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Organised by The Press Club in association with BNHS
MUMBAI, September 27, 2015: Mumbai Press Club, in association with the BNHS, is organising a
certification workshop on Environmental Journalism.
The aim of the workshop is
not only to familiarize the media fraternity with key aspects related to
environment but to equip them with knowledge so that they will be able to
appreciate ecology.
Issues related to
environment conservation and sustainability have become crucial and an integral
part of all human endeavours in the past decade or so. This is because after a
century of reckless and unbalanced development across the planet, humans are
now faced with myriad threats such as pollution, global warming, habitat loss,
biodiversity loss, diseases, erratic weather patterns and social strife arising
from too much wants chasing too few resources.
The role of the ever
expanding media is very important is changing this state of affairs, whether it
is the traditional print media or the modern electronic media consisting of TV,
radio, websites, blogs and social media.
Media has been covering the
aspects, but the issues need to be addressed in a holistic and scientific
manner and assess their impact on the society. In order to educate the people
as a while for subsequent action, an unbiased and informed coverage and
analysis of the real issues assumes paramount importance.
Hence, this workshop,
powered by Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) that brings a unique opportunity
for practicing and budding journalists/writers/bloggers/PR professionals to
understand the environmental issues; learn to differentiate the real from the
cosmetic ones and understand the ways of portraying the same in a constructive
manner.
Please Note:
1) The workshop includes a
trek/trail at the BNHS Reserve inside the Film City.
2) Please wear clothes and
shoes accordingly.
Date:
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Time:
8.30 am to 1.00 pm
Venue:
BNHS Conservation Education Centre (CEC), near Film City, Gen Arunkumar Vaidya
Marg, Goregaon (East), Mumbai
Registration
Fees:
Rs 100 per head
Workshop structure: This
half-day workshop will include the following components:
- 8.00
am: Registration
- 8.15 –
8.35: Introduction and Brief Orientation
- 8.40 –
9.40: Nature trail in surrounding forest with BNHS resource persons
- 9.40 –
10.00: Tea and snacks
- 10.00 –
10.45: Presentation on “Environmental Journalism – How it should be? How
it should not be?”
- 10.45 –
11.30: Presentation on “How to report the findings of research” (two BNHS
research case studies)
- 11.30
am – 12.15 pm: Presentation on “Biodiversity in Mumbai Metropolitan
Region”
- 12.15 – 12.30 pm: Giving away of certificates and
end of program
Medium of instruction:
English (with responses in Marathi and Hindi where required)
We intend to keep the batch
seize to 25-30 to make the exercise meaningful.
Please
rush with your formal confirmation of participation by October 10, 2015.
