‘Bharatiya’ face of Journalism - Read KKT's Book

 Review by Prof. C K Sardana

HANDBOOK OF PRINT JOURNALISM by Prof. Kiran Thakur, Publisher : Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal Pages 393. Price Rs.375

Notwithstanding the hullabaloo as to whether Electronic Media, especially the New Media --

Prof Kiran Thakur

also called Social Media -- is going to stall any further progress in Print Media, the fact is that Indian Newspaper industry has shown phenomenal growth on all counts. While large number of newspapers in the West has been either closed down or suffered decline in readership, circulation figure of most Indian newspapers has continued to grow. Indian newspapers have added new additions, supplements, pullouts and publications. They are using the latest technology to produce black and white and color publications.

Our newspaper industry is among the best in the world.  Unfortunately, students of print journalism have been depending on books by foreign writers who obviously wrote with their experience in their respective countries. In the last few years, however, a number of books have been written by Indian professionals -- both practitioners and academicians. All this has been a disjointed effort. 

Makhanlal Chaturvedi University, an exclusive university for Journalism and Communication set up at Bhopal, came out with the concept of consolidating various nuances in journalism and communication in 2010. Under this well thought-out program, the University has brought out quality text books on Media-related subjects in conformity with the syllabuses in its own courses as also elsewhere in India and abroad, besides other publications. The University has thus carved a niche for itself through quality education, research, publications and organizing  even international events.

The book by Prof. Kiran Thakur, a veteran journalist-turned journalism teacher and a media researcher, is among a dozen text books already published by the University.

Prof. Brij Kishore Kuthiala, University's Vice Chancellor says in the Preface 'authors of these (text) books have provided the readers Bhartiya (Indian) perspectives on modern communication and journalism.' This is exactly what is required at the present juncture.  

The book is addressed to students and teachers of Print Journalism. It is not just a Handbook but an encyclopedia. It contains detailed information about the nitty-gritty of newspapers - what we call in engineering language: from concept to commissioning. It has chapters on newspaper reporting, editing, page design, sources of news, production of web editions. There are also chapters on theories and models of communication because of their importance for journalism students aspiring to be journalists. 

Some other noteworthy features of the book are a comprehensive glossary, lists of websites of Indian newspapers, code of ethics adopted by The Hindu besides other relevant web links. The readers will surely find the book useful to understand the complexity of the fascinating field of print journalism. 

MCU should be complimented for conceiving this idea of text books, commissioning right persons and getting more than dozen volumes written and published. These are in English. There is a huge Hindi heartland covering UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, MP and Chhatisgarh. The University should organize Hindi editions of these text books as a solid and lasting contribution to the teaching of journalism all over the country. (casardana@gmail.com)

You can’t kill a story!

Reproduced as it is with permission from http://reputationtoday.in/

TOPICS:BN KumarConcept PRCrisisPRCIReputation

POSTED BY: BN KUMAR APRIL 19, 2016

Crisis communication is about getting facts right, setting the record straight.

Crisis comes uninvited! And it happens when you least expect!

In fact, even the best of us do not enjoy any immunity from crisis. But the severity of crisis could vary depending on whether you are an individual or a corporate.

It could be a traffic constable holding you up when you are in a hurry to go for an appointment or for that matter what happened to Vijay Mallya or Maggi.

During my media training sessions (aimed at making corporate honchos media ready!), I am often asked this question: So, how do we handle crisis?

My answer is simple: Be prepared for it!

Three decades on, Union Carbide’s Bhopal disaster continues to stay top-of-the-mind when one talks of corporate crisis. The company avoided the media when MIC leaked from its shut-down plant and killed hundreds. As a reporter at UNI – the then premier news agency – in 1984, I was struggling to get official information.

A knee-jerk reaction to crisis that I have been witnessing among corporates is: “Get that damn story killed.”

I keep telling my clients during that requesting a journalist to kill his story is like asking him not to do his job! No journalist worth his salt would like to be told to kill his story. Instead, you should look at the facts and give your side to keep the story balanced. It is only when the journalist gets his information absolutely wrong that one can suggest that he should not do the story and even caution him about the legal consequences.

Some corporates and PR practitioners may brag that they can get negative stories killed. But such ‘successes’ cannot be repeated.

