Department of Journalism : Events at a glance

Juxtapose is the Annual Academic Meet of the Department of Journalism,

Lady Shri Ram College for women. Juxtapose provides a platform to bring togetherthe best in Academia, Film, Media and engage in discussions relevant to the contemporary media. This year, it comprised of several events and competitions conducted over a span of two-days, from 30th September 2016 to 1st October 2016. As part of the discourse on the theme ‘Who’s media is it anyway?’ the first day of the meet began with a panel discussion on- ‘Politics

of news (Construction of Dominant Ideology)’ with the participation of distinguished personalities from the field, including Ms. SevantiNinan-founder and editor of The Hoot.org; Mr.Josy Joseph- National Security Editor, The

Hindu; Sonia Singh- Editorial Director and President, NDTV Ethics Committee and Sudhir Chaudhary,-Editor ,Zee News. Day 1 of the meet also saw participation of over 300 students from various colleges and universities in events like the All India Media Meet where the agenda was the ‘Sting operations in India- a Tool for Public Interest or Public

Deception’, Paper presentation on – the “Love Your BodyDiscourse” and Ad

Madwhere teams were given 10 minutes to prepare advertisements on the spot and were judged on their creativity and presentation.

Day 2 began with the debate completion – Vox Pop with the premise

‘This house rejects all forms of media for the survival of the modern nation state” followed by Slam Poetry Event or Open Mic , the Media quiz anda Panel

Discussion on where the esteemed panelistsAmitabh Singh, VK Karthika(Chief

Editor & Publisher, Harper Colins), ShereenBhan(Managing Director, CNBC TV-

18), Manu Joseph(renowned Journalist & Author), Shalini Chopra ( Founder

Shethepeople.tv) and Nidhi Kulpati(Journalist & anchor NDTV) enlightened the audience on the topic – ‘Assessing the role And influence of Media in Indian women’s Movement’. Workshops(2016-17)

1. Video Editing Workshop (17 October 2016)

A ‘Video Editing’ workshop was conducted by Mr. Deepak Uniyaal who works with News nation channel as a video editor. The aim of this workshop was to equip the students with the basic knowledge and application of video editing softwares like Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premier Pro. The workshop was not only one that imparted theoretic knowledge on the topic, but was an interactive session that saw great participation and engagement from the students as well. 2.Documentary Film Making Workshop (28 January, 2017)

A documentary film making workshop was organized with Mr

DevadeepKonwar with the objective of providing the students a working understanding of the camcorder and introducing them to the art of documentary film making. In the course of this workshop, the students were explained the various types and approaches to documentary making while also emphasizing the importance of editing.

Panel discussions, Lectures and Talks

 Mr. Anand Saurabh, Associate editor, All India Radio was invited on 25th

October 2016 for a special lecture on the role and functioning of the

Press Information Bureau and Public broadcasters.  An interactive session to educate the students about various news

agencies was organized in the 3rd week of October 2015.Mr.

Priyabhanshu, Associate Editor , Press Trust of India was invited for the

sameand spoke about the various wire services in the Broadcast Industry

with special focus on the functioning and working of the New Agency -

PTI (Press Trust of India).

 Dr.Shalini Narayanan, Media Consultant and former civil servant (IIS)

delivered lecture on 3rd Nov2016 and discussed the emerging

importance of Social Media Technologies, Strategies, Tactics and Ethics. She alsobriefly discussed the features of newest forms of media which

have emerged as a vast platform for marketing and advertising.

 On 4th and 6th November 2016 department organized special lecture by

Dr. Sanjay Singh Baghel for Media Industry Management. He discussed

several important aspects of Media Industry Management like-

Consolidation and Convergence. Dr. Baghel laid great emphasis on how

mission and vision are two sides of a coin which must not be overlooked

by the media organizations today.

 To discuss the Legal, ethical and social responsibility of media

houses,Mr. Anniridh Sharma (DainikBhaskar) was invited on 11th

November. He conducted an interactive sessionon Media Industry

Management, giving the students an insight on how the media industry

functions. Film Screenings

 The Documentary Film 'Dark Side of Chocolate' was screened on 3rd

March, 2017 as a part of discourse related to Human Rights and

Development Journalism.

Directed by Miki Mistrati U. Roberto Romano, ''The Dark Side of

Chocolate' tells the sorry state of the child protection laws at the global

level and reveals the story of child labour and the exploitation in cocoa

farms of Ivory Coast.  The department organized special screening of movie Mona Lisa Smile

on International Women’s Day on 8th March 2017.

The movie set during the post second world war period revolves around the prestigious all female Wellesley College. Where an art history professor tries to break stereotypes of getting married well and encourages students to strive for a future and follow their dreams and look beyond marriage.