Saturday, 10 January 2015

Media Book Electronic Media (with more contents)

Electronic Media

Author: Ramji Tripathi
Price: Rs. 300.00

Publisher:
Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication
B-38 Vikas Bhavan, Press Complex, Zone 1, MP Nagar
Bhopal 462011
Phone: 0755-2554904

Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Media Book Electronic Media (Radio, Television and New Media)

Friday, 2 January 2015

Media Book Information section

Dear Colleagues,

Indian media teachers and students often complain that there are no good books that cover the syllabuses of journalism and communication courses with Indian perspective.

Publishers and distributors from metros and large cities do no reach Communication and Journalism colleges and departments with their books. I had experienced this myself when I was head of the department in University of Pune until 2007.

Many heads and principals do not realise that the situation is gradually changing. There are Indian authors who have been writing important, useful books, yet the teachers are not aware about this.
To overcome this situation, I propose to publish brief information about such books. You are most welcome to mail me titles of such books, photo of cover pages, tables of contents, and info about the authors. To begin with, this blog will cover only Indian communication and journalism books in English and Hindi.

Do please send me the info in MS Word 12, Times New Roman, single space, justified. (Any unicode font for the Hindi text.)

Note please that this is purely a voluntary, not-for profit initiative. In other words, there is no charge for the publication.

Please write to the publisher, distributors, or authors on the contact details provided in the blogpost. Please appreciate that it will not be possible for me to entertain any correspondence in this respect.

Please send me your comments and suggestions at:

drkiranthakur@gmail.com

Yours,
Kiran Thakur

Call for Papers: Media Watch Communication Journal

Call for Papers: Media Watch Communication Journal

Social Media: A virtual world where ‘social beings’ live

It won’t be preposterous to comment that we eat, sleep and live on social media. While a large majority views it as the ‘next big thing’, for a few it is already part of our routine system of work and life. The Guardian’s ‘Mood of the Nation’ research (2014) conducted on UK citizen found that using social media makes the people happier when compared to money and family. The privilege or choice of being connected to a world outside one’s reach is the core principle that makes these social sites an immediate advantageous tool for marketing or any other online undertakings.With the rapid growth of internet and associated network technologies with a huge rise in the use of tablet and mobile phones, social media is becoming even more ubiquitous and exhilarating. The consequences of this change and evolution are influencing every aspects of human life.

Keeping apart all these obvious terrains of social media explosion, what makes social networking significantly popular in the academic world is its potential in redefining space, society and identity. Being ‘social’ is acomprehensive expression holding many meanings at different point of references. As social media form a major part of a Company/Institute’s reputation, marketing and social identity, their presence online is given much prominence and precision, whereby the employers’ social presence is also being scrutinized.

At this juncture, Media Watch opens an opportunity for the effervescent media scholars to contribute their outlook and research findings on social media. The research topics include, but not limited to –

· Social media activism

· Social media in Politics

· Stardom and Social media

· Social Communication

· Social media and para-social relationship

· Virtual reality

· Film and social media marketing

· Ethics and social media

· Social Media and Critical Thinking

· Journalist on social media

· Social media theories and its relevance

· Tweets, Likes, Comments, Hashtag

· Identity conflicts online

· Privacy and security online

· Social network mediated communication

For detail information, please visit the journal website:

http://www.mediawatchglobal.com/

http://www.mediawatchglobal.com/media-watch-issues/forthcoming-issue/

Current Issue: January 2015

http://www.mediawatchglobal.com/media-watch-issues/current-issue-abstract/

Editor-in- Chief : Dr. Sony Jalarajan Raj

Send your research article submissions to:

sonyjraj@gmail.com

mediawatchjournal@gmail.com

mediajournal@ymail.com

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Near Amala Club
Puri-752 001, Odisha, India
Telefax: 06752-220088,
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Wednesday, 24 December 2014

AUSSIES SPENDING MORE TIME VIEWING TV ON A BIG SCREEN AND IN REAL TIME

Following from Dr. Sunder Rajdeep:

Research Material for the Dissertations :

LARGE AND LIVE: AUSSIES SPENDING MORE TIME VIEWING TV ON A BIG SCREEN AND IN REAL TIME

Media and Entertainment | 19-12-2014

The time Australians spent watching TV on conventional in-home TV sets rose by more than an hour per month year-on-year, according to the latest Australian Multi-Screen Report, which covers the third quarter of calendar 2014.