Even if you are successful in blocking a story in one particular publication, there is no guarantee that it won’t appear in another publication. The ‘source’ of that information can always approach another media house. For instance, a client of mine pressurized the space marketing department of a publication into killing a news item.  His celebration was short-lived as the same story with a big headline appeared in another newspaper, two days later.

Please check this case study as well. A PSU complained to a small newspaper management about a reporter who was writing so-called negative stories about the government company. The reporter was asked to quit. The PSU might have thought that its problem is over. But the sacked reporter joined a larger publication, which thrives only on negative and sensational reporting. Guess what happens now? The reporter writes against the PSU with vengeance! The government company’s crisis multiplied instead of dying down!

Many manufacturing units, which handle hazardous material or are prone to accidents, do conduct periodic safety drills. It is essential that even their corporate communication departments and their PR consultants (who handle hazardous stories!) oil their machinery well to handle crisis.

Here are the Ten Commandments for crisis communication; some of these may sound simple. Yet please keep them in mind (or as an air hostess says: Some you may be frequent fliers and are familiar with the safety instructions. Yet we request you to pay attention to the demonstration).

1. Do not behave like an Ostrich. Trying to hide or run away from the problem will add to complications.
2. Do not be evasive. On the contrary, be responsive. Set up crisis communication machinery, let there be a single source speaking to all – internal and external audiences.
3. Keep disaster management machinery on tenterhooks – With regular drills and surprise checks.
4. Always be transparent – If the problem has arisen due to your fault, admit it and ensure that you take quick corrective steps. To err is human?
5. Take crisis head-on – Address the problem, analyze it and try to find solutions.
6. Do not panic – Remember, crisis can happen to the best of us.
7. Communicate, you must. Others may say, communicate in crisis; But, we say: communicate always to avoid crisis!
8. Maintain credibility. Credibility is the 1st victim in any crisis. Remember, liars will always be losers.
9. Educate yourself, educate the media and TGs on crisis and plans to overcome. This is all the more important if the crisis situation arises from the media reporting.
10. Listen to PR counsel. Don’t brush them aside. A PR professional is not a fool. Otherwise he wouldn’t be working for you!

BN Kumar

Executive Director at Concept PR

B N Kumar (BNK24x7 to his friends) has about 40 years of experience in mass communications as a journalist as well as a PR professional.

He started his career with Free Press Journal in late 1970s, worked with United News of India and wrote for The Daily, Times of India, Mid-Day and Indian Express. He also ran a county paper called Newsbank New Bombay catering to the needs of Navi Mumbai before returning to mainstream by joining Business India. He started his PR career with the legendary Dhirubhai Ambani's Reliance Industries and was part of the team that set up O&M PR - the first PR arm of an Ad agency - 30 years ago.

He is also the National president of Public Relations Council of India (PRCI).

T N Ninan, Ravish Kumar chosen for RedInk Awards

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR NINAN,

RAVISH IS ‘JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR’

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Press Club has selected the Redink Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism on T N Ninan, Chairman & Editorial Director of Business Standard. The award, part of the RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism, 2016, will be given to Mr Ninan by the Governor of Maharashtra on Tuesday, 26 April, in Mumbai.

T N Ninan

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes Mr Ninan’s extensive contribution to business journalism through good editorial leadership he provided over the years to a host of publications. In particular, Mr Ninan, in the face of challenging business conditions, managed to revive and stabilize the Business Standard Group as an institution with high editorial standards.

Simultaneously, the coveted Redink ‘Journalist of the Year’ Award goes to TV anchor and NDTV India’s senior Executive Editor, Ravish Kumar, for his consistent and down to earth reporting on politics and issues that concern the common man.

Apart from these two awards, the Redink Awards for Excellence in Journalism will begiven in 10 other categories for meritorious work in TV, print and digital formats. The categories include Politics, Crime, Health & Wellness, Business, Environment, Human Rights, Photography, Science & Innovation, Entertainment & Lifestyle and Sports.

The selection of award winners is made by a jury of distinguished persons with domain knowledge for each of the categories. This year the juries include Justice B N Srikrishna for Human Rights, Shobha De for Entertainment & Lifestyle, SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya for Business, Harsha Bhogle for sports and Sudheendra Kulkarni for Politics.

Nearly 1,500 entries and nominations were received this year, up from 800 received last year. The judging process for the 10 categories is currently under way and will be completed by Saturday, 16 April.

The Principal Media Partner of the Redink Awards is STAR India, and is supported by the Aditya Birla Group, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Zee Entertainment, Eros International, Indiabulls Housing, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, 63 Moons Technologies and JSW Steel.

