Mobile is an important medium of journalism and entertainment: PM Narayanan

 The medium will change but the basic principles of journalism will remain the same.

German Television AAD's South Asia Bureau Chief PM Narayanan said that mobile is emerging as the biggest medium of journalism and entertainment in the 21st century. The amount of time people are currently spending on mobile, they probably never spent on communication media. When the medium is changing, mobile is also emerging as an important medium of journalism.

He said that mobile is just a medium, mediums keep on changing, but the basic principles of journalism will always be eternal. He said that media teachers need to understand the importance of this medium.

The journey from newspaper to radio, from radio to television, from television to internet and from internet to mobile has been a very interesting one. The importance of mobile is now being understood in newsrooms around the world. Most of the international journalists are reporting national and international events through mobile. The cost of program production with mobile has reduced a lot, due to which programs of similar quality are being created through mobile.

While discussing various aspects of mobile journalism, Narayanan discussed the equipment required for mobile journalism, various techniques of shooting, lighting, camera, editing, production and explained to the participants how they can guide students to reporting and filming through mobile. can prepare. He also shared with the participants his experiences of reporting from different countries of South Asia.

The economic model of media is changing in the world: Prof. Surbhi Dahiya said that the economic model of media is changing rapidly all over the world. Media educators need to understand this model.

He said that Indian media is moving towards digitization in a big way. Due to this there has been a big change in its economic model. Director of the Center for Women's Studies Prof. Sudesh spoke on the topic of media and gender and discussed the importance of gender sensitivity in the media. Director of the Institute Prof. Bindu Sharma welcomed the speakers while Dr. Ashok Sharma expressed his gratitude.

Mobile is an important medium of journalism and entertainment