Despite household take-up of Internet-connected devices reaching a new high; TV screens still rule the roost with Aussies watching an average of 96 hours and 58 minutes (96:58) per month of broadcast television (including free-to-air and subscription channels) on their in-home TV sets – up 1 hour and 7 minutes (1:07) per month versus a year ago.

Most (91.6%) in-home TV viewing in Q3 2014 was live – that is, viewed at the time the broadcast actually went to air. 8.4% was watched in playback, meaning viewers recorded the material using a device such as a PVR or DVR and played it back through their TV sets within seven days of original broadcast time. Both live viewing and playback viewing rose year-on-year: by 9 minutes, and 58 minutes, per month, respectively.

OzTAM CEO Doug Peiffer said: “For all the changes and new options viewers have, television is still the centrepiece. Live TV viewing is level year-on-year, playback is up by nearly an hour, and people are spending more time with their television sets overall, because TVs are more versatile than ever. On top of their TV viewing time, Australians increasingly use their televisions to play games, watch DVDs or Internet-delivered video, browse the Internet, or playback TV content they’ve recorded beyond seven days from original broadcast. Such activities underscore the strength of TV and reinforce its position as the household main screen.”

Nielsen’s Senior Vice President, Cross Platform Audience Measurement, Erica Boyd said: “As people increase their overall time consuming content across screens, marketers have more opportunities to seamlessly connect with people in a way that is respectful of their time, relevant and interesting.”

Snapshot of TV viewing and technology penetration in Australian homes

Australians watch on average 96 hours and 58 minutes (96:58) of broadcast TV on traditional television sets per month – up 1:07 per month year-on-year (YOY).
91.6% of all broadcast TV viewing is live, with playback of broadcast content that viewers record and play back through their TV sets within seven days accounting for 8.4% (8:08 per month, up 58 minutes/month year-on-year).
Household Internet penetration is stable at 80% and Australians spend on average 37:44 per month online.
29% of homes have Internet-capable TVs, whether connected or not (Q3 2013: 22%).
45% of homes have tablets (37% in Q3 2013) and across the online population aged 16+, people claim to spend an average 1:47 per month using tablets to watch any online video – which can include both broadcast television and non-broadcast material.
74% of Australians aged 16+ own a smartphone (67% in Q3 2013) and self-report an average 1:56 per month viewing any video on these devices.
13.377 million Australians watch some video on the Internet each month (including broadcast TV and non-broadcast content): an average of 7:30per month.

Home is where the Wi-Fi is: Special study on homes with internet-connected mobile devices

To understand how internet-connected mobile device users (tablet and smartphone users in particular) use and share those devices with other household members, a special study was conducted in September, 2014.

The findings of this special study of people living in mobile internet-connected device households are consistent with research presented in earlier editions of the Australian Multi-Screen Report.

While audiences increasingly watch video content on mobile screens, such viewing is not the primary activity for which people use their Internet-connected mobile devices. Moreover, younger people are more likely to view any video on tablets and smartphones than are older age groups.

Smartphones are the most common Internet-connected mobile devices in study participants’ homes (91%), followed by tablets (60%), iPods (22%) and Kindles/e-readers (20%).
Larger households, and those with kids and teens, are more likely to have a greater number of internet-connected mobile devices.
Tablets are more likely to be shared than smartphones: across all study participants, 54% share their tablets versus 38% for smartphones.
People in larger households are more likely to share tablets and smartphones with other household members – particularly those homes with children under age 18.
The top activities among people aged 14+ are similar across tablets and smartphones: email; accessing search engines; social networking; getting news and information; accessing maps or navigation information; and video/entertainment.
Accessing TV networks’ catch-up TV websites and apps is more common on tablets than on smartphones – both via websites and apps.

Click here to download the full report

About The Australian Multi-Screen ReportThe Australian Multi-Screen Report, released quarterly, is the first and only national research into trends in video viewing in Australian homes across television, computers and mobile devices. It combines data from the three best available research sources: the OzTAM and Regional TAM television ratings panels and Nielsen’s national NetView panel, Consumer & Media View database and Australian Connected Consumers Report.

