Loving the experience
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IIJNM students work for Channel 4, interviewing Bangaloreans
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Exciting: A new-media student on the job
“It was an experience to reckon with as it helped me understand the diversity of opinions people have in the city on one issue,” said Bansi Mehta, a print student at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (IIJNM), Bangalore. She was one of the 22 IIJNM students who worked in collaboration with U.K.-based Channel 4 to produce a special programme on India.
The students had to find out what Bangaloreans think of certain topics in the news on a given day. These ranged from issues of the day to the hot sports topic of the day to the celebrity of the day. The results were then uploaded on Channel 4's website. “The programme was meant for the international audience, so it was a different kind of experience,” said Surekha Deepak, IIJNM faculty who coordinated the project.
Channel 4 appreciated the work done by the students. “While we we're time-restricted by events in Haiti, your students' work greatly aided our website,” said Oliver King of Channel 4 news.
“I enjoyed every moment of the job assigned by Channel 4 as part of India Winter season. It was a matter of pride,” said Mrinmoy Bhowmick, a broadcast student.
Challenging
However, for a few, the experience was challenging. “It was tough to find people and make them talk during the office hours. One of the worst experiences was to ask students to talk on camera when they had exams to appear for,” said Arnab Lal Seal.
Some found the challenge exciting. They said that this would help them prepare for real-life situations. Chandan Singh, broadcast student, said, “It was all about meeting strangers. At times I had to give them newspapers to read and they were willing to participate. The whole exercise of briefing, convincing, shooting was a fun-filled learning experience.”
“As a print student, I was a bit wary of using a camera. In the first few shots I took, the faces were distorted and there was no audio. But it was a steep learning curve and soon my vox pop captured people walking horizontally (rock climbing) and tall people (the State volleyball team),” said Parimal Vijay S.S., another print student.
CHANDREYEE BHAUMIK
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