Journalism

Journalism is a wide field where you will find number of opportunities and the fields where you can try. This course is not just limited to one choice, you will have a vast categories of options. After completing the course of journalism you may get into the field of any print media organisation, electronics media organisation, or a digital house. One may be appointed as a journalist, photographer, correspondent, copy writer/ script writer, editor of any newspaper, news channel or website, news reader, anchor, copy editor, news writer for any website, cartoonist, etc. You may even work as a freelancer where you have the opportunity to work for several organisations at one time and get paid for your work. In India there are vast options for the youngsters as media is emerging so vastly in our country that the requirements are increasing day by day. There are lots of channels like Aaj Tak, IBN 7, India TV, ABP news etc. , Newspaper like Hindustan Times, Navbharat Times, Amar Ujala, Dainik Jagran, Mint, The Pioneer, etc. And even the magazines. This all depends on your choice and interest.

Mass Communication is in its second decade of working in the media education and has been there as a reliable name since the say when mass comm and media studies were not the hotcakes. Apeejay courses are much appreciated and have a strong standing as well. The projects and Assignments done by students are industry and job oriented and lead to better placements. The institute boasts of an innovative course structure in which digital media and online journalism is a rare offering from any institution. In fact, AIMC is offering this course at a time when the most trending thing is the internet and digital media. Placements are bound to be the best for this course. NDTV, ZEE, Ogilvy and Mather, Times of India, JWT, Doordarshan, Mudra, LokSabha, My FM, WIZCRAFT, Radio City, ANI, The Asian Age and much more have been there for hiring and the AIMC Alumni are at these places with credible working.

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For this field, language proficiency is really very much important. Apart from this it is really essential for you to develop your knowledge bank and collect as much as knowledge you can on every small and the biggest topic because journalists are known to be the most knowledgeable person, this knowledge helps them to build a unique kind of satisfaction and confidence in them. This confidence ultimately gives them the power to speak publicly in a much frank and friendly way. The three essential skills- 1) Reading 2) Writing 3) Communicating. For making these three strong, its really important to make your language perfect either its English or Hindi. And it also can be any other language apart from Hindi and English. In our country we have abundance of Hindi newspaper, channel, magazines, etc. So it is indicated that one can also get proficiency in Hindi. Proficiency means proper knowledge of literature, grammar, vocabulary, types of sentences of that language.

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Whether it's the print media or the electronic media reporters are required to visit at the place to collect all the necessary information and details. The information collected by the reporter needs to be correct, and rechecked by the senior journalist so the wrong information is not imparted to the public. Whatever the information is collected by the reporter is converted as news and publicized among the readers or viewers. The job of a reporter is concerned to be little typical and challenging one because who knows when an event will take place and at what time. Whenever you apply as a reporter, organisation tends to find out that how much you are good at you language, your command on your language. Being a reporter you need to be a good listener, because their job is to listen to the people, victims, witness, police, etc. It is important to mention all the required information in your write up and that information need to be authenticated and true. Moreover, reporter has to be alert and must have a good number of sources to get the information of any event on correct time because in this competitive world every media house makes a competition with another to get the information as soon as possible and to print/publish it quickly.