Professor Ridha Methnani has a PhD in Information and Communication Sciences from the Sorbonne University, Paris. He taught at the Institute of Law for Development, Paris and is currently teaching at the Higher Institute of Press and Communication Sciences. He is also lecturing in a number of higher education and academic institutions. Professor Methnani has held several missions and positions, namely President of the Higher Council of Com-munication, Director General of Radio Channels, Director General of TV Channels, Director General of International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology, Director of the Higher Institute of Press and Communication Sciences, and Director of the Higher Institute of Documentation. Professor Methnani is the author of several books, publications, and scientific and pedagogical studies in the field of Information and Communication Sciences, in-cluding Dictionary of Journalism and Medias (1991; co-author), The Concept of Mobilization and its Meanings, Characteristics and Channels of Mobilization Dis-course (1990), and Methods of Communication and Public Discourse (1994).
