New Institute of Social Communications, Research and Training Vol-2, Issue IV (A Media College of the CBCI) November -2019

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TARANG: A wave of sportsman spirit

By Divya Kashyap

ARANG 2019, the annual fest of Niscort

Media College, was held on October 18 with much fanfare and enthusiasm. Organized by the Col-lege staff and students, it touched the lives of all who were involved and those participated in the fest. The grand pro-gramme was planned and conducted under the guid-ance of Director Fr. Jose Murickan and Principal Dr. Ritu Dubey Tiwari.The guests of honour for the day were Ms. Archana Singh, a senior journalist and anchor with India To-day TV Channel, and RJ Manav from FM 91.1 Ra-dio City. Addressing the students, Manav said that with hard work, every student can hope to reach his place. He also said that it was only through continuous and consistent practice that people reach their destination. The fest commenced with seeking the blessings of

TGod. It was followed by lighting the lamp by the guests of honour and the core team members.Every year, the college organises the annual fest called TARANG to en-courage talents of stu-dents in various cultural and other areas. It comes as a boost to students at school and college levels as competitions are con-ducted for both categories separately. In the school students’ category, various schools like St. Francis School, St. Thomas School, St. Mary’s school and Mod-ern School in Delhi and NCR participated. Scores of students put up their best talents in different categories like photog-raphy, solo singing, RJ Hunt, doodling, group dance and many more. The winners were award-ed cash prizes, trophies, medals and certificates by Sr. Geetha, Principal of Fr. Agnel School, Vaish-ali.It was followed by the events for college stu-

dents in which various colleges from across Del-hi and NCR participated. Competitions were con-ducted in short film, event photography, rangoli, solo singing, RJ hunt, solo dance, live ad, fash-ion show, doodling, and video games.

The winners were award-ed cash prizes, medals and trophies by the judges for various competitions. The event was wrapped up by prize distribution to the winners by Ms. Kum-kum Binwal, a senior an-chor with ABP News.As the diverse colors

of rainbow enhance the magnificence of the sky, so did the various com-petitions make the NIS-CORT premises lively and animated. One could see sportsman spirt every-where. The events left last memories in the minds of Niscortians.

This year’s TARANG fest had an additional

attraction, the most await-ed event ‘Fashion Show’. As “fashion is an instant language”, it is always a hit with the viewers.The theme for the Fash-ion Show was Sabhyata, which means culture. The contestants were very competitive and were all dressed up traditionally showcasing the tradition of India. Five colleges participated in the event.

First position was bagged by Delhi Metropolitan Education; and second and third runners up were Satyam Fashion Institute and Christ College re-spectively. One of our judges was Mr. Sagar Anand, a Solo Contestant on MTV Love School 4. He is also a model and actor by pas-sion. The second judge was Eli-na Chauhan, also a model. She has done fashion and beauty shoots.

Fashion Show, a big hitBy Veronica Pallan

Vista

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The joy knows no bounds:The winners of group dance from the school section. Anxious moments from video game competition.

A participant at solo singing contest: college section

TARANG - AT A GLANCE

A contestent at RJ competition Live ad competition in progress

The winner of solo dance competitionAll colours: A scene from rangoli competition for college students

The doodle contestants from school section working against time

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By Alice Mary Topno

ebate is a great device for engag-ing students and bringing life to

the classroom. It helps in creating critical thinking and presentation skills. It also gives the opportunity to test their thoughts and views and put it across in front of an audience. Here the topic for the debate is “so-cial media vs main stream media”. I was in the ‘mainstream media team’ where I presented my views on the “Authenticity of news”. Mainstream media is able to provide authentic news as those who work in mainstream media are governed by journalistic ethics. It is used to refer collectively the various mass news media that influence many people and shape people’s thought and opinion.Mainstream media is the largest channel for disseminating news. It functions as a gatekeeper within media and hence publishes genuine or authentic news. As gatekeepers, mainstream media decides what should be beneficial for the public and only those items are published. What appears in media influenc-

Niscort through their eyes

By Sahil

n Instagram page having follow-ers of over one lakh has been

playing the role of traditional media to unite citizens and empathize with the people of Kashmir. Everything from political influence on daily life to the harsh reality of denial of freedom to the people of Kashmir is covered by the page. Where the mainstream media re-fused to tell the real story and chose to tell a tale to misinform the na-tion, this page gives the side of the victims. A Kashmiri educationist Sabbah Haji had tweeted the fol-lowing before internet shutdown was ordered in Kashmir: “Don’t watch the news. That’s where the poison is spread.”Social media makes it a better choice for the information hungry audience. The two-way commu-nication attracts the opinionated citizens of the world. It is set to be victorious over the old school of re-porting and print. Social media gives anyone and ev-eryone the power to speak and re-port, to be able to reach out to mil-

One of the most in-teresting stages in my life is the opportunity to explore the college life in Niscort. Here I have got a new expe-rience in the last few months I spent here. Coming from Tamil Nadu, this institute offers me an entirely new environment; it is helping me to improve my Hindi and English. All the teachers and oth-er staff members are very helpful for all stu-dents. Life here has been a completely enriching experience. I have acquired a lot of confi-dence through various platforms provided by the college. I am very happy to be here and it is good to see the energy and the atmo-sphere of this institute. Priya Savari, BJMC I

I have often listened to people reflect on their college expe-riences and explain how college is sup-posed to be “the best experience of your life”. After few months studying in Niscort, I realize that I couldn’t fully understand what college is like untill I experienced it myself. My first couple of weeks were difficult and it really tested my strength (mentally and physically) because I have to travel for 2 hours from my home to the college. But the atmosphere makes me forget that I am tired; it’s all just because of the caring teachers and college mates. The course needs focused study but this is not a problem anymore be-cause theory is combined with practical. Rupal Singh Chauhan, BJMC I