In a period when journalists and journalism are under severe threat and pressures from violence, vested interest and hashtag writing, the theme for the Redink Awards-2016 is: ‘TO RISE ABOVE IT ALL’.

The Awards will be presented to the winners at a glittering ceremony at the Jamshed Bhaba Hall, NCPA, in Mumbai on 26th April at 6.30 pm. The Guest of Honour for the event is Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Power, Coal, new & Renewable Energy.

The RedInk Awards, the only national recognition for good journalism instituted by a professional body, have been created to raise the bar of news and feature writing in India and to encourage fair play and high ethical standards in media.

In the past, doyens of journalism including Vinod Mehta, Kuldip Nayar, N.Ram, Mrinal Pande and last year Dr Prannoy Roy have been honoured with the ‘Redink Award for Lifetime Achievement’ for their long and consistent service to the profession.

For details, contact: Mrityunjay Bose 7039441019 or Rajesh Mascarenhas 9594088999.

Young Arabs reject ISIS, view UAE as model country

Findings From Eighth Annual ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey

• Lack of jobs and opportunities seen as the number-one recruitment driver for Daesh Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) are top allies in the region but Iran’s influence is on the rise
• Arab youth split over whether the U.S. is an ally or enemy
• Five years after fighting for political freedom during the Arab Spring, today most young Arabs prioritise stability over democracy
• The UAE is viewed as a model country for the fifth straight year, and is the most favoured nation to live in and set up a business

DUBAI, UAE: Arab youth say the rise of Daesh (ISIS) remains the single biggest challenge facing the Middle East, but young people in the region overwhelmingly reject the extremist group and believe it will fail to establish an Islamic state.

That is the headline finding of the eighth annual ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey.

“This is an important survey of how Arab youth – the largest and arguably most important demographic in the region – think about the evolving and challenging environment in which they live,” said Donald A. Baer, Worldwide Chair and CEO, Burson-Marsteller.  “Today’s Arab youth are tomorrow’s leaders, business owners, workers and consumers, and the information in this survey helps all of us to reach and understand this group better.”

Sunil John - a file pic

Sunil John, CEO of ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller, said: “Now in its eighth year, the ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey has established itself as a key referral source across the world, and we hope that by providing this data – which we share as part of our commitment to evidence-based communications and our social responsibility – will add to further dialogue about this important segment of society.”

While three in four Arab youth are concerned about the rise of Daesh, just one in six believes the terrorist group ultimately will succeed. Though concern is rising – with 50 per cent of youth citing it as the biggest obstacle in the region, up from 37 per cent last year – tacit support for the group is declining with just 13 per cent agreeing they could see themselves supporting Daesh even if it did not use so much violence, compared with 19 per cent in 2015.

A quarter of young people believe that a lack of jobs and opportunities are the main recruitment drivers for the terrorist group, although one in four of those surveyed also said they could see no reason why anyone would want to take up with Daesh.

Arab youth cite Saudi Arabia as their biggest ally for the fifth-year running (31 per cent), followed by the UAE (28 per cent) and the U.S. (25 per cent). But views on the U.S. are increasingly polarised. While two-thirds of young Arabs view the country as an ally, one third see the country as an enemy, especially in Iraq (93 per cent), Yemen (82 per cent) and Palestine (81 per cent).

Iran’s increasing regional influence is reflected in the survey, with 13 per cent of young Arabs now viewing the country as their biggest ally – although a small majority of young Arabs (52 per cent) view it as an enemy.

Five years after the Arab Spring, most young Arabs today are prioritizing stability over democracy. In 2016, just 36 per cent of young Arabs think that the Arab world is better off following the uprisings, down from 72 per cent in 2012 at the height of unrest.

The majority of young Arabs (53 per cent) agree that promoting stability in the region is more important than promoting democracy (28 per cent).  At the same time, two thirds are calling for their leaders to do more to improve their personal freedoms and human rights.

Twenty-two per cent of young Arabs, nearly one in four, cite the UAE as the country they would most like to live in, and just as many say it is the country they would most like their country to emulate. The UAE is also the most attractive country for potential entrepreneurs: Of the young Arabs who intend to start their own business in the next five years, a quarter would choose to set up shop in the UAE if they could.

