Annual Report: 2022-23: Department of Journalism

 

Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi

The Department of Journalism has a legacy of continuing excellence beyond academics, diversity, and inclusion, creating a safe space for students to learn lessons and live. The students’ union for the academic year 2022-23 was:

President- Puja Bhuyan

General Secretary- Namrata Verma

Treasurer- Abhishri Agarwal

Lectures and Talks

Name and Qualification of the Visitor	Title of the Event	Date
Firoz Ahmed Khan	Editing for photography	1st November 2022
Dr. Archana Kumari	Intellectual Property Rights	19th April 2023
Dr. Saswati Bhattacharya	Writing a Dissertation	9th February 2023

Juxtapose 2023

The department organized its annual academic meet in an offline mode after 4 years with a footfall of over 100 students in over 7 competitions. The inaugural day of Juxtapose 2023 opened with an ingenious, creative, and critically tailored panel discussion on the theme ‘Community Building in New Media’, which was held on 5th April 2023. The discussion was preceded by the Department's Students Union announcing the Academic Meet open and our Head of Department, Ms. Vartika Nanda Ma’am expressing her gratitude to the invited guests and audience for their presence. The entire department faculty and students from all years and different departments of the college zealously graced the discussion. On the same day, All India Media Meet (an MUN simulation) and Ad-Mad (an advertising competition) were also held where students showcased their creative talents and delved deep into discussions on artificial intelligence and its impact on the education sector in India. 

Another panel discussion on the second day 6th April was conducted on the topic “Bridging the gap between citizens and cinema” where cinema enthusiasts, students from all years and departments, and department faculty members joined the discussion. On the same day, media quizzes and English turncoat debates were also conducted where the quiz sought to assess the knowledge and aptitude of participants in diverse areas of media, encompassing film trivia, music, theater, cinema, global culture, and related subjects. With a focus on fostering media literacy, the Media Quiz aimed to cultivate the analytical faculties of its participants, as well as their general awareness of contemporary events. Whereas the debate competition invited participation from universities and schools from across Delhi NCR with the topic “Is the national press more powerful than the vernacular/ regional press in promoting and highlighting socio-economic movements?"

As part of Juxtapose ‘23 closing ceremony, an open mic event was organized that captured expressions of different forms, and paved the way for the audience to engage with thoughts of different dimensions and experience the emotional encapsulation of varied pieces of art. The event came to an end with the union’s speech which

Other Association Highlights

● Department farewell - 27th April 2022 for the outgoing batch of 2022
● Establishment of the books and films club.
● Teachers’ Day - 5th September.
● Onam - September 28th 2023.
● Department orientation - 3rd November 2023 for the incoming students of the batch of 25’/26’. 
● Freshers’ party-themed “Hippie”.

Department Publication

CounterTalk 2022 -

The Annual Publication of the Department of Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College for Women - ‘CounterTalk 2022’ was published on 19th December 2022. The theme of the publication was ‘The Protean Periphery: Trends in Journalism’. The editor-in-chief for content and design was Jhanvi Negi and the editor for content was Jaisila Bajaj along with Bhumi Kukreja as a contributor.

The link for the same: Countertalk 2022

Students’ Achievements

● Riya Upadhaya, member of Dancesoc - 1st Position at BITS Pilani.
● Miriam Suman Benjamin and Satakshi Darmwal, members of WMS LSR won the first position at BITS Pilani.
● Ananya Nair performed “Mohiniattam”, a dance form for a prestigious event in the august presence of the honorable president of India, Shrimati Draupadi Murmu.
● Namrata Verma, the General Secretary of the department won 1st position at Kamla Nehru College at the open mic competition.
● Namrata Verma, the General Secretary of the department represented the college at the official United Nations office in India for a meeting with the under-secretary general, Jean Perrie Lacroix on the topic “Peacekeeping mission in India in educational, economic, and social space”.
● Aakriti Singh, directed the annual production for LSR dramsoc titled – “The Caged Sparrow” which won third at IIT Delhi’s Rendezvous.
● Shreya Kela, a first-year student, won the LSR MUN freshers’ competition to become a lead associate in the LSR MUN society.