To bring change in public opinion is the objective of journalism. Today, the citizen journalism has reached greater heights. Aim of journalism is to let people keep up their faith in democratic values.
The angle by which we see the news portrays an individual’s nature. There has been a decline in faith towards journalism and it is us who have to create our limits. These were the views presented among the students of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Communication and Journalism on the occasion of second day of Orientation Programme 2016, by KG Suresh, Senior Journalist and Director General of IIMC, New Delhi.
Suresh shared his view on the topic, ‘life of a media person’. He said that today media has been divided in two generations. First is, before google and second is after google. For a good journalist, it is very important to read & study and keep themselves upgraded. He added that those who have been renowned freedom fighters are the ideal journalists. To the budding journalists, he said to self realise the power of words and henceforth pen. He says, new trends in journalism must be the career of those people whose voices are unreachable to higher authorities. Along with, the wise media person keeps struggling by using newspapers as their medium, and we should become such a journalist, he added. He appealed to call this journey of studying journalism in university as a mission. Students were also benefited by the lecture of Bhagwati Prakash Sharma, Chairman, Pacific Univerity, Udaypur. He delivered his lecture on media management studies emphasizing on today's social issues and values. Continuing his lecture he said that we need to develop a balanced style of writing rather than inclining only towards ideal or developed writing styles.
On the topic, ‘New Media and Youth’, Jaydeep Karnik, Webdunia.com delivered his lecture in the second session of the event. He said that today's youth is a combination of Pokemon hunters and Swami Vivekanand. Today's youth wants to come in media with high spirits. Even now, media is used as a weapon in the independent nation. Media’s existence is as old as society’s, while Internet has emerged as the backbone of media. Hiralal Trivedi, IAS, Information Bureau shared his views on the topic, 'Right to Information and Media’. He said that this right should be information specific. Gopal Dandotiya said that today news is not coming with ideologies but with lure.
Sharad Dwivedi, Head, Bansal News shares his views on the topic, 'Future of Television news' while he said that good things are made up with three things, Satire, Difference and Acceptance. He said that the media organisations would be later known as multimedia organisations.