International polling firm and Burson-Marsteller subsidiary Penn Schoen Berland (PSB) conducted 3,500 face-to-face interviews with exclusively Arab national men and women aged 18-24 in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain; Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Yemen. The interviews were conducted from January 11 to February 22, 2016.

“With 60 per cent of the population below the age of 30, the Arab world is characterised by its vast youth population,” said Jeremy Galbraith, CEO of Burson-Marsteller Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Global Chief Strategy Officer. “The ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey serves as a barometer of the overarching social, political and economic trends that define the Arab world through the eyes of its youth.”

PR networking meet 'The Commune' on Apr 27 in Mumbai

‘The Commune’ is Mumbai’s first ever community dedicated to PR and Brand/ Corp Communications professionals, facilitating face to face connections in a social setup.

Our first inaugural meet is happening in Mumbai at Tonic, 1st floor – Auriga room, inside Famous Studio lane, Mahalakshmi (West) on Wednesday, April 27th at 7.30pm (followed by an engagement session and then party till 1am)

Only 50 PR & Corp communications professionals (across functions) will be permitted. This session will see a mix crowd of senior management, mid-level and junior staff. Dress code is party wear/ semi casuals/formal, come as you will.

‘The Commune’ does not charge a premium for its meet. Entry fee is just Rs.200 per person.

Cost of Food/ Beverages to be paid by you directly to the club (Tonic) basis what you order. Don’t worry, we have got great offers to provide an incentivized socializing experience till 1am (check the attached invite for details)

With reference to the above, please let us know if you will be able to attend this meet.

It will be really helpful if you could also share this with your team in Mumbai. I believe they may be interested to be part of the gathering.

Please do get back at the earliest as the slots are limited. Registration closes by Thursday, April 21st.

Look forward to your response.

About 'The Commune'

‘The Commune’ is Mumbai’s first ever community dedicated to PR and Brand/ Corp Communications professionals, facilitating face to face connections in a social setup. Established by Deepak Kapoor (https://in.linkedin.com/in/deepakkapoor1), this initiative will ensure monthly gathering of the PR fraternity in the city’s best lounges and clubs. The Commune’ will achieve the following objectives:
·   Regular networking and social engagement

· Up-close access to influencers from PR, Journalism, Advertising, Media & Entertainment, Filmmaking and Radio among others,  as we'll call them for a session devised in a chat show format

·   Incentivized socializing for the PR fraternity through great discounts on F&B

·   Open access to individuals from across hierarchies & functions

·     Highlight achievements and talents of PR professionals

Best Regards,
Deepak Kapoor
Founder – The Commune
9833582474

Fly with Horses Can Fly @ A Special Price

Horses Can Fly, the first ever go-to-guide on how to build winning PRstrategies in disruptive markets in India, is now available at a special price for PRCI members and PRapport readers.

For PRCI members and and PRapport readers, the price of the book is Rs 170 (plus postage), as against its Amazon list price of Rs 225 (plus postage).

You can write to ajay@storynomics.in or call on 9820086357 for orders.

The business book has been authored by Ajay Sharma, Founder & CEO at Storynomicx, who is also the Chairman of PRCI Mumbai Chapter.

Ajay being inducted into PR Hall of Fame

Ajay was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Public Relations Council of India at the 10th Global Communication Conclave.

Horses Can Fly uses recent research and in-depth analysis to illustrate how Mobile Internet and availability of cheap smartphones are dramatically altering how audiences consume news.

Horses Can Fly offers deep insights on how corporate storytelling will have to adopt new story formats and move beyond influencing media narratives ina News 3.0 world.

The book also offers a framework to manage the constant paracrisis scenarios that confront communication managers.

Horses Can Fly is written in an engagingly anecdotalstylewith short, interesting caselets. 

Click here for a complimentary e-book titled PR Handbook for News 3.0 Markets by Ajay.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/44crxl7iv3e5u0h/PR%20Playbook%20for%20News%203.0%20markets.pdf?dl=0

#20plenty4water - How IPL can raise Rs 1,000 crores plus for water fund

The Bombay High Court raised questions over wastage of water during the ongoing IPL matches.

And former IPL boss now abroad, Lalit Modi, has tweeted asking BCCI to contribute Rs 1,000 crore for Water Fund or drought relief.

We at PRCI, which has launched the #20plenty4water campaign have this suggestion to IPL and BCCI management.

Hope this will catch their attention.

