Star of Mysore: Mysuru: Tuesday, 04 March 2025.
Karnataka Information Commissioner K. Badruddin, who was a journalist earlier, opined that to be a successful journalist, it is essential to develop certain trait such as motherly heart, patience, tolerance, Constitutional awareness and knowledge of deep study.
He was addressing the
gathering during the valedictory of two-day Media Habba-2025 (Media Fest)
titled ‘Yen Samachara,’ organised by Karnataka Media Academy (KMA) in
association with the Department of Information and Public Relations and the
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Mysore (UoM), at
Humanities auditorium here recently.
Badruddin said, there is a huge hope on journalism students, who should understand that there is no short-cut to success. When everybody comes to your contact, you should not develop arrogance, but should not forget that it is the respect towards the profession. “We should have a serious approach towards all in this sacrosanct profession and mainly the awareness about Constitution. When there is a decline in credibility, Right to Information (RTI) Act is every essential tool for the media, which should be used judiciously,” said Badruddin.
In the changing era, the technology is growing rapidly, but still the journalistic values should be practiced. The tactic and ability to face any situation should be developed, as the print media has retained the ethics to an extent, amid the reign of social media, he said. It is a lie that, the future of media is bleak. If the journalist H.R. Ranganath has tasted enormous success, it is mainly due to his ability to study.
“Ranganath was voraciously reading 14 newspapers daily and had the ability to recall the headlines and the pages on which they have appeared. The success is guaranteed, if a journalist is faithful and credible,” said Badruddin.
Prof. Niranjan Vanalli, VC of Bangalore North University, said, the educational qualification alone won’t guarantee job. Hence, we have been trying to teach the students as per the relevance in media and media education. When some of the institutions are closing Journalism Departments, the teaching faculty should question their conscience. It is essential to prepare people enriched in values along with intelligent persons. Hence, we should inculcate values along with skills in the students.
Ayesha Khanum, Chairperson of Karnataka Media Academy, said that the Government Colleges teaching journalism, should also update themselves on the lines of Medical and Engineering Colleges. The Kannada students should be moulded as national level journalists.
K.V. Prabhakar, Media Advisor to the CM, said: “Journalism has not lost its moral values, but there is a rise in fake news. Such is the situation that, we have to rely on Fact Check to understand what is the real news. Presently, more priority is for news related to politics, cinema and crime. While there has been a decline in news concerning the common man. The journalists should work as a bridge between the media and Government and bring positive matters to light.”
Journalist Radha Hiregoudar, KMA Secretary M. Sahana and Journalism & Mass Communication Department Chairperson Prof. N. Mamatha were present.
Amrita Vidyalayam Champions
As many as 230 students from 18 colleges participated in ‘Yen Samachara’ Media Fest.
The students of Amrita Vidyalayam, who won in maximum competitions organised as part of the Fest, emerged as the Champions. The University of Mysore (UoM) had to be content with Runner-Up Trophy.
Karnataka Information Commissioner K. Badruddin, who was a journalist earlier, opined that to be a successful journalist, it is essential to develop certain trait such as motherly heart, patience, tolerance, Constitutional awareness and knowledge of deep study.
Badruddin said, there is a huge hope on journalism students, who should understand that there is no short-cut to success. When everybody comes to your contact, you should not develop arrogance, but should not forget that it is the respect towards the profession. “We should have a serious approach towards all in this sacrosanct profession and mainly the awareness about Constitution. When there is a decline in credibility, Right to Information (RTI) Act is every essential tool for the media, which should be used judiciously,” said Badruddin.
In the changing era, the technology is growing rapidly, but still the journalistic values should be practiced. The tactic and ability to face any situation should be developed, as the print media has retained the ethics to an extent, amid the reign of social media, he said. It is a lie that, the future of media is bleak. If the journalist H.R. Ranganath has tasted enormous success, it is mainly due to his ability to study.
“Ranganath was voraciously reading 14 newspapers daily and had the ability to recall the headlines and the pages on which they have appeared. The success is guaranteed, if a journalist is faithful and credible,” said Badruddin.
Prof. Niranjan Vanalli, VC of Bangalore North University, said, the educational qualification alone won’t guarantee job. Hence, we have been trying to teach the students as per the relevance in media and media education. When some of the institutions are closing Journalism Departments, the teaching faculty should question their conscience. It is essential to prepare people enriched in values along with intelligent persons. Hence, we should inculcate values along with skills in the students.
Ayesha Khanum, Chairperson of Karnataka Media Academy, said that the Government Colleges teaching journalism, should also update themselves on the lines of Medical and Engineering Colleges. The Kannada students should be moulded as national level journalists.
K.V. Prabhakar, Media Advisor to the CM, said: “Journalism has not lost its moral values, but there is a rise in fake news. Such is the situation that, we have to rely on Fact Check to understand what is the real news. Presently, more priority is for news related to politics, cinema and crime. While there has been a decline in news concerning the common man. The journalists should work as a bridge between the media and Government and bring positive matters to light.”
Journalist Radha Hiregoudar, KMA Secretary M. Sahana and Journalism & Mass Communication Department Chairperson Prof. N. Mamatha were present.
Amrita Vidyalayam Champions
As many as 230 students from 18 colleges participated in ‘Yen Samachara’ Media Fest.
The students of Amrita Vidyalayam, who won in maximum competitions organised as part of the Fest, emerged as the Champions. The University of Mysore (UoM) had to be content with Runner-Up Trophy.
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