iTV network has announced the launch of ITV Media Institute (ITVMI) in New Delhi, an educational centre that aims to marry cutting-edge, hands-on journalism instruction with the highest international standards.
ITVMI will provide an opportunity to all media aspirants to register themselves for one-year full time diploma course in television and digital journalism. This will give entry-level journalists the professional and technical expertise to work across media platforms.
This one-year full-time diploma course in television and digital journalism will facilitate media aspirants to get knowledge of various aspects of television and digital journalism viz.-script and content writing, reporting, PTC, walk-through, anchoring, voice-over, video-editing, graphic designing, camera, lighting, news production, working of PCR and MCR, mobile journalism, live streaming and nitty-gritty of digital media like news writing for news portals and social media.
Media aspirants have variety of short-term certificate courses (4 months) to choose from at ITV Media Institute in reporting, anchoring, video-editing, script and creative writing. With access to the national network and professional resources, the programmes provide a strong foundation for a future in media.
The courses will help students learn all aspects of journalism –editorial and technical and, they also get an opportunity to work in a news channel to put theory into practice.
Kartikeya Sharma, Founder, iTV Network, said, “There’s immense competition out there and as a credible media network, it's our responsibility to not get lost in the confusion and deliver news with clarity and integrity. We take pride to warm-heartedly welcome media aspirants to the best academic institute in Delhi.
Sharma added, “With the new concept: ‘Newsroom as classroom’ assisted with highly experienced and professional faculty, the courses at ITVMI will not teach students from books, but from real scenes as the action unfolds”.