Make the Change, Become a Journalist by Prof. Abhay Nema, SICA College, Indore

 

Make the Change, Become a Journalist

 

If you have a passion for reading and writing, if  you enjoy travelling and eating different types of food and if you feel that you can influence your society and politics, then Journalism and Mass Communication course is for you. The purpose of the profession of journalism is to inform, educate andentertain people. After doing Journalism and Mass Communication course, you can work in print media i.e. newspapers, magazines, television and radio in Hindi, English and other Vernacular languages acrossthe country. The press of India is called the heartbeat of the country. There are 17,000 newspapers in the country and their total circulation is about 40crores. At the same time, about 200 million households have TV sets where people watch TV through DTH and cable. 900 private Satellite TV stations broadcast TV programmes. Also, there is radio. All India Radio reaches 99 per cent of the country's population directly. Along with this, new age media has now given wings to the media industry in the country. According to internet world state.com, there were 56 crores of internet users, in the country in 2019.According to the investindia.gov.in, India’s Media & Entertainment industry is expected to grow to $55-70Bn by 2030 at 10-12% CAGR, led by OTT,Gaming, Animation and VFX. At the same time,smartphone user base and broadband subscriber isalso increasing. The no. of Smartphone users was increased to747 million in 2021. The increasing young population exhibits changing mediaconsumption habits and evolving lifestyles. 385 million millennial account for 65% of the total Indian population.

Youngsters can tap this opportunity in Media Industries by acquiring skills and professionaleducation in Mass Communication and Journalism. SICA College offers undergraduate BAJMC Courseto youngsters. Qualified and professionalexperienced faculties can mould the students required for media industries through interactions, industrial tours, practical and projects with media experts. At SICA College, students can acquire the potential to become media professionals. Here the students have full opportunity to become proficient in the skills of Print media, TV, Radio and New media.

So if you think, you can make a good career by becoming a media specialist, influencing your society and politics, then you can fulfil your goal by taking admission in Journalism & Mass Communication course at SICA College.