Course on basics of news reporting starts at Jiribam
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 18 2020:
The State Institute of Journalism, DIPR, Manipur kicked off a two week short term course on 'Basics of News Reporting' at Kasturba Girls' High School, Jiribam DHQs yesterday.
K Sarat Kumar Singh, Vice Chairman, Manipur Food Industries Corporation Ltd, N Bankim Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jiribam district, Ng Biswajit Singh, president, All Jiribam Working Journalists' Union, Mutum Maipaksana Mangang, chairman, Jiri United Committee, Jiribam and N Bidyananda, Translator (Hindi), DIPR attended the inauguration function.
The objective of the course is to spread awareness and teach interested individuals the basics of news gathering, news writing.
Earlier, SIJ had conducted a two week short term course on "Impact of Social Media", at Moreh College, Moreh, Tengnoupal from November 4 to 18 last year.
SIJ, since its inception in 1992, has been conducting short-term training courses, seminars and workshops in diverse fields and disciplines of Journalism and Mass Communication.