#School of Media and Communication

[shooliniuniversity]

Turning Passions into Paychecks: The Diverse Landscape of Journalism

The media landscape in India is nothing short of remarkable, and its potential is exemplified by astounding numbers. A Statista report revealed that India's media and entertainment sector was valued at 2.1 trillion dollars as of 2022. Additionally, the country hosts over 900 private news channels and more than 1000 registered newspapers. But are these figures the sole driving force behind the sector's popularity? The answer lies in the symbiosis of diversity, skill-based opportunities, and the promise of professional growth. 

Unpacking the Diversity in Journalism and Mass Communication 

While diversity is one of the critical elements attracting people to the journalism industry, the skill-based nature of job roles adds another layer to its appeal. Let’s look at two of India’s most recognizable faces in journalism, Anjana Om Kashyap and Chitra Tripathi, who anchor for Aaj Tak. These women have become more than just newsreaders; they are brands in themselves. They’ve tapped into their inner passion, complementing it with diverse skills like storytelling, investigative scrutiny, and, above all, an inherent curiosity to know more. 

For more information, read: How Diverse is Journalism? Passion and Profession Meet Here

The Multitude of Career Choices 

However, the umbrella of Journalism and Mass Communication covers much more than anchoring. A plethora of other roles cater to varying skill sets and interests. 

Photojournalism - This field embodies the age-old saying, 'A picture is worth a thousand words.' Ideal for photography enthusiasts, it offers an average monthly salary ranging between Rs 3 to 5 lakh. Photojournalists are often on the move, capturing poignant moments that become the visual voice of articles and news stories. 

Radio Jockeys - Radio has witnessed a renaissance of sorts, thanks to the evolution of roles within this medium. Far from being mere narrators, Radio Jockeys are performers, thinkers, and influencers. BA and MA courses in Journalism and Mass Communication are specifically designed to imbue candidates with the skills required for this multi-faceted role, with salaries stretching from Rs 1.2 to 2 lakh per month. 

News Editors - A crucial yet often underestimated position, news editors serve as the quality controllers in the world of media. Their decisions shape the brand's identity and can impact the larger narrative in society. The annual earnings for editors can go up to Rs 17.3 lakh, depending on experience and the media house's stature. 

Unlock Your Potential at Shoolini University 

Shoolini University’s School of Media and Communication emerges as a premier institution for Journalism courses after 12th and higher education. With programs like BA, MA, and even PhD in Journalism and Mass Communication, Shoolini University fosters a fertile environment for both theoretical and practical learning. 

Curriculum Highlights 

The BA program at Shoolini, aimed at aspiring journalists, covers a vast array of subjects, ranging from current affairs and reporting fundamentals to corporate communication and data science. Students are encouraged to participate in group discussions, internships, and industrial visits, among other activities. 

The MA course further escalates the experience by focusing on specialized aspects like corporate communication approaches, electronic media, advertising, and public relations. This broad curriculum helps students identify their interests and skill sets better, guiding them toward their desired career paths. 

Unique Opportunities 

Shoolini also offers research opportunities, not just limited to PhD scholars but also to undergraduate students. These research experiences can lead to patent applications, with the university already having filed more than 1300 patents. 

Furthermore, Shoolini's placement record stands as a testament to its quality education. Students are exposed to industry standards right from the get-go, with internship opportunities at esteemed media houses like The Indian Express, Times of India, and The Tribune. 

The Final Verdict 

To sum up, the field of Journalism and Mass Communication offers a unique blend of diversity, growth, and a broad spectrum of career opportunities. With institutions like Shoolini University paving the way through their well-structured courses and industry exposure, the pathway to a fulfilling, skill-based career is right before you. It's not merely about choosing a job; it's about selecting a career that aligns seamlessly with your passion, ensuring a rewarding experience. 

[novella-november]

Media Preservation Monday

Yeah, yeah, as of this original post it's actually only Wednesday but hey, take this as a sign to take some initiative, and keep to it each Monday at minimum if you're actively writing!

What's Media Preservation Monday, you may ask?

MPM is your reminder to back up your writing at least three ways at least once a week or whenever you make major changes to your document(s).

