Weekly Report: Batch of 2024: Week 3 of January, 2022
The first year students of the Department of Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College for Women attended the lecture for the paper 'Introduction to Journalism' taken by Professor Dr. Vartika Nanda on Monday, January 17, 2022. A powerpoint presentation describing Rudolf Flesch Formula was presented before the whole class. The discussion commenced with a brief introduction on Dr. Rudolf Franz Flesch and his formula for reader-friendly writing. All the steps to be followed in calculating the formula were demonstrated before the students. Points to keep in mind before writing in order to score high were also explained. The class concluded with a discussion on the limitations of this formula.
On Thursday, January 20, a presentation was conducted in the class on Robert Gunning’s Principles for Clear Writing. The presentation was crisp and understandable. Students presented real life examples and discussed various disadvantages which come along with the application of these principles. The class was also given an assignment to think over real life situations and examples where these principles are applicable.
On Friday, January 21, a special workshop was held for the use of Infographics in Journalism and what significance they have for the understanding of complex data and statistics, making it easier for the audience to absorb information. Some important key points such as use of pie charts, histograms and bar graphs and the thematic and complementary use of both texts and visuals to make data visually attractive were discussed. Prospective special training workshops were also discussed for interested students who would like to learn beyond the books.
Written by :
Taniya Thappa 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 3 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 Professor Dr. Vartika Nanda on Monday, January 17, 2022. The students learnt and discussed the ‘IT Act 2000 and Section 66A’ which is a part of the second unit of their fourth semester paper, ‘Media Ethics and Laws’. The discussion started off with an introduction to the ‘IT Act 2000’ and its history. After learning the basics, the students were told about some notable cases, including the recent government ban on Chinese apps in India. The second segment, i.e, Section 66A was introduced in a similar fashion by first explaining the basics and then studying some related cases, including the Aseem Trivedi case and Ambikesh Mahapatra case. The presentation also highlighted the petitions filed by social activists and lawyers, including Shreya Singhal, challenging the constitutionality of Section 66A. The presentation concluded with a discussion on the Supreme Court’s verdict on the case and the revocation of Section 66A.
On Wednesday, January 19, a presentation was conducted on the National Broadcasting Association (NBA) Guidelines. The presentation started with explaining the composition of the NBA and its role. After the basic introduction, the guidelines laid b the NBA were explained to the class. The presentation then concluded with shedding light on the NBA’s guidelines related to self-regulation. After the presentation, the students discussed cases where the National Broadcasting Association played its role effectively. The Sudarshan TV case was also discussed in class. The class wrapped up the topic by discussing the loopholes in the National Broadcasting Association Guidelines.
On Thursday, January 20, the class commenced with a presentation on the important sections of the Broadcast Bill. The presentation covered topics including the history of the Broadcasting Bill, the content code, broadcasting industry’s opposition, the importance of regulating broadcasting, the Communications Convergence Bill 2001 and the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill. The judgment of Justice BP Jeevan Reddy was also discussed in the class. To make the discussion more engaging, a quick research work was carried out by the students on the topic.
Written by :
M Muskan Devi
Batch of 2023
B.A. (Hons.) Journalism
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi
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