And this is the least that we cricket fans also do to quench the thirst of millions of Indians struggling for water in drought-hit parts of India.

Read on to find out how!

PRCI supports Eastern Chemmeen International Short Film Awards 2016

KOCHI: The Eastern Chemmeen International Short Film Awards 2016 organised by the Global Initiative for Excellence (GIE), publishers of Global k Magazine, and supported by PRCI has invited entries from film makes.

Short films are the current rage among youth and senior age groups around the world. Besides appealing to these target groups, the Eastern Chemmeen International Film Awards will include a focus category that is attracting global attention, namely transgender issues.

“Presently, India has only a handful of short film festivals attracting national attendance. Our aim is to make Eastern Chemmeen International Short Film Awards 2016 a prominent name on the short film calendar in India and internationally, said Joe A Scaria, Executive Director, Global Initiative for Excellence addressing a press conference.

The Awards have been branded ‘Chemmeen’, which is one of the all-time classics among Indian movies, and particularly because the movie has recently celebrated its golden jubilee.

The jury will comprise of renowned names such as Dr. Biju, a multiple national award-winning director, Bollywood sync sound expert and sound designer Jayadevan Chakkadath, prominent Cinematographer M J Radhakrishnan who has won the Kerala State Film Award 6 times for Best Cinematography, well-known Editor Manoj who won the 2015 state award for Best Editor for the film ‘Ivide’, Dr.Meena T Pillai, writer and critic who heads the Centre for Cultural Studies of Kerala University, and Angel Glady an international theatre artist and transgender activist from Chennai.

Well known journalist, Siraj Shah is the artistic director.

The best film will be give a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh.  The other awards are for best actor/actress, best director, best editor, best cinematography, best script and popular film. The popular award will be selected by the audience through social media.

An added incentive is that the winning director will get a chance to assist one of the jury members in his next movie.

The Focus Award will go to the best movie that deals with transgender issues. Gender awareness and sensitization, particularly regarding transgender issues are presently ruling media headlines across the world. The film that sheds light on transgender issues and focuses on their lives and issues will be conferred the Rituparno Ghosh award, named after the late young film maker who was candid about his own sexuality and sought to highlight sexuality-related thoughts through his works.

Contestants can make submissions only online. The entry form can be accessed on the website http://shorts.reelmonk.com/ The last date for submitting entries, with an entry fee of Rs 1,000 each, is May 9, 2016.

The awards are sponsored by Eastern Group and is supported by the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI), the leading PR & communication organisation pan-India with about 30 26, the Shenoy’s Group of Theaters, prominent theatre group in Kerala which is celebrating its Golden Jubilee, online movie platform Reel Monk, and Ergo Consulting, a leading event management company.

NavasMeeran, Chairman, Eastern Group, Vivek Paul, CEO & Co-Founder, Reelmonk, Mansoor Piman, Social Media Coordinator, also addressed the media.  

Dont ape Indian media, says Pak regulator

For long, Indian media, particularly the TV channels ave been under fire for sensational coverage and debates. Pakistan guests appearing on channels have also been having bitter experience and complaining that they do not get proper chance to speak.

Now look at this advisory issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority which is self explanatory.

Many doubted if tjhis note is genuine. It is. I checked on PRNA site - http://www.pemra.gov.pk/
- Editor

PRCI NOW Channel is up

Our own channel - PRCI NOW - is up and running.
Please check the photo album of Kolkata Conclave right away, with music and enjoy the golden movements that we experienced.

Will shortly upload some videos too.

Request all of you to keep sending good pictures and albums (by CD, if you have more than ten pictures to share with PRCI fraternity).

Enjoy!

Editor

CHANAKYA Editorial Board

Presenting the Editorial Board of CHANAKYA.

Requesting all to send in their respective contributions by April 02, 2016 for the April-16 issue.

regards

BNK

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MANAGING EDITOR:

M.B.JAYARAM

Editor in Chief

BN KUMAR

EDITORS

RT Kumar

Vijayalakshmi

PK Pani

C J Singh

Zonal Editors

Renuka Salwan – North; B K Sahu – East; Amit Tripathi – West; Dr K R Venugopal – South

T Vinay Kumar - International

City Editors:

NEW DELHI-Gaganjit Singh; MUMBAI-Ajai Sharma; JAIPUR- Anuradha Mittal; HYDERABAD- Dr.Ghisulal Jain; CHENNAI- Suganthy S; SHOLAPUR - Ravindra Chincholkar; BHUBANESHWAR Ashok Kumar Panda; KOLKOTA; RN Mahapatra GOA. Ravi Bhatnagar; KOCHI;- US KUTTY:BARODA-- Malathi Gayakwad. VARANASI--Vishwanath Pandey.;MYSORE- Prof R N Padmanabh; PUNE-- Avinash Gawai.;BANGALORE BK Ravi; AMRAVATI – Rajesh Bobade

Columnists

S Narendra-  New Delhi

Jitender Bhargava - Mumbai.