Here's some incredibly easy ways to back up your writing:

One your Master Document(s), put a date on the file name, and every day you make changes, "Save As" the Document and change the date. Do this every time or day you make major changes.

Example: You start writing your Novella November Story on November 1st.

You name your master document "Novnov Project 11-01-2024"

The next day, you write some more, and at the end of your writing session, you go to save your document, and instead of simply hitting "Save" you choose "Save As" and save the new copy of the Document as "Novnov Project 11-02-2024".

You now have two copies of your project, and if you keep this up throughout the whole month, you will have a live snapshot of your writing progress.

Each day or after each major writing session, open up the folder containing your document, and back it up. The Easiest and simplest way to do this is to simply email it to yourself, but you can also create multiple backups by:

Save a copy of your dated Master Document(s) to different locations on your Hard-drive, to an external hard-drive, to a thumbdrive, etc.

If you're writing offline on a writing program like Libreoffice, upload a copy of your Master Document(s) to your preffered Cloud-based Writing Program of your choice.

Vice Versa: if you write on a Cloud-based writing program, download it to various offline-based locations.

Download the base document as well as download it as various ebook formats and send them to your ebook library on your phone or kindle or nook or reading app.

Make a personal discord server and upload the document/epub form of your Master Document(s) there [this is also a good way of making a kind of personal journal / diary etc]

Whatever you do, do not be complacent and assume nothing can happen to your writing. Back it up. Preserve it.

Don't have all of your hard work go down the drain because of one tiny unforeseen accident.

When it comes time to clean up your hardrive, always assume you don't have it backed up. Before deleting anything always take the time to copy it over to another physical drive or a cloud drive.

[mikami1992]

The situation is becoming more and more chaotic…

Over the past month, a series of kidnappings of politicians and businessmen have taken place throughout the country.

The latest victim?

Lex Luthor was the 10th victim and it occurred during a press conference in front of the Lex Corp building… The modus operandi was the same as the previous ones, a group of people with helmets and white motorcycle suits, along with green lacer weapons assaulted the tycoon and proceeded to take him away under the newly discovered Anti-Ecto law, once again there was a confrontation between the "Hunters" and the security group of the place, again nothing could be done and several of the guards were taken away under the charge of terrorism according to the guidelines of the previous law…..

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The teenagers of Amity Park decided to make an unconventional protest to publicize and accelerate the repeal of the Anti-Ecto Laws, said proposal consists of kidnapping the politicians who approved the law (knowing about it) as well as the businessmen with more questionable practices.

The idea ended up emerging when, noticing how the GIW began to check humans for ecto-contamination, they decided to make a "Jewel" with the sole purpose of fooling the government's sensors.

Once they had it ready, the Phantom team had to explain to the rest of the town's teenagers how and why they had to use the device…

And amidst all the chaos of the situation, the crazy group of teenagers decided that they had to do something to stop the laws, so they made the following plan…

Reverse the jewels so that they create a false ectoplasmic signature.

Implant it in politicians, businessmen or any questionable person so that they are "ecto entities"

Use a scanner "approved" by the GIW, that is, by the government, and identify them as ecto entities

Proceed to kidnap them in the most public way possible while shouting anti-ecto acts.

Wait for the chaos in the government and the repeal of the laws.

[alwaysbewoke]

[boylikeanangel]

2023 good omens fandom would never survive may 2019 when the entirety of season 1 got leaked on the emmy fyc site and me and several other blogs spent the entire month slowly feeding people spoilers and screenshots and we all shared the fucking google drive folder with the leaked episodes still with a watermark over them and spoke to each other about it publicly in riddles and it was the best month of our fucking lives. like we did that shit because it was funny it was like we were all staying up past our bedtime and getting away with it. you are all so boring now

[spacedlexi]

the way the ericson group were at the outbreak just a bunch of troubled kids who made various mistakes or committed crimes and were judged by a system that punished and abandoned them instead of giving them the support and love they needed, are then nearly a decade later put into a situation where now they must judge a troubled child for the mistakes and crimes hes committed against them. and 5 to 3 vote them out 😭

[emotinalsupportturtle]

Isaac being an absolute icon; reading a book in any situation

[wiserebeltiger]

The amount of trauma people have gone through with the pandemic, has caused people to realize that “light entertainment” (TV, blockbuster movies) won’t cut it. People have gone through some serious shit. They demand poetry, dense novels, and religious texts, to give them the insight and emotional support they need just to survive and not have a mental breakdown, the way the world is today.

