5
Apr

Some statistics regarding the Media & Entertainment Industry, Especially in the Indian Context –  SOBINS KURIAKOSE

These are pre-pandemic estimations and data, and we all have witnessed and contributed equally to the growth of online media industry during the lockdown. The number of social media influencers posting videos on anything and everything from, cooking, to life lessons, to pet videos to someone posting close to 200 videos of just staring at...
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4
Apr

Media Research: Making It Meaningful – Prof. K.V. Nagaraj

Media research all over the world has reached a stage of definitive acceptance. Even though the pace of acceptance is slow and the quality of research is to similarly improve by leaps and bounds, there is a realization for greater quality research in South Asia than ever before. Media research within academic portals has gained...
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28
Mar

What Has Improved Access for Women Directors and Women-led films in Indian film? – Rebecca Peters

This discussion will primarily focus on the Hindi commercial industry known as Bollywood,since that is the largest and most pan-Indian. While Telegu, Tamil, and Malayalam films alsohave substantial markets, since I do not have data specific to those regions, I will only discussBollywood.In the recent past, the number of women in the film industry who...
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18
Feb

Webinar on Development Communication in India – Professor Aparna Sharma

Professor Aparna Sharma talked about Community Video and its role in DevelopmentCommunication in India. The topic for her Presentation was “Community Video: Varied Needs andMethods”.On the outset she gave a brief statistical overview of the very vast and highly evolved medialandscape of India. She shared the statistics of mainstream and alternative media outlets in thecountry....
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17
Feb

Webinar on Development Communication in India – Summary of GCEC on 22 nd December

The event started with Ms. Florence Handique Rabha and Mr. Ujjwal K Chaudharywelcoming Dr. Ankuran Dutta. Dr. Dutta is an Associate Professor and Head, Dept ofCommunication and Journalism, Gauhati University, Assam.Dr. Ankuran Dutta spoke about the Global Communication Conclave which is celebrated forthe first time in the country. He discussed about the Developmental Communication in...
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8
Feb

Webinar on Development Communication in India – Siddharth Jindal

Siddharth Jindal is a student of Manipal Institute of Communication. The title of his researchpaper was “Infodemic during COVID Times: A reality check on the credibility ofInformation Source”. His objective was to find out the type of information provided by the government to spreadCOVID-19 awareness among the public understand the role of sources that carry informationto...
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