National Seminar in Gwalior on Role of Media in Nation Building

Following from Aditya Kumar Shukla/Dhruv Sabharwal:

We have an opportunity to offer our cordial invitation to National Seminar on

“ROLE OF MEDIA IN NATION BUILDING”, organized by Amity School of Communication, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior.

Important:

Seminar Date: March 27, 2015

Venue: Amity School of Communication, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior

Abstract Due date: January 15, 2015

Acceptance Information: January 25, 2015

Full Paper Submission: February 20, 2015

Note: The papers will be published in the proceeding in the form of book with ISBN number.

Delegate Registration Fees:

Academia/Industry Faculty Member: Rs. 1000/per person

Research Scholar/Students: Rs. 500/per person

Last Date of Registration: March 10, 2015

With 20% late Fees: March 25, 2015

With 50% late Fees: March 27, 2015 (On Spot Registration)

Note: Accommodation will be provided on the basis of requirement after submitting the payment for the same.

We solicit your active participation in this seminar with your research paper on the theme/sub-theme of the seminar. We also request you to recommend all interested faculties/researchers/students from all the departments of your institution to participate and submit research papers on the theme/sub-theme of the Seminar.

With regards,

Aditya Kumar Shukla/Dhruv Sabharwal

Assistant Professor; Seminar Conveners

Amity School of Communication, AUMP, Gwalior

Contact: +917693943094, +919410625969, +919179478832

E-mail: rmnb2015@gmail.com

Friday, 19 December 2014

Gandhi Fellowship: full time residential fellowship

Following from Dr. Sundar Rajdeep, HoD, DoCJ, University of Mumbai:

Greetings!

I am writing to you on behalf of Gandhi Fellowship, a full time residential fellowship. It is a 2 year leadership program designed for the inspired and inventive youth of India. It provides youth a first-hand experience of social change and develops leadership skills in the process. We at Gandhi Fellowship are training youth to become future nation builders to solve the pressing problems we face today.

We have begun our requirement drive for the batch of 2015–2017. The fellowship is conceptualized in a manner where a fellow goes through an outer as well as an inner journey of change.

AN OUTER JOURNEY

The fellow works with 5 Government Schools and their local communities, 5 Headmasters, 50 Teachers and 500 Children bringing about sustainable and visible enhancement in both the systems of school and quality in learning it delivers.

AN INNER JOURNEY

The deeper change is however something that happens within them. The program is designed for young people to systematically build the competencies of a LEADER. The fellowship provides a context and support for practical, grassroots experiential learning which deepens their understanding of existing systems; challenge their own abilities to find solutions and bring forth their own rigor and perseverance and leading change.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Gandhi Fellowship is a programme for those who are prepared to go on a journey of inner and outer transformation. A programme designed to unearth and mould from among the dreamers and doers in the youth - the nation builders of the future. A platform where the best young minds, deal with the problems of the times that are worth solving. The Fellowship challenges fellows over the course of a two year residential program to work with primary school headmasters to transform their schools. In the process, Fellows discover what they want to do with their own lives and how to go about converting their ideas into reality.

During the 2 years of the Fellowship, the fellows will be assigned 5 schools each. The fellows have to bring about a significant transformation in these schools. The 2 years are divided into four semesters. The program starts with an induction and immersion into the school and village context. And with each semester, the fellows get deeper into the challenges of the school and resolve them successfully. These 2 years have been interspersed with daily peer reviews, expert reviews, personal reflection workshops, field visits to social organizations, vipassana meditation retreats, reflective reading etc., which help the fellows evolve and develop critical leadership skills.

Financial Support: The fellows will receive a stipend of Rs. 14, 000 per month throughout their 2-years and they must cover their basic living costs with their stipend. The fellows are given a mobile allowance of Rs 600 every month, shared motor bikes, desktop/tablet/laptop, cost of water and electricity charges, rent and services of the cook are also borne by the organization.

We would also request you to kindly identify the students who would be interested in this presentation with a special focus on the final year students. The first years are most welcome to attend the talk as it would also consist a section concept of being our 'fellowship ambassador'.

For further details kindly visit the link- gandhifellowship.org

We would request you to identify a slot for the purpose of a presentation and recruitment of the fellowship for students from your college. Kindly help us with a slot for a presentation with your students after their semester examination. Looking forward to your cooperation and support.

Warm Regards,

Prerna Aneja

Marketing & Recruitment

Gandhi Fellowship

Ph: +91 9820001127

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