MYLAPORE TIMES
SUMMER JOURNALISM TRAINING COURSE
for SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS
(Open to students in
high school - class 9 to 12)
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DATES:
April 14 to May 9. Classes
from 9 a.m. to 11.15 a.m.
Mondays to Fridays. (Sat & Sun. are holidays.)
VENUE:
Mylapore Times Centre at Corporation Shopping Complex, R. A.
Puram
COURSE DETAILS
:
About Newspaper
Organisations, What news is all about, How Reporters work, Interviewing people
and making contacts, gathering information, filing reports, editing, writing
feature stories. TV and radio journalism. Writing for the Net, Blogging. Writing
and producing in-house newsletters.
The course will be covered
through lectures and daily field assignments. Media professionals from media
organizations like The Hindu, The New Indian Express, Times of India, NDTV,
Adyar Times, Mylapore Times, etc. will share experiences.
Participants will have to
report and file assignments from day one. These reports and photos will be
posted on a blog - www.mtjclass.blogspot.com (do visit this blog and get a feel
of last year's workshop)
FEE and
BENEFIT :
Rs. 2,000 (non -
refundable).
All participants will be
given certificates.
This workshop will be
useful for those who plan to join a media course / to write freelance / get an
introduction to journalism/media.
HOW TO SIGN
UP:
E-mail a short report on
any recent development in your campus / or in the area where you live. If it
impresses us, we will invite you to join the course. Admission starts from April
1.
Mail to mylaporetimes@vsnl.com.
For clarifications call
98410 49155 (between 8 and 10 a.m. only)