Archive · 16 Nov 2025
Journalism Meaningful Only As Voice of Public, Says MCU VC
Imagine a special newspaper made by students at a journalism school.
The boss of the school, the Vice Chancellor, said that newspapers are most important when they speak up for regular people and their problems.
These students made their newspaper about buses and trains in their city, Bhopal.
They took pictures and wrote stories showing that the city's transportation isn't working well.
They think the people in charge should fix it.
The students are from all over the country, and they used their own experiences with buses and trains to write their stories.
They gave copies of their newspaper to other news people.
Vice Chancellor Vijay Manohar Tiwari stated that journalism is only meaningful when it becomes the voice of public issues.
Students from Makhanlal Chaturvedi National Journalism and Communication University released a special issue of their experimental newspaper 'Vikalp'.
The 'Vikalp' special issue focuses on the ground realities and exposes issues within Bhopal's public transport system.
Student reports and photos hold the government accountable for the state of the capital's public transport.
The initiative was inspired by the daily public transportation problems faced by the university's 1,800 students from nearly 20 states.
- Who
- Vice Chancellor Vijay Manohar Tiwari and students of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National Journalism and Communication University
- What
- Released a special issue of 'Vikalp' newspaper focusing on Bhopal's public transport system, with the Vice Chancellor stating journalism's purpose.
- When
- Recently
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (University campus)
- Why
- To highlight the ground realities and issues within Bhopal's public transport system, holding the government accountable.
- University
- Makhanlal Chaturvedi National Journalism and Communication University
- Vice Chancellor
- Vijay Manohar Tiwari
- Publication
- Special issue of 'Vikalp'
- Focus of Publication
- Ground realities of Bhopal's public transport system
- Student Origin
- 1,800 students from nearly 20 states