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Expansion
Digital journalism course has started in the mass communication department of Aligarh Muslim University. The duration of this course will be one year. To be completed in two semesters.
Head of Department Prof. Pitbas Pradhan said that in the digital age, the need for digital skills in journalism is increasing. There will be 30 seats in the course. Admission will be given on the basis of entrance test. Any graduate passed student can take admission in the course. All the information related to the syllabus is also available on the website of the university.
In this series, a workshop on Data Journalism was organized in the Department of Mass Communication. Keynote speaker, Dean of the Department of Mass Communication, Guru Jambheshwar University, Prof. Umesh Arya told how to make your news accurate according to statistics. Pro. Pitbas Pradhan said that in the data era, it is very important to identify and use the right data. On this occasion Prof. Shafe Kidwai, Prof. Afrina Rizvi, Dr. Huma Parveen, Mohammad Anas etc. were present.
speak to the participants
This workshop has proved beneficial. The first step in journalism is to understand the difference between fake news and real news.-Bushra Naz, MA Mass Com
The workshop yielded important information of which she was unaware. Workshop on Data Journalism will help further.-Saffana Arif, MA Mass Com
There should be a workshop like Data Journalism. Data journalism is a must know in the digital age. -Arslan, research scholar Mass.Com
How to work on google data sheet. Analyzed the data, got information about fake and real. -Kazi Sheeraj, Researcher Mass Com