Bish Mukherjee Sydney

Mathew Hibberd UK

Dr. Narashima Reddy Hyderabad.

Marjorie Andrewson Australia.

Sanjeev Bhanawat  Jaipur

Dr. Manohar. Bangalore.

ADVISORY BOARD.

Vishwanath Pandey – Varanasi; Deepak Jolly – Gurgaon; Sanjeev  Bhanawat – Jaipur;

Dr Ch. Sanjay – Hyderabad;G C Banik – Mumbai;Vijayakumar – Bengaluru; Pranab Pani – Bengaluru; Harsha Suhalka – Bhopal;D Ramachandran – Hyderabad;Anil Nayak – Bengaluru;B M Sundaram – Bengaluru;Shabnam Asthana – Pune;Jayaprakash Rao – Mysore;Aparna Dharmender – Hyderabad;TVS Narayan – Hyderabad;B Thyagaraj – Bengaluru;Natesh Nair – Kerala;Dr C Manohar – Bengaluru;Arjit Majumdar – Kolkata;SR Krishnan – New Delhi;S K Kaul – New Delhi;Naomi Junaid –Bengaluru

PrezSpeak: Chanakya April 2016 and the rest of the news

This one is for those who believe that Awards do not make news.

The announcement in PRappot of Chanakya awards presented during the Kolkata conclave has been such a hit that the story has clocked record page views of a thousand, surpassing the previous highs.

http://prapport.blogspot.in/2016/01/chanakya-hall-of-fame-awards-2016.html

What is more, PRapport has now registererd over 26,000 pageviews making it one of most popular niche e-mags.

Not only does PRapport pops up Google searches, but it appears in Google alerts. I received alert on the story about PRCI-Nib Awards in association with Ernakulam Press Club.

Now, over to CHANAKYA issue of April 2016.

The next issue of PRCI House Journal - will focus on Teamwork.

We hereby invite your contributions in 200 words to 600 words on:

• What you think about teamwork,
• How it’s important, and
• How we can fail if we dont work as a team

Personal anecdotes will add flavour to your story.

Short interviews with your leaders are also welcome

Please mail contributions by Saturday, April 02, 2016.

There have been murmurs that the inaugural issue of CHANAKYA carried one too many articles by me.

Our Chairman Emeritus and Chief Mentor has taken pains to explain that that happened because not many from us sent in our contributions, despite repeated requests.

Some PRCI Chapters complained that their activities did not figure in the mag. Again, that was because we did not receive any reports of pictures on their activities. But remember, we devoted four pages for Chapter Charcha!

Let’s bury the past. Let’s look to the future.

Please, please send in your reports and contributions by the next Saturday, April 02, 2016. Do remember to send in high-res pictures, too.

This new-look PRapport has been highly appreciated. It’s easy on the eye and neat, many said.

As regards major events, I personally felt sorry to report that The Global PR Summit (scheduled to be organized by http://www.thepworld.com/pevents) for which PRCI is the Communication partner has been rescheduled. But between PWORLD and PRCI, we hope to organize it around November.

But before that, we have been asked to conduct couple of other major events, including a youth festival and a YCC summit. We shall be giving the events some shape within a month and update you.

Before I sign off, here is the latest statistics on PRapport page views:

Country	Pageviews
United States	16169
India	7770
Poland	342
Germany	247
Portugal	176
United Kingdom	128
France	106
Russia	101
United Arab Emirates	68
Hong Kong	66

Have a great time and do take care of yourselves.

Global PR Summit rescheduled

MUMBAI: The Global PR Summit, scheduled to be held in Mumbai on April 21 and 22, 2016 has been rescheduled.

The organisers of the event have regretted the inconvenience, if any, caused to PR professionals.

A fresh schedule is being worked out which shall be communicated in due course, The Global PR Summit and PRCI, which is the communication partner to the event, said.