Students & Education

Changing mindsets are giving way to alternative career options. Gone are the days when all one could choose from was medicine, engineering or law. Mass communications and journalism, more so, over the last few years have turned out to be a viable career option. A number of reasons have been driving students to take up journalism. But, what are these? Radhika Khanna, head of the department of...

Toss those stereotypes out the window! Jeff Mignon at Media Cafe clarifies the prejudice of weathered newspaper men and women by outlining what young readers really want: Contrary to popular belief, young readers, from primary school to their mid-30's are interested in news. They're simply reading different publications such as the freebie Metro, YahooNews and for children and adolescents, French...

Fellowship grants will be awarded by the Konrad Adenauer Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University (CFJ) to working journalists interested in pursuing the Master's degree in Journalism in the second semester of the current school year, which begins in November. The CFJ fellowships for the master's degree support the graduate studies of outstanding seasoned journalists as well as...

It is an issue that has stirred deep emotions, fanned desperate conflicts, and upset the applecart of 'development'. It is also an issue that has largely gone under-reported or glossed over by the media. The mining sector in India is growing 6 per cent - 7 per cent every year. After mining was deregulated in 1993, there has been a deluge of foreign investment. In 2003-2004, the country mined ores...

The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships (AFPF) is an American non-profit, non-governmental organization that gives developing-world journalists the opportunity to work as reporters in American newsrooms. The program, which runs from March to September, is offered annually to approximately ten professional print journalists between the ages of 25 and 35. Sharing the goals of AFPF, the Daniel Pearl...

The National Foundation for India has announced seven fellowships of Rs 1 lakh each under its National Media Fellowship Programme. The National Media Fellowship Programme is open for young mid-career journalists, who are interested to take time off from their routine beats to research and publish articles on a wide range of issues that have to do with ordinary Indians striving for a better life...

The Appan Menon Memorial Trust is inviting applications. The Trust proposes to award a grant of Rs 1 lakh every year to professional journalists working in the area of World Affairs or Development news with an Indian perspective. Journalists from any media with 3-5 years experience can apply by submitting the following. A brief proposal (1000 words) stating in brief the area, issues and your...

New Delhi, June 18 : When the urge to be seen on TV or be read by the nation and a sprinkling of idealism become the fulcrum of a career choice, it results in the mad rush for journalism courses that Delhi has seen this year. Journalism is a favourite course among those who have applied for admission to various colleges. As the total applications received by the 72 colleges under Delhi University...

Print reporters and photojournalists in nine countries where HIV, AIDS and tuberculosis are most severe can apply for fellowships aimed at raising public awareness of these problems. The Panos Global AIDS Program and the Stop TB Partnership are sponsoring the fellowships, which will run from June to October 2005. May 2 is the application deadline. The organizers say the fellowships will help...

The Thomson Foundation is working with Indian and European television producers to produce a series of documentaries related to conflict resolution. Ian Masters, Thomson broadcasting controller, and consultant Arwel Ellis Owen both traveled to India in October to conduct a course on making TV documentaries. They plan to return to India in November for a second session. Thomson reports that the...