MYLAPORE TIMES, the neighbourhood newspaper, has been running a course for many years now on the Basics of Journalism - during the summer holidays for school children.
The aim of this course is to expose students to journalism at a stage when they have to decide on college studies and a career.
The course is basic in nature and is spread over two or three weeks, with two hour sessions every weekday.
There are class-based lectures and field assignments.
For the 2007 course, we decided to start a blog which would record the reports, pictures and other assignments/contributions of the class.
The aim of this course is to expose students to journalism at a stage when they have to decide on college studies and a career.
The course is basic in nature and is spread over two or three weeks, with two hour sessions every weekday.
There are class-based lectures and field assignments.
For the 2007 course, we decided to start a blog which would record the reports, pictures and other assignments/contributions of the class.
