Date of Estb.: 2008

The Statesman Print Journalism School¸ Kolkata

PHONE No.: 033 22125000, , 9433051883¸ 9830841883

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEB SITE: www.spjsco.in

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COURSES:

COURSE OFFERED : PG DIPLOMA IN ENGLISH PRINT JOURNALISH

CURRICULUM :
The entire focus of SPJS is on print journalism. Towards this end¸ the syllabus will cover the following :
a) Reporting¸ with special emphasis on news reporting¸ business reporting¸ interview techniques and sports reporting;
b) Editing¸ Headline and Caption Writing;
c) Feature Writing;
d) Newspaper design and Page Make-up;
e) Production Methods;
f) Law of the Press in India;
g) News photography;
h) Specialised writing on environment and legal issues;
i) Understanding India ~ its institutions¸ its political and legal framework¸ its security environment and its neighbours¸ and
j) Understanding the world ~ to sensitise students to international institutions and multi-lateral frameworks¸ with emphasis on three regions of special interest-Asia¸ Europe and the European Community and the United States.

A STUDENT?S DAY :
Typically¸ a student`s day will be divided between classroom instruction and field work¸ including assignments¸ exposure to the newsroom environment and production techniques. For an hour each day¸ students will join one of The Statesman`s senior editors to critique the morning`s papers¸ especially The Statesman¸ and seek to understand the reasons and compulsions behind story selection¸ layout¸ editing and other aspects of production. Each student will be provided with a computer and a digital camera for use during the course.

DURATION OF COURSE :
Nine months¸ commencing August 2018 and concluding May 2019.

DESCRIPTION :

The Statesman Print Journalism School was set up in 2008 by the C R Irani Foundation¸ a not-for-profit body set up in memory of Cushrow Russi Irani¸ who was Editor-in-Chief of The Statesman from 1991 until his death in July 2005. The late Cushrow Irani was a distinguished newspaperman¸ who won the Commonwealth Astor Prize and the Freedom House Medal for his role in safeguarding freedom of the Press in India. He was twice chairman of the International Press Institute¸ served on the board of Article XIX with distinction¸ headed several important professional bodies including the Indian Newspaper Society¸ the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Press Trust of India¸ and was a member of the National Commission to Review the Constitution.

The SPJS has been set up with support from Germany's Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.