MULTIMEDIA AND JOURNALISM

Journalism

Introduction

Journalism is one of the fastest emerging career fields among the today’s young generation. “The pen is all time powerful than the sword”. This is one of the basics of journalism. In today’s world, people want to be aware all about the activities in the country, if it is about politics, celebrities, science and culture of India or from international affairs.

Journalism is a proper way of communication between the news and the people. Journalism is basically depends on the principle of truth, editorial independence and disclosure. By the growing trend of media and technology, the people are being in touch through the radio, television, mobile, social media and the internet by the great efforts of the mass media.

Journalism is spreading the information and communicating through the emerging technology and the journalist is playing the vital role in this practice. A journalist covers the information about the business, culture, politics, arts, economics, history, entertainment and sports.

These days, the young generation is moving towards the professional courses in journalism. If you are bold, hard-working, talkative and talented, the career of journalism will suit you and you may have good future ahead.

Courses

Several Indian universities and college offers the graduate degree courses in journalism and mass media. Some private institution also offers the diploma courses in journalism. These are professional courses and can be pursued after the completion of 12^th class.

If you have flair to writing, you may join the professional programme to sharpen your career in this field. You may pursue the courses in journalism or mass communication if any of subjects you had in 12^th standard.

• B.A. with Journalism – 3 yrs
• Bachelor in Journalism (B.J) – 3 yrs
• Bachelor in Journalism and Mass Communication (BJMC) – 3 yrs
• B.A. with Mass Media – 3 yrs
• B.A. in script writing – 3 yrs
• BA in Convergent Journalism
• BA in Journalism and Communication Studies
• B.Sc in Mass Communication and Journalism
• B.Sc in Mass Communication, Journalism and Advertising
• Bachelor in Media Science
• Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication (DJMC) – 2 yrs
• Diploma in Journalism (DJ) – 1 yr
• MA in Convergent Journalism
• MA in Broadcast Journalism
• MA in Journalism & Mass Communication
• MA in Journalism
• M.Sc in Mass Communication, Advertising & Journalism

“After completing a master course in this field, you can also opt Ph.D (Journalism and Mass Communication) programme”.

Admission

For admission in journalism courses, the candidate must have the 12^th pass in any stream. There are some entrance exams conducted by some private universities for admission to their diploma and degree level journalism courses, Indian institute of mass communication (IIMC 2020) is a government institute under Ministry of information and broadcasting (MIC) conducts entrance exam for diploma and PG diploma courses.

The skills that required in the candidate for the admission in these courses are alertness, investigative mind, tolerate of difficult situation, English language proficiency, good communication skill, enthusiasm, confidence, patience, view on fact and fiction in-depth knowledge in culture and current affairs.

Some top colleges to pursue journalism courses are mentioned here:

• Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (IIJNM), Bangalore
• Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication (SIMC), Pune (SET 2020)
• Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi
• Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA), Ahmedabad
• Asian College of Journalism, Chennai
• Xavier Institute of Communication (XIC), Mumbai

Career

“There are ample of job opportunities are available in the field of Journalism”.

The career options in the field of journalism are bifurcated into two divisions as the following:

• Print journalism
• Electronic journalism

The print journalism involves the newspaper, magazines, journal, digests and text print media agencies. The electronic media involves the TV, internet and radio. The web journalism is one of the fastest growing divisions of journalism and is very effective that connect the word at the same time.

There is the best career opportunity in journalism field. From the last 15-20 yrs, the world of journalism or media has been changed thoroughly. Now, the involvement of social media and internet network has brought the flood of jobs and opportunities in this field.

The news channels are mushrooming in India at very fast rate. The number of the blogs is increasing day by day and in the same proportion the demand of professional in media and journalism is growing.

