Career in Journalism: Best Institutes in Delhi
Today a career in journalism is attracting a large number of enthusiastic young boys and girls. To be a journalist you require a course training which can enhance your skills and confidence. Thus, journalism courses are being introduced in various government and private universities of India. You could find plenty of institutes providing journalism courses in Delhi and other mass communication courses.
To begin your career as a journalist the doors of many media houses currently running on air are opened. To get a job opportunity in national news channels, it is compulsory to get a journalism degree from a well known college of India or abroad.
After completing your journalism course from a reputed college of Delhi or from any other part of India you would find opportunities knocking at your door. Individuals who are very confident and possess an excellent communication skill are the top most choice for this profession. Many of them are recruited in the campus interviews and are being paid great salary package and other perks.
Journalism covers the following sections- news reading, writing, editing, reporting, photographing, broadcasting and anchoring. Journalism can be classified into broad categories of media, print journalism (newspaper, magazines, and journals etc) and electronic media (news channels, radio, Internet etc). If you opt for print journal then you can work as a reporter, writer, and columnist in a leading news paper or national magazines. In electronic media one can opt to become a news reader, anchor, web writer, editor, correspondent etc.
The basic eligibility required for a bachelor degree in Journalism course is the completion of 10+2 from a recognised board. Some colleges also provide post graduate programme in journalism for that your bachelor degree is required to get admission in it. Besides this, you are required to qualify an entrance test to get a seat in journalism in reputed colleges of Delhi or any other part of India. You could also go for diploma in journalism or specialised training at reputed media organisations.
Some of the best journalism institutes in Delhi are given below. To apply for admission in these reputed colleges, you could take information from the Internet. You would find all the websites of these institutes along with the date of admission and forms.
- Indraprastha College
- Kamla Nehru College
- Lady Shriram College
- Delhi College of Arts and Commerce
- Institute of Journalism
- Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan
- Gargi College
- Jamia Milia Islamia
- JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University)
- South Delhi Polytechnic for Women
- Indian Institute of Mass Communication
- Headline Institute of Journalism and Mass communication.
If you are not able to go for regular studies in journalism due to other priorities in your life then you can also opt for online journalism or correspondence studies.
Career in journalism is very promising and respectful. It is a long term career and you could even earn money sitting at home by writing articles, blogs for the leading newspapers or websites. Today, journalism is not only restricted to TV and newspapers but it has spread to Internet also.
Now-a-days, all the news channels in India or abroad maintain their own websites which provide all current information about national and international issues. Some of them (news channel websites) have also
introduced article and blog column where a journalist can write about his own opinion on any national and international political and social agenda adhering to the limits of journalism.
Journalists play a very crucial role in any nation development and future. A large number of people in the world turn to TV and newspapers for all current issues taking place in a country. It is very important for any journalist to portray a correct picture of his/her country as it is the most important medium of communication.
Source: Merinews
Date: 30th September, 2010
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