The
Mind Pool
“Gulab House”, C-34, Dev Nagar,
Tonk Road, Jaipur
Ph. No. : 2707082, 3258180
Website : www.themindpool.com
Name of the Course :PG
Diploma in Journalism Course
Duration : One Year Medium of Instruction
:Bilingual Eligibility :Graduation in any discipline Number of Seats :30 per batch
FIRST SIX MONTHS Semester 1 Journalism - An Introduction,
Cotemporary India and Current Debates, News and
Other Genres of Writing.
Semester 2 Editing
and Language Proficiency, Reporting, Media Laws
and Ethics.
Semester 3 Media Management, Audio
Visual Communication, Practical Submissions.
Followed bynext SIX
MONTHS of Internship.
Overview
: Reporting and writing
are the central disciplines of journalism. Accordingly,
the core of the curriculum remains an extensive
series of lectures and workshops on gathering
and presenting news. Through workshops, exercises
and field assignments, students shall learn to
seek out information and convey it in journalistic
manner. This experience will help them inculcate
variety of skills indispensable to all the branches
of journalism. Regular interaction with the media
scholars and practitioners will allow them widen
their horizon. Education and training in the Print
and Electronic Media stream has been designed
to harness the students with all the required
skills and qualities so that by the time they
complete the course they are ready to perform
confidently in the newsroom while also maintaining
integrity of the profession. Students begin by
paying close attention to the content, structure,
and language of different types of stories in
its entirety. In the consecutive semesters , students
learn to select, report, edit and produce pieces
in the form required . They use the Internet and
other information and data resources to discover
new angles to the stories they are working while
also generating story ideas. They also learn to
act responsibly and ethically. After a while the
students begin to publish a lab journal.
Six
months Internship The academic year
ends with six months internship at Rajasthan Patrika
the largest Hindi News daily of Rajasthan / other
media houses.The first-hand experience of operation
and working in the media house will instill confidence
to work under the pressure of deadlines.