Media programme
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, August 07 2015 : A three-day media advocacy programme for State journalists, jointly organised by All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) and Manipur Development Society (MDS), has kick started at Secure Office complex auditorium, AT Line, North AOC from today.

Principal Secretary (Information and Public Relations) Letkhogen Haokip, DIPR Director Salam Somorjit and AMWJU president Wangkhemcha Shamjai attended the opening function as chief guest, guest of honour and president respectively.

The Telegraph Special Correspondent Khelen Thokchom and AIR Imphal News Editor A Ibomcha Sharma spoke on the topics, 'Dress code and personal appearances of journalists' and 'Social media and its pros and cons' respectively.

On the second day tomorrow, India Today Group Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai will speak on investigative journalism and ISTV Chief Editor Brozendra Ningomba on freedom of media and its challenges.

Indian Journalists Union (IJU) president SN Sinha and IFJ executive member Sabina Inderjit will speak on media ethics, rights and responsibilities and women journalism and gender discrimination in media houses respectively.

On the third day on August 9, PRO (Defence) Lt Col Ajay Kumar Sharma will impart knowledge on defence correspondence course while IJU former general secretary Sreenivas Reddy on financial and social security of media and IJU general secretary D Amar on emergence of trade union activism in media.

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