My experience in college has given me a chance to sharpen my skills in my field of choice. There have been, and there will be, many opportuni-ties to improve my abilities. My time in college has enriched my life in many ways. It has provided me with the necessary tools to enhance my skills; it has given me valuable knowledge about this di-verse world and people; and it will hopefully enable me to become more successful in life when I finally graduate and get my degree. It has also taught me the importance of thinking critically and asking questions in many situations. All these aspects of Niscort life have made me a better person. A. Maria Rachel, BJMC I

Mainstream media vs Social media

lions but like every coin has two sides, it too has a doubtful face -- fake news.But does this mean that the mainstream media is reliable? It too goes wrong and disseminate fake news. It too carries news which is not trustworthy, leading to spreading of misinformation.In the case of social media, one can find out whether a news is fake or not. PROTO, a Del-hi-based start-up, paired with WhatsApp, to do research on fake news and users can commu-nicate with them. The response will indicate if a particular information is classi-fied as true, false, misleading, disputed or out of scope and in-clude any other related informa-tion that is available.Social media requires invest-ment of time and money to pro-duce guidelines and rules against misleading information. But it is, indeed, on its path to takeover mainstream media with its in-credible potential. A reponsible social media can do a better job than mainstream media.

es the public and hence main-stream media takes much care not to publish fake news. They will try to make sure that only true news, and not fabricat-ed news, reaches people. The public need reliable informa-tion and only such news will be published in the mainstream media. The need for authentic news in today’s media environment is stronger than ever. There is need for providing academic, cultural and ethical news which has been filtered by gatekeep-ing journalists. There is an overarching need to safeguard what is being published to the masses throughout the media.Mainstream media, with its ex-ceptional reach, is able to mold the public’s opinion. It tells the story without any manipulation and conveys the news as it hap-pens. But the mainstream media in India is going through its worst crisis. It is suffering from finan-cial uncertainties and govern-ment pressure.

Enhancing my skills Awesome experience Gaining more confidence

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Mainstream media providemore authentic news

Social media, better choicefor news hungry people

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EDITOR Marydasan John

EDITORIAL BOARDPraween Joshi,

Dennis Gill, Divya,Veronica Pallan, Jerin,

Sebastian, Sophia

DESIGN EDITORRuchika Mahajan

NISCORT Media Clubs in schools

NISCORT Media College has always

been extending and shar-ing its expertise and skills for the growth of society. Keeping in mind the rich tradition and track record, the college gears up for a new initiative. The college is reaching out to different schools in the vicinity to form Me-dia Clubs and conduct-ing media out-reach pro-grammes. Media training programs in schools em-power and equip students in handling various me-dia-related gears and gad-

gets more professionally and ethically. Photography, videogra-phy, awareness about cy-bercrimes, film and car-toon appreciation, awareness programmes about video games and use of new media are few of the modules specially

designed for school-level training programmes. This media outreach pro-gramme for schools is also motivating the stu-dents to figure out their field of passion and in-tension. Initial response was good and we have launched the programme in some of the schools like NISCORT Fr. Ag-nel School, Vaishali; St. Mary’s Higher Second-ary School, Mayur Vihar; and St. Francis School, Indirapuram. We hope that in the near future this initiative will spread out its wings over few other schools and institutions.

By Jenith Sekar

Directed by Os-car-nominee Rich-

ard E Robbins, UN documentary titled Girl Rising bears testament to the depravity girls in de-veloping countries face on a daily basis, such as illiteracy and abuse. It illustrates the plight of Suma from Nepal and her misfortunate, yet spirited, journey towards academ-ic success.Enacted primarily by girls themselves, the message

of the documentary is both simple and striking: girls should be educated. It tells the story of girls – heartbreaking, but ul-timately uplifting tales. Here the story is about a low caste Nepali girl who had been sold as a “Kam-lari” (servant to a wealthy family). The girl featured in the documentary has an opportunity for a better future through education.The documentary focus-es on how education can improve life of a young

girl; the film tackles so-cial issues such as pov-erty, underage marriage and bonded labour and manages to portray it with some real-life stories and statistics. Suma’s determination and her escape from bonded labour perhaps is the most inspirational part of the story. In particular, Su-ma’s bicycle journey as a child slave is enough to melt even the hardest of hearts. One need not look at the subtitles on screen

to be moved by the songs Suma sings for solace.Girl Rising has its heart in the correct place. With statistics and stories, the film has good intentions and an important mes-sage. The story succeeds in imparting knowledge about the status of women across the world. Without doubt, Girl Rising proves why the world must come together and work to save women from a life of pain and suffering.

By Jerin Sabu

Media Club will initiate students to various me-

dia-related areas andwill create awareness on different aspects of

media.It will help students to find out their passion

for a particular area and pursue it.

MERI College host-ed an inter-college

fest in October, where I participated in open mic competition. I stood sec-ond among 13 partici-pants. To start with, we were asked to pick up a folded paper voucher which had the topic to speak. After the paper was picked up at random, we were giv-en one minute before we took to the podium. We had to speak for two min-utes sticking to one lan-guage Hindi or English. The subject I got was “Human as the most ad-vanced species on the earth: Yes or No”. I was familiar with the topic and I could speak effort-lessly on it during the al-lotted time. Most participants did their job well; some did not obey the rules of the competition and were disqualified. The competition went on for about an hour. It took

sometime for the result to be declared. When my name was an-nounced as one of the winners, bagging second position, I could not be-lieve it. I was on cloud nine and I felt so proud of myself. I was also happy that my college’s name was highlighted.

‘I was on cloud 9when my namewas announced’

By Gargi Singh

Shalini George who bagged first prize.

Gargi Singh who got second prize.

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