Media as a Career

Why Media
Fourth Pillar of Democracy Acts as the Conscience Keeper to the society Has more important role to play in present times when there is a more rural urban divide Can help in realizing democracy to its truest sense Acts as a pressure point for the policy makers

What Media is not

Media is just NOT just reporting about film star and sport persons. (Page 3 journalism) Media is NOT just a profit making industry. It has broader socio-political economic implications Media should NOT subside under any pressure. As they say, the PEN is mightier than the SWORD

Then What is Media

Media is about showing what your society is Media is also about Change. Change for a better tomorrow Media if for connecting people

Types of Media
Print Media Electronic Media In the present days, we can have numerous classifications, like: Traditional Print Media E-media

Visual Media Radio etc

Personal Characteristics
Demonstrate good analytical skills Like mixing with people Creative Have a HUMANE orientation

Media Studies
media content production audience studies and media influence mass communication journalism political economy interpersonal communication cultural sociology

Journalism
If you have flair for writing communication skills and the reading habit, Journalism or mass communication visual communication/media,

Communication management Public relations and advertising provide ample job opportunities

Courses
Undergraduate

B. A. Mass Communication B. A. Journalism and Communication (MJC),

Post Graduate

Master of Journalism (MJ), Master of Communication Journalism (MCJ), Master of Journalism and Communication

Diploma

various institutes, universities, press clubs, press academy etc

In Kerala

Department of Journalism and Mass communication, University of Calicut, The Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Kerala, University Campus, Kariavattom The School of Communication and Information Science, Mahatma Gandhi University, Mannanam, Kottayam The Kerala Press Academy, Kochi Press Clubs in Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam and Kozhikode Amrita School of Journalism, Coimbatore, Manorama School of Communication, Kottayam

Communication Management
Both at Under Graduate and Post Graduate Level. Included Advertising, Film studies also. Television Radio Advertising Corporate communication Market research

 Internet Animation industry

Career Opportunities
Traditional Media New Avenues of Media Increasing no. of channels E-Media

Salary
Not but Salary but the satisfaction. However, you can get anything between 10/15 thousand to 50 thousand Start your own communication company

Some Personalities
N Ram (Hindu) P. Sainath (Ramon Magsaysay, 2006) Development Journalist Pranoy Roy Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Community Media A Thought

How to Empower the society through Media? Can the society itself do that?