Day 9: summertime stories, issues of water supply and civic sense. And on making short videos.

Day 9 at the Journalism Course led from one topic to another. First based on looking at photos the class had clicked over the past 24 hours. Teacher Vincent D Souza showed a photo shared by Mylapore Times photographer Madhan - jackfruits on a tree in Alwarpet.

The discussion turned to Katri season and agninatchatram; photos and stories that can be based on the season.

Then the topic turned to water and civic issues that all of us need to understand and learn about.

Classmate Ananth read a story in the Hindu about chromium pollution in the groundwater in Pallavaram area. The class discussed issues on this subject that could prevail in their own areas.

Finally, the class watched a short video done by Mylapore Times on the state of the drying tank of Sri Kapali Temple in Mylapore. ( here is the video at www.youtube.com/mylaporetv )

We were told how the class could try making such newsy multi-media products and launch on their own.