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Jobs in Media

Media include newspapers, magazines, radio, television, films, internet, etc. they play animportant role in providing information and cater to the educational needs of the people.

Some media tools are purely based on the owner’s commercial interest, while some strike

a balance between public interest and commercial needs of the industry in its delivery of services. Most media organizations are in private hands, but some are also in the ands of the government, providing government media jobs.

In India, certain media organizations are directly under the control of central government.The ministry of Information and Broadcasting is the authority that looks after these

government media units. The activities of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

  pertain to three broad areas i.e. the broadcasting sector, the film sector and theinformation sector. These three try to meet the information, education and entertainment

 job needs of the society.

The government media units in which one can apply for Jobs are:

1.) Akashvani (All India Radio)

2.) Doordarshan3.) Press information bureau

4.) Publication division

5.) Research, reference and training division6.) Publication Division

7.) Research, Reference and Training Division

8.) Directorate of advertising and Visual Publicity9.) Photo Division

10.) Song and Drama Division

11.) Directorate of Film Festivals

12.) National Films Archives of India

Some other notable organizations under the ministry of Information and Broadcasting

include the following:

1.) National Film Development Corporation

2.) National Center of films for Children and Young People3.) Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

4.) Satyajit Ray Film and T Television Institute, Kolkata

5.) Indian Institute of Mass Communication

6.) Press Council of India7.) Central Board of Film Certification

Over the years, the government of India has taken special pains to bring about significantimprovements in infrastructural development. This includes in particular, installation of 

transmission facilities, studios and program production facilities for both.Both regional

and local facilities are being created to promote satellite based broadcasting

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Under the Prasar Bharati Act 1990, the electronic media was bought under Prasar Bharati,

an autonomous body.

In a democratic set up, print media plays a vital role in the dissemination of news. Today,

Indians have a wide range of newspapers and periodicals reaching at their doorsteps.

These come in different languages and at different intervals, catering to different tastes of readers on a plethora of subjects.

The Indian press, mainly in private hands, fights a healthy competition to give good

quality newspapers at the minimum price. At the same time, the Indian press stands as a pillar of the democracy. Newspapers are published in more than 100 languages and

dialects. The highest number of newspapers and periodicals are published in hindi

followed by English, Urdu, Bengali, Marathi and Tamil.

Some of the main newspapers in India are:

1.) Times of India2.) Anand Bazzar Patrika

3.) Hindustan times

4.) Danik Jagran5.) Punjab Kesari

6.) Indian Expres

7.) The Hindu8.) The tribune

9.) Dainik Bhaskar 

10.) The pioneer 11.) Deccan Herald

12.) Financial Times

13.) The Economic Times

14.) HT Mint15.) Hindu Business Line

16.) Financial Express

17.) The Asian Age.

Also, news agencies like Press Trust of India, United News of India, Hindustan Samachar 

and Samachar Bharati, forms the major sources for disseminating information to the public. The job in these organizations is a pride of any Indian national. As these do not

only cater the information sector of the country, but also plays the role of a moderator 

 between the audience and the various industries, it’s a people’s medium to express their 

views freely and journalists or reporters or working in any other department of thecommunication sector helps in serving the people of the country in their race towards

 justice and freedom.

Gurleen writes on behalf of Naukri.com, the no.1 job portal in India.