Weekly Report: Batch of 2024: Week 4 of
January, 2022
The first year students of the Department of
Journalism attended the Introduction to Journalism lecture
on Monday, January 24, 2022, under Dr. Vartika Nanda.
The class commenced with a brief introduction on ethics in journalism and media
in a democracy. The students researched and wrote about the important
topics, their doubts and questions that came across while researching, and
discussed them in the class while presenting a collective word document. The
class was participative and fruitful.
On Tuesday, January 25, 2022 the
class commenced with a presentation on the topic ‘Yellow Journalism’.
Characteristics, history and contemporary examples of yellow journalism
were discussed. It also included some distinctive features such as the heightened
font of headlines and one page banners and the
experimentation of graphics and illustrations. Another important
element ‘clickbait’ was discussed as a contemporary example of
yellow journalism found on the internet today. Various recent examples were
taken up and discussed by the students.
On Thursday, January 27, 2022, the
class commenced with a presentation on the topic 'Selection of News',
one of the most significant activities that a media house has to go through to
ensure that the right type of information reaches the
audience. The presentation was illustrative, after which an
extensive discussion took place on topics like the impact, audience
identification, and the pragmatics of media coverage. The
students also discussed how a piece of information should be selected and the
stakeholders identified and considered before proceeding with the news story.
On Friday, January 28, 2022, the
class attended a guest lecture on the topic ‘Ethics in
Journalism’ by Vaishnavi Kanugula, a public relations
professional, public speaker, and a media consultant who is also an alumna from
the Batch of 2018, Department of Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College for Women.
The lecture aimed at understanding and exploring the ethics necessary in
the domain of journalism and media practices. Not
only did the students learn about the technicalities of the media space, but
also realized the importance of nurturing soft skills and practical
know-how in the pursuit of becoming a journalist.
Written by:
Ishita
Bhalla, Anakha CJ, Vani Dua and Namrata Verma
Batch of 2024
B.A. (Hons.) Journalism
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi
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Weekly Report: Batch of 2023: Week 4 of
January, 2022
The second year students of the Department of
Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College for Women attended the lecture for the
paper 'Media Ethics and Law' taken by Dr. Vartika
Nanda on Monday, January 24, 2022. The class commenced
with a presentation on Women and Advertisements. The
presentation covered topics like the Indecent Representation of Women
(Prohibition) Act 1986, prohibition of advertisements containing indecent
representation of women, prohibition of publication or sending by post of
books, pamphlets, etc. containing indecent representation of women, powers to
enter and search, penalty and offenses by companies. To make the class more
engaging, research work was assigned to students on the topic ‘Women and
Advertisement’.
On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, the students
attended a workshop titled ‘How to Use Canva for Graphic Design’.
The workshop was taken by Ms. Barsha Das, the Design Head of Team
Prakriti, Lady Shri Ram College for Women. The workshop was aimed at
enabling students with digital editing & basic illustration and graphic
designing skills required by the industry in the online learning mode. The
workshop focused on all aspects of visual editing, from the very basic tools to
professional editing hacks and techniques explained in a step by step manner
making the information easier to grasp for the students. The workshop concluded
with a doubt-clearing session.
On Thursday, January 27, 2022, the class
continued with the presentation on Women and Advertisement. The
presentation began with a quick recap of the topics covered in the previous
class. After the recap, the student learnt about the cases of sexual offences
against women and child pornography. The students then expressed their views on
the topic and discussed some relevant case studies. The presentation concluded
with two videos on the same for better understanding.
Written by:
M
Muskan Devi
Batch of 2023
B.A. (Hons.) Journalism
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi
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