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MCNUJC Outdoor Newsroom Gives Journalism Students Hands-On Training
MCNUJC has created a newsroom that works outside the classroom.
It helps students practice real journalism.
Twenty-five students work there with guidance from two faculty members.
They take equipment to important events and report on them.
They also produce an eight-page newspaper called Vikalp every day.
Students give the newspaper to people at the events and ask for suggestions.
The university says this will help students prepare for jobs.
It has also sent students to cover elections in Bihar.
Students additionally run a community radio station and make a video magazine.
MCNUJC has established an outdoor newsroom to provide students with practical journalism experience.
The newsroom has 25 students and two faculty members who guide their reporting work.
Students cover important events, publish the eight-page daily newspaper Vikalp, and distribute it for feedback.
The university previously sent about 100 students to Bihar to cover assembly elections.
MCNUJC also operates student-run Radio Karamveer and produces the video magazine MCU Darshan.
- Who
- The Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, its Vice Chancellor Vijay Manohar Tiwari, and participating students.
- What
- The university established an outdoor newsroom for hands-on journalism training and daily event coverage.
- Where
- At MCNUJC in Bhopal, with students also previously sent to Bihar for election coverage.
- When
- The report was datelined August 24, and Tiwari spoke to PTI on Monday; the year is not specified.
- Why
- To give students practical experience and better prepare them for jobs after graduation.
Key facts
- Institution
- Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication
- Outdoor newsroom staff
- 25 students and two faculty members
- Daily publication
- Eight-page newspaper Vikalp
- Student feedback
- Students distribute Vikalp to event delegates and seek feedback
- Previous field assignment
- Around 100 students were sent to Bihar to cover assembly elections last year
- Other student media
- Community radio station Radio Karamveer and video magazine MCU Darshan
Quotes
Vijay Manohar Tiwari
Vice Chancellor of MCNUJC
“Our ON has 25 students and two faculty members to guide them. They go around with their equipment to cover an important event and bring out Vikalp every day”
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“This exercise has been taken up to ensure that students of our institute are better prepared for jobs after completing their studies”
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