southeast Asia
    Role:
    Principal Researcher
    Funding Source:
    US Department of State
  • 2020
    Internet connectivity and online learning challenges in Layar, Sarawak
    Role:
    Principal Researcher
    Funding Source:
    DUN 36 Layar, Sarawak State Government
  • 2019
    Cybersecurity literacy among Sarawakians: Exploring the influence of the digital divide.
    Role:
    Principal Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
  • 2018
    Security issues near Malaysian borders
    Role:
    Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Malaysian National Security Council

Professional Memberships

  • Golden Key International Honor Society
  • Association of Internet Researchers
  • Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Association for Asian Studies

Contact Nuurrianti for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision