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5 Insider Facts On Crime Reporting You Ought To Know

Crime Reporting  is a field of journalism that helps you wash off some of the colors from your life-viewing lenses, to let you see clearer.  Crime Reporting  lets you inch closest towards some of the most gruesome and often baffling actions of humans. You understand the capacity of a human mind and the things it can think of and do. “Better a good journalist than a poor assassin.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre Many crime reporters around the globe have reached stardom because of the accounts of their sensational crimes, for example, the Bofors scandal that broke in 1987, reported by Chitra Subramaniam-Duella and N. Ram for The Hindu. If you think  crime reporting  is a field you should go for because you love binge watching Law and Order and Criminal Minds, you might want to take a halt and read on some of the insider knowledge of the field: You are Not the Hero of the Story! Well, we are the hero of our own stories, but when it comes to reporting on a...

What are the advantages of advertising in print media

Any idea when takes to the extreme bites itself. The  Advertising institutes  and its methodologies are not immune to that adage. People have been running with almost blindness to the new digital era for their advertising campaigns and there's nothing wrong with that. But what if we tell you that that's not the best way to get all the  advantages of advertisement  you can get.   Better ROI, better conversions are derived when we use mix media in advertising. The old techniques were wise and they should not be forgotten,   Print media  has been the sole proprietor of branding for many centuries until the mobile phones came.   It's time we stop and think for a while.   In this article, we will discuss how  Print Media  can help you get the  advantages of advertisement  better. 1. Attention Span Social media Giants hire attention engineers to make patrons stick the phone screen for a longer period of time, so ...

On The Spot Admissions - NIMCJ

We value your time, we know it is difficult. Students have it the hardest, especially the ones at the stepping stones of their career. Figuring out the path they want to take academically, searching for the right university, acknowledging the possibility of relocating to a different city or a state for the first time, future prospects of the field of choice are hardcore life decisions that kids have to take. Well, we at NIMCJ - mass communication and journalism institute believe in a holistic approach to things. We have cultivated a warm management system that suffices all the needs smartly on our end and more importantly on the aspiring student’s end. NIMCJ proffers a Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication and Journalism with specialization in film making, print media, electronic media , radio journalism , etc. Read Full and Originally Published Blog at NIMCJ

What are the Core Principles of Journalism?

Journalism is powerful, the people see the world through the lenses of journalists. We are responsible for creating transparency and a free flow of information to the common people. Here are the core  ethics of Journalism  that should always be abided by for anyone in this field of work. Veritas Vos liberabit (the truth shall set you free) Among the cardinal principles truth comes first, journalists are the modern day messengers, better be messengers of truth. We yield power, and thus we are entitled to respond. The way the world perceives the socio-political-economic world around them depends on us, and we are responsible for delivering unbiased news. Although we can’t know the truth in its entirety we should not fail to try our best to deliver what is true with diplomacy and appropriateness.  Independent Voice We should be independent voices; we should not think, work and act on behalf of special interests may it be political, corporate or religious. It i...

Cinephilia - Where Fashion Meets Filmmaking

NIMCJ  believes that studying even the most articulated pedagogy is not enough for the overall development of its patrons. NIMCJ alumni, students and anyone related to the field of journalism and mass communication knows this. NIMCJ believes that on-hand practice, on-field experience helps patrons transcend beyond what they could learn otherwise. Cinephilia is an exclusive one-week festival that is conducted by the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Fashion Communication Department where NIMCJ’s faculty Prof. Kaushal Upadhyay along with the senior batch students are invited to conduct the one-week workshop. Cinephilia celebrates the amalgamation between Fashion and Filmmaking with its one week RSVP. The week-long meet facilitates the  Electronic Media  students to work alongside and mentor the fashion and communication students of MSU. As we all know how prominent is the importance of fashion and Filmmaking on each other, Cinephilia catches on this same ...

10 Tips To Crack NIMCJ MACJET Entrance Exam

NIMCJ is a Gujarat University recognized institute for journalism and mass communication. NIMCJ believes in harnessing the power of communication through advanced learning, research & innovation, communication, and knowledge management. To get a full-time postgraduate diploma from NIMCJ you will have to give MACJET- NIMCJ’s Entrance Exam, here are some of the tips that will help you.

4 Points That Will Help You Spot Fake News

Events happening all around the world are in the news every day and it never ends. But do you actually know to  spot fake news ? Let us give you a hint of what we are talking about. Imagine this scenario! You are heading towards your office and suddenly a friend of yours mentions you in a post which is related to the company where you currently are working. Let’s say it says so and so company loses its stocks and is likely to hit the ground soon! You lose it and as soon as you see the post, you quickly forward it to your office group and forward it to every person working in the office in your mailing list. Before you actually forwarded this, did you even realize that it might be fake news? Did you check the source of the news? Most likely no! Well, you have become a victim of fake news. Your colleagues might have a hard time trusting you in the future. Now the main thing is that you did spot fake news here, but how to fix fake news going rampant and viral is the main...