Mumbai: The Department of Mass Media, KC College Kishinchand Chellaram College, will be organising its fourth Media Summit on February 20, 2017. The theme for this year’s international media conference is Glocalization – Media Beyond Borders. The keynote speaker for the conference is Dr Sue Sudbury who is a documentary filmmaker and senior lecturer in the Faculty of Media and Communication at Bournemouth University, England.
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Talking about the conference, Dr Manjula Nichani, Principal, KC College, said, “Our institution strongly believes in exploring avant-garde methods to teach our students. This year’s conference theme is relevant to the present scenario in media, where global meets local. It will see several academicians, industry experts and researchers from various disciplines who will present their views and ideas on the conference theme. This will further help in contributing to the development and education for the participants and students.”
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Echoing similar views, Ms Manjula Srinivas, Head, Department of Mass Media, KC College, said, “Our Media Summit is one of its kind that aims to cater to all the students especially the postgraduates from MACJ (Master of Communication & Journalism) and MAEMA (M.A. in Entertainment, Media and Advertising). After the successful conferences based on themes like Digital Democracy, Media and Globalisation, and Visual Media Culture, this year’s conference on ‘Glocalization – Media Beyond Borders’ will explore the rich and multi-dimensional area of study like cinema, theatre, advertising, food, fashion, books, arts etc. It is a great platform to connect with experts, researchers; academicians who will generate and distribute valuable insights into the latest trends in media.”
Prominent personalities who have shared their experiences in the previous media summits include: Mr Srinivasan Jain (Managing Editor, NDTV), Mr Prahlad Kakkar (Ad Film Director), Ms Mahrukh Inayat (Editor-at-Large with Headlines Today), Mr Raj Naik (CEO, Viacom 18), Mr Sanjay Pugalia (Editor-in-chief, CNBC Awaaz), and Dr Sangeeta Bagga (Orebro University, Sweden), Ms Vanita Kohli-Khandekar (a well-known writer and media specialist) among others.
About K.C College and Department of Mass Media:
Kishinchand Chellaram College was established in 1954 under the aegis of the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board, H(S)NC Board. It won the ‘Best College, (Urban Area) Award’ by the University of Mumbai in January 2015. The college strongly believes in using innovative methods of learning for the benefit of its students. This is evident from the fact that the Department of Mass Media has been ranked among the top.
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