RGNUL Punjab conducted Career Counselling Seminar on Legal Journalism, know here the details.
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) Punjab has organised the Career Counselling Seminar on Legal Journalism. Dr. Navleen Multani, Assistant Professor in English & PRO, RGNUL welcomed the experts.
"Legal Journalism explicitly defines truth and unravels fascinating facets of the field of law. It requires special skills and professional discipline to excel in this emerging field," she said.
Mr Saurabh Malik, Deputy Legal Editor, The Tribune delivered a talk on "Legal Journalism: Not Just Telling the Court Story". He acquainted the students with reporting on courts and media coverage of court cases. Mr Saurabh Malik observed, "Generally, media coverage of court cases is episodic. Articles by legal journalists are enterprising as these enable readers to understand complex issues implicated or foregrounded by the episodic stories," as reported by Live Law.
"Good research and writing skills are imperative for legal journalists. Legal journalists must provide clarity to readers. A diploma or degree in journalism prepares a law graduate to meet the demands of the profession," he added.
Mr Tanuj Kalia, CEO, Lawctopus addressed various dimensions and scope of legal journalism in the print and online media. He deliberated on "Careers in Legal Media and Journalism". He accentuated the role of media in raising legal awareness and making laws comprehensible to common man. He said that research, writing, editing, formatting and proof reading skills were necessary for career in legal journalism.
"Any law graduate with good researching and writing skills can move to legal journalism. In order to climb up the career ladder, one must merge two disciplines/fields of knowledge for efficacy," said Mr. Kalia.
He talked about new trends in legal media due to the emergence of artificial intelligence and elaborated on the avenues available for internships in legal journalism.
Dr. Jasleen Kewlani, Assistant Professor of Sociology; Dr. Sangeeta Taak, Assistant Professor of Law and Dr, Shiva Satish Sharda, Assistant Professor of Law were panellists for the session.
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