[Reader-list] [Announcements] Media writing workshop: 2-3 November 2007

[Safar Delhi]

Dear all

Safar is going to orgainse a two day MEDIA WRITING WORKSHOP on 2-3 November
in the Delhi University. The related note and relevant information is given
below. Circulate this  information widely.

Media is popular like any thing today and a section of it is a source of
hefty income. This is why every second day a new media institute is coming
into being. These media institutes are promising a sure lucrative
journalistic career and charging heavy fees from the students. On the other
hand universities and colleges have started teaching media in the name of
employment oriented course. The private media institutes aim to prepare an
army of media walkers and managers while the govt. institutions are teaching
media to make ideals, which hardly have any understanding of the society.
Even after spending 2-3 years the learners do not acquire skill and
knowledge to work as freelancers going beyond the preconditions of market.


The question of social commitment remains far behind in both the situations.
While the fact is that when media loses social concern and leaves the issue
of social development and transformation, it becomes meaningless. And this
kind of 'media' can be management, can be a lucrative profession or anything
else but not media. But the state of affair is not very promising. This is
the high time for look at the media scenario, and include all those socially
relevant issues which will help the students and media-personals in
developing a social approach, so that they could think and work towards a
better and just society.

It is not always necessary to start with a big capital and heavy machine. In
fact, many a times it forbids genuine initiatives and creates havoc in the
process of learning. Now, several examples have been set all over the world,
where a meager technological assistance has boosted the proliferation
process of alternative media. The pertinent thing is how open your eyes are,
how you see your everyday life and what is your understanding of your
neighborhood.

The media programme of SAFAR constantly searching and exploring
opportunities to establish an alternative media, a media which will go
beyond the academic barriers and market preconditions. It also intends to do
experimental media activities of different kinds. This two day Media Writing
workshop (2-3 November) has been scheduled under the same line. In these two
days there will be sessions on writings for print, radio, television, film
and blog. There will be some practical sessions also where the students will
learn about easy and handy technologies.

Ravikant, *Sarai-CSDS*, Delhi, Sanjay Sharma, *DU*, formerly associated with
BBC*, Hindi Service*, Prabhat Ranjan, *Columnist* and Lecturer in *DU*,
Kumar Kunal, *Aajtak* and Girindranath Jha, *IANS* will be speaking in
different sessions.

No formal qualification is required to attend the workshop.

Since we are a self funded initiative, we are charging a small contribution
of rs. 100/- from each participant for lunch, snacks and stationeries.

Due to the limitation of space and other logistical constraints we will not
be able to accommodate more than 50 participants.

Last date of registration 30 October.

For workshop related query write to

vineetdu at gmail.com

rajeevrmn2007 at gmail.com
safar.delhi at gmail.com

or call @
+91 9811 853 307
+91 9899 947 428

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commitment to the ideals of social and gender equality. This is an open
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