Awantipora, Aug 30 (KNS): The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (DJMC) at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) organized a day-long field visit to Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) Srinagar for its television journalism students.

The visit was conducted under the Industry Connect initiative to provide students with first-hand experience of the operations at a television broadcasting station particularly the Regional News Unit at DDK.

During the tour, the students visited various facilities and sections within the Kendra including the news unit, production control rooms, studios and earth station. The visit provided an opportunity to interact with senior officials from Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, including Deputy Director General (Engineering) S. Sanjeev who briefed them about the latest broadcasting service.

Students were given an elaborate tour by the Joint Director, Press Information Bureau, Srinagar, and RNU, DDK Qazi Salman who provided insights about the teams involved in news and other operations at the Kendra. During the visit, various key personnel including News Editors RNU DD Srinagar Shabir Dar and Sheikh Mudasir Amin and Producer Asif Nabi Khan gave a hands-on experience of the different sections.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

The students had the chance to have an engaging question-and-answer session with the officials. The department has been actively undertaking various efforts to build a deeper understanding of the field and provide necessary practical skills to its students.

Head DJMC Dr Mujeeb Liyakat said, “The visit is part of IUST’s extensive activities undertaken under the university’s flagship Industry Connect Program envisioned by Vice Chancellor, Prof Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, which aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry.”

The students were accompanied by Coordinator Industry Connect DJMC Dr. Monisa Qadiri and Faculty of Television Journalism, and Technical Assistant, Zahoor Ahmad.

Speaking about the visit, Dr Qadiri said, “In line with their practical requirements, the visit proved to be a unique opportunity for students to witness the behind-the-scenes processes at a television network and were briefed by respective teams on camera operation and recording, lighting, and editing, live transmission, uplinking, and downlinking of different feeds.”(KNS)