Author: newswriters

Bhavesh Chhipa In the era of digital journalism, newspapers are losing their readers because readers are shifting to digital portals like websites, YouTube, media applications, and many more. However, there are still some opportunities before the newspaper industry, even in the era of digital journalism. The history of the newspaper industry In Roman times, newsletters between authorities or acquaintances were acknowledged as a common means of communication. In the late Middle Ages, newsletters between important trading families started routinely crossing borders. In the German city of Augsburg, one family, the Fuggers, owned a significant banking institution; even outsiders were familiar…

Where does the news come from?———————————————————————————————————By cultivating an alert mind and training your powers of observation, you will acquire the skill of spotting suitable material.  Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, think about every person, every experience and every event in terms of a potential story.  Talk to people.  Be interested, be curious and be inquisitive about new ideas. Keep your eyes and ears open and observed and analyses what is happening around you————————————————————————————————   What makes news? News is an account of a current idea, event, or problem that interests people. Man thinks, and an idea is born. …

We are conducting an online course Data Visualisation from 14th to 18th November. This course is a crucial component of data journalism. We have senior journalists from BBC, Reuters, ABP, HT, etc as resource persons. Please also circulate among those who might be interested to attend the course. Registration Link:https://forms.gle/cP5iU5foV3mXFoyk8

गोविन्द सिंह‘गाँधी संभवतःअब तक के सर्वश्रेष्ठ पत्रकार थे. और जो साप्ताहिक उन्होंने निकाले या संपादित किये, वे दुनिया के इतिहास में शायद महानतम साप्ताहिक पत्र थे’. – चेलापति रावगाँधी जी के पत्रकार कर्म पर प्रख्यात पत्रकार स्व. चेलापति राव का यह कथन शायद सबसे सटीक टिप्पणी है.आज के युग में, जब व्यावसायिकता की आंधी आई हुई है, मुनाफे की आग में तमाम तरह की नैतिकताएं झुलस रही हैं, गाँधी जी बरबस याद आते हैं. गाँधी जी की पत्रकारिता न सिर्फ अपने समय के पेशेवर मानदंडों पर खरी उतरती है, बल्कि उन्होंने पत्रकारिता को सच्चे अर्थों में देश और समाज के…

Scientists have warned for years of the consequences that human pollution, and our warming planet, will have.Today, from flooding and wildfires, to droughts, heat waves and hurricanes of increasing intensity and frequency, we’re experiencing these repercussions, and experts agree they’ll only get worse.In the coming years, more journalists than ever will be needed to report on our deteriorating environment. They’ll be tasked with covering the crisis and its fallout from all angles — and as comprehensively as they’ve reported on the COVID-19 pandemic.https://ijnet.org/en/resource/environmental-journalism-part-1-are-we-all-climate-reporters-now

N.B. Nair | Radio is a medium for ears, of sound – it was perhaps the most dynamic of all media yesterday and is even today – affordable, convenient to listen and above all, its content are crisp and to the point especially in the case of news and current affairs. It can remain your companion wherever you go. Therefore, writing for radio is also unique; unique in the sense, it should be simple, and it should be direct and conversational. But radio in India has always been state run and so far remains so. Therefore, it has its own…

K V Venkatasubramanian |Media coverage on public health issues is largely “news”-oriented and event-based. This is especially so in the case of Routine Immunisation, according to a media analysis of English national dailies and language press conducted, in association with UNICEF, in 2014.Reporting in news media requires evidence-based quality reports on Routine Immunisation, including adverse effects following immunization (AEFI). There needs to be a concerted effort to encourage populations to take part actively in RI without fear.To address the imbalance in health reporting, UNICEF held several rounds of consultations with eminent editors, journalists and academicians over the past one year.…

Kriti Singh |Approximately forty percent of the total world population is connected with the Internet in some or the other way. In the span of more than a decade since beginning of 21st century, it is estimated that the number of people connected to Internet has increased ten times. The mark of one billion Internet users was crossed in 2005 and with five more years the number crossed the mark of two billion. And by the end of 2014 it crossed the mark of 3 billion users. According to the statistics by the Internet Live Stats, in 2014, the highest…

Subhash Dhuliya |In 1977, Jerry Mander, a former advertising executive in San Francisco, published Four Arguments For The Elimination Of Television. In the book, Mander reveals how the television networks and advertisers use this pervasive video medium for sales. Four Arguments talks about a lot more than just advertising. Mander attacks not only the contents of the television images, but also the effects television has on the human mind and body. His discussions include the induction of alpha waves, a hypnotizing effect on the mind, how viewers often regard what they see on television as real even though the programmes…

Jaishri Jethwaney |Media watching is an integral part of children and youth from which they get a growing sense of themselves, the world and how they should interact with others.In an average household that has access to television children as young as two-three years are hooked on to TV and recognize animation characters, products and brands.It is ironical that eating sufficient is not necessarily eating balanced diet. Even the obese can be malnourished /undernourished.The youth that is hooked on to fast food need to be sensitized that malnutrition is as much a problem with the rich as with the poor.To…