[Reader-list] [Announcements] 2nd Media Workshop by SAFAR (in association with Sarai-CSDS)

[Mitoo Das]

*2ND MEDIA WORKSHOP by SAFAR (in association with Sarai-CSDS)

Date:1-3 December2009
Venue: Seminar Room, CSDS
Time: 9:30 to 17:30*

Media is everybody's cup of tea today and at the same time it has become 
a hot cake which attracts a sizable number of youth as a glamorous 
carrier. This is why every second day a new media institute/course is 
coming into being. These media institutes are promising a sure and 
lucrative journalistic career and charging heavy fees from 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 government 
institutions are teaching media to make ideals. Those who study in 
colleges/universities may be acquainted with theory but lack practical 
skills, especially the use of new technology; whereas students coming 
from private institutions are trained to become pawns of market and the 
corporate world only.

The question of social commitment remains far behind in both the 
situations. While the fact is that when media loses social concern and 
neglects 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. Therefore, This is 
high time to 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 
paraphernalia in terms of machinery. 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 the space 
and time, you are a part of.

The media programme of SAFAR is 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, especially low 
cost media with not only prevalent forms and technologies but also with 
emerging ones.

In order to honor its commitment towards real media, SAFAR in 
association with SARAI-CSDS is organizing a three day Media Workshop for 
students, media enthusiasts, development professionals and grass root 
activists, which is the second in the series. This will include 
bi-lingual sessions on print, radio, television and web journalism by 
experts like Khadeeja Arif (correspondent , BBC Radio), Piya Kochhar 
(radio journalist & media entrepreneur), Prof. Abhay Kumar Dubey (CSDS), 
Dilip Mandal (economicstimes.com), Rahul Pandita (senior correspondent, 
Open), Rakesh Kumar Singh (digi-activist & media researcher), Shailesh 
Bharatwasi (hindyugm.com) and Vineet Kumar (television critic).

*Since SAFAR is a self funded initiative, we are charging a meager 
amount of Rs. 600/- from students, Rs. 900 from development 
professionals and Rs. 1200 from corporate professionals, which will 
include registration & course fee, lunch, tea and stationeries.
*
Outstation participants should manage their stay on their own. 
Participants will be given certificates.

*Last date of registration is November 20th 2009*. No requests will be 
entertained after that.

For registration please click below:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dEtSODBpczFmS1B6cXFUNC1VWGIzN0E6MA

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