A culture entirely based on DISTRACTION and ESCAPISM simply will not do.

People understand the psychology now. How Hollywood diverts. Among other functions.

We drop the old out of ballance “narcotics is the biggest thing” American culture, not out of moral injunction but out of necessity. We are going crazy and starving otherwise.

One reason TV is in decline, and seems destined to become no longer prestige, is that even the best prestige TV will not give you enough substance. Trying to shunt some intellect into a commercial medium “a little spectacle a little substance” is a mixture that no longer works. TV will just be TV. Art will just be art. We want the full thing, unadulterated. Well, maybe a little adulterated.

In this sense, the media landscape is starting to resemble the 1930s: I go to my movies for escapism (mostly), and I go to my “art” for the depth, substance, social commentary, harsh reality.

[wasabikitcat]

community college is so funny because half of the teachers are like "For this class you need to use lockdown browser for all quizzes and tests. You need to buy this 70 dollar textbook, and all papers turned in must be in APA format with a title page even if they're only 500 words long. I will not accept late assignments. Also you have a minimum of 4 assignments a week." and the other half are like "you don't need proctoring for the final exam I trust you. here's a download link to a pirated copy of the textbook. as long as your writing is coherent and demonstrates an understanding of the material I literally could not care less what format you use. I can't figure out how canvas works so I'm not giving you due dates, just make sure it's turned in before the grading period ends. your only weekly assignment is a forum post with a minimum of 100 words."

[nickandmayazine]

Hi, it's been a while so I'm curious whether there has been a further delay with application results.

Hello!! So sorry for the lack of updates the past week. I am the sole social media mod and classes just started up for me so I haven’t had the time to make a formal post detailing the schedule update! Fortunately I have a bit more spare time coming up seeing as it’s the weekend, so the schedule on our carrd will be updated then and an announcement will be made. Our mod team is working to have results out as soon as we can, but unfortunately one unforeseen setback can mess with the general workflow a whole lot. Reviewing applications can take a while because it requires cooperation from the whole mod team, but once results are sent out things should go a whole lot smoother! Thank you all so much for your continued patience and understanding!

[bulbabutt]

no offence to people who genuinely enjoyed james somerton and feel cheated but you could kind of tell he didnt give a shit about anything he ever said. there was no passion or personable anecdotes in anything he ever made, and the fact he was constantly posting videos was crazy. like if you watch your more popular video essayists theyre always coming from a point of 1) education in a field 2) passion in a subject and 3) being open about themselves

like , this man hopped on the video essay train because of the popularity of his peers and just tokened himself into "the gay video essayist" as if so many other people werent already doing that? and the lack of care for intersectionality was obvious. i stopped ever watching him after he took it personally that some marvel show was about black exploitation in america and not about two men kissing each other, cuz it became abundantly clear that was the only experience he gave a shit about (his own)

[rogdona]

ik i said i was going to sleep so this is my last post for today but i loveee discussing the 'fiction affects reality' and 'romantiation of topics and consequences' debates

[thebirdandhersong]

I'd love to know how you honour the Sabbath and keep it holy if you do observe it, if you have certain family/community practices or traditions, what denomination you're a part of and how that affects/forms your Sabbath-keeping, how and when you started observing the Sabbath, and what hopes/goals/thoughts you might have, if you don't observe and want to/don't observe regularly/don't observe in a way that is restful!

[dreadfutures]

almost cried as my advisor introduced my talk and emphasized my dedication to science communication, community and coalition building, and broadening participation in stem alongside all my scientific achievements 😭 kept a brave face but I'm crying now tho

[shirleyjacksonism]

soo everything in uni feels EXACTLY like school + I don't even like the subjects I'm studying. the classes are so exasperatingly boring and I do not care even a bit about the material. fighting the urge to fall asleep + dreaming about my room is NOT what I want to be constantly doing for 4 years straight

[box-full-of-dolls]

Middle School Moguls McKinley (2016)