29 May 2020|Gurgaon (Manesar)

Webinar on How to Utilize the Lockdown to be a Better Journalist

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Medha Shri Dahiya, LifeStyle Journalist, Hindustan Times delivering her lecture on How to Utilize the Lockdown to be a Better Journalist

The Webinar was an opportunity to discuss and explore various ways to make the best use of time in the times of prevailing lockdown due to the spread of COVID -19. Ms. Medha Shri Dahiya being an entertainment and lifestyle journalist apprised upon various ways to combat the problem and honing skills professionally as well as personally.

The major objective of organizing the Webinar to explore the various options available to polish one’s professional skills and make the most of it when we all are supposed to stay back homes. Total 47 students and faculty members attended the session.

The speaker, Ms. Medha Shri Dahiya, LifeStyle Journalist, Hindustan Times described how we can inculcate new skills using digital technology e.g. building a website, Podcasting, learning Photoshop, video editing, any new language and reviving reading habits and so on. Besides, she also discussed the nuances of celebrity journalism and the qualities required to become an eminent journalist. Ms. Medha Shri also urged to raise voice to gender biases in the entertainment industry and shared her own experiences in this regard as well. The Webinar was concluded by Dr. Manish Verma, Hon. Director, ASCO with a vote of thanks. This webinar was truly a delight for the students as well as faculty members in the times of stress caused by the lockdown.