Job profiles in the field of print journalism are as the following:

• Newspapers
• Associate Editor
• Sub-editor
• Editor
• Proof Reader
• Reporter
• Correspondent/Special reporter
• Writer
• Feature writer
• Leader writer
• Columnist
• Critic
• Photojournalist
• Cartoonist

Job profiles in the field of electronic journalism are as the following:

• Researchers
• Production Workers
• Floor Managers
• Transmission Executives
• Reporters
• Sound technicians
• Camera workers
• Presenters

Salary

At very initial level, the candidate will get the salary of 5000 – 10000 per month. After getting experience in hand, he/she may get the Rs. 15,000 – Rs. 25,000 per month. Many times the remuneration is depends on the reputation, status and salary policy of the organization. An expert having sound experience and good platform may earn the Rs. 50,000 – Rs. 1,00,000 per month.

 

 

Mass Communication

Introduction:

Mass Communication is the study of how the information related to entities and individual, communicate or transfers to the entire world at the same time. The information is generally disseminated using the newspapers, books, magazines, websites, blogs, radio, film and television. There is a rapid expansion in the mass communication industry in the last 10 years, with more and more news channels and media houses coming in to picture every year. Mass communication is actually, communicating those information that is not known to people around the globe, and thus to make information available to everyone, by using the latest technological platform, in the form of blogs, websites, and television.

If writing is your hobby, and you can present the things in an effective manner, if you love to take challenges, if you have got excellent communication skills, then a career in mass communication is waiting for you. Mass communication is one of the popularly emerging career fields with more and more students opting this as their higher career option.

Mass Communication and Journalism:

When we talk about “journalism” it means a way of presenting the information by various medium including printed articles, blogs, and television. Whereas a journalist is a person who performs all these task of searching for information, editing it, writing article and presenting it, thus we can say that journalism is an integral part of mass communication.

Scope in Mass Communication

After completing your degree in mass communication, you can work in different sectors like reporting, writing, editing, photographing, broadcasting or cable casting news items and many others similar work profiles. There are two types of journalism in which you can work, i.e. first one is Print Journalism and the second one is Electronic (Audio/Visual) Journalism.

In Print Journalism you can avail jobs in newspapers, magazines and journals and can work as editors, reporters, columnists, correspondents, etc. In Electronic journalism you can work for Radio, Television and the Web. You can build your career in journalism, which is a highly paid and prestigious profession. It is the best job for those interested in gathering different news from various sources and then to mould it in different styles. One can also find job opportunities outside of India.

Courses

If you are looking for a career in mass communication, then you must pass your class 12^th with any discipline, but must be having excellent communication skills. After the completion of the class 12^th you can go for the following courses:

1. Diploma Courses (1 yr.)
2. Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication (3 yr)
3. Master of Journalism and Mass Communication (2 yr)
4. Post graduate diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (1 yr)

Eligibility and Admission

• The candidate who is looking for a career in mass communication, must pass their senior secondary examination and have good communication skills.
• The admission to the various courses on done on the basis of marks scored in the qualifying examinations.
• Minimum eligibility for bachelor degree in journalism is 10+2 and for postgraduate degree courses, you must hold a bachelor degree in journalism or relevant field.
• Some universities and college admit students on the basis of marks in class 12^th followed by interview.

Career and Jobs

After completing the course, there is a huge demand from the news channels, TV shows, magazines, and various publishing firms and online news portals. The candidate can even work as a freelancer and work for many companies. The job profile in this field may depend upon the company in which you are working and your overall experience. If you have good writing skills and excellent command on the language, if you can play with the words, then this career can get you to the great height. Looking at the current scenario of the media industry in India it is expanding at a rapid rate, more than five news channels are coming up every year so there is good opportunity for a fresher, to be a part of them and reach a good post in quick span of time. The top recruiters in this field include:

• BBC
• Star Network
• CNN IBN
• Viacom
• NDTV
• UTV
• TV Today
• Zee Network

The major job profiles in this sector include:

• TV Anchor
• News Editor
• Senior Journalist
• Junior journalist
• Screen Writer
• Editor at large

These are some of the coveted designation in mass communication, besides these an individual can work as a Camera man, assistant director, producer, screen writer, video jockey etc.

Salary

The salary in this profession may depend your skills and experience; you can start your career as a correspondent or news reporter, the salary in this period could be Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000. After some experience, you could be working as an editor or an anchor, the salary in this profile could be around Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 40,000 per month. If you have got enough experience and expertise in a particular field then you can easily make a six figure income.