The Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication is considering to start a course on ‘New Media Content Design’. For the purpose, to decide the curriculum, renowned IT experts and facultyfrom the New Media Technology and Computer departments of the University took part in the discussion held in the university premises on Saturday.
Vice-Chancellor BK Kuthiyala informed that around 4 years ago the new media department was established in which multimedia, graphics, animations and printing technologies were included and a new course, ‘New Media Content Design’ could be included soon.
HOD of New Media Department of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication P Shashikala provided the programmes and courses of Information Technology in the University and expressed that the way in which the new media is expanding soon it will become an integral part of our lives.
She added that dependency of corporate houses for their expansion would increase on new media which makes it important to develop the content and design effective and meaningful.
On the occasion, senior journalist and editor of NBS and newstreet.com Alok Verma said that with innovations in the field of Information Technology the media scenario is changing at a rapid pace. New media is a different world as compared to the print media in terms of production and presentation. In digital media designing is an important aspect along with the content. Several experiments in the new media are done but in the lack of freshness they would fail.
Nikhil Joshi of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, and Akshat Verma of newstreet.com discussed the innovations in the field of content designing and new media. They said that print and electronic media are dependent on Facebook and Twitter for news.