The Journalism Programme of Lady Shri Ram College is designed to give women an effective voice in the world of media. We believe that this voice will reflect the genuine development needs of all sections of a society in transition such as ours. In a democratic society, the exercise of the freedom of expression comes with enormous responsibilities, and the media plays a crucial, decisive role. Our attempt here is to train professionals, who are sensitive to the demands of this role, and who, in the pursuit of truth are alive to its many dimensions.
We see journalists both as transcribers of the aspirations of society and as catalysts of change. We wish to equip our students for the demands and rigours of the profession along with a commitment to accuracy, fairness, and knowledge. We seek to enliven them with that sense of vocation which empowers them to extend themselves beyond careerism to causes that need support, to ideas that need expression, and to the spirit that cherishes and values freedom.
The teaching methodology incorporates lectures, workshops, and seminars, and emphasizes independent projects and extensive written assignments. It is our attempt at LSR to imbibe the teaching-learning process with the kind of sensitivity that reconciles excellence with humanity, a pedagogy that can break free of rhetoric, shatter myths and rescue imagination and intuition using them as resources to conceive and initiate change. To do this we provide for our students a diverse faculty drawn from the ranks of academics and practitioners and conduct seminars and workshops by practitioners. Our students attend film screenings and documentary festivals as well as seminars and conferences on the media to expand their horizon of experiences and to expose them to a plethora of views. We take pride in fostering our students with ambition, motivation and above all the will to make a difference.
The department organised its annual academic meet, Juxtapose themed ‘Media: An Echoing Mosaic’, in March, which registered a footfall of over 100 students in various competitions. Day one, witnessed a stimulating panel discussion on the topic of ‘Artificial Intelligence Journalism Governance: The Future of Media and AI Technologies’. The panelists of the day included Dr. Rachna Sharma, Mr. Nitin Mantri, Mr. Sandeep Nigam, Ms. Mimansa Shekhar, and Mr. Suraj Kumar. The panel constituted on the second day deliberated on the topic ‘Representation of Diversity in Media’. It consisted of Ms. Sunaina Kumar, Mr. Lalit Kumar, and Dr. Anubhuti Yadav, and the discussion was moderated by Dr. Nikita Ladda. Captivating competitions attracted participants from various colleges to be a part of Juxtapose 2024. The competitions spread across the two days included ‘Cinema Sangam’ which quizzed the participants on their cinema roots, and ‘Headline Heist’, which engaged participants in a murder mystery and treasure hunt experience. Competitions on the second day included ‘Bizarre Bulletin’, which required the participating teams to create a news bulletin with a mysterious prompt that was shared with them three days before the competition. Subsequently, the teams needed to enact the news bulletin on the day of the event. Another competition, ‘Battle Of Brands’, involved participants locking horns with each other in teams, representing an already existing revenue-shark brand.
The department organised several lectures and talks throughout the year to enrich student engagement. Dr. Ambrish Saxena discussed ‘Non-Statistical Methods (Descriptive & Historical)’, and ‘Organizational Setup Of A Newspaper, Introduction To Editing, Role Of Sub/Copy Editor, Supplements, Backgrounders, Editorial Page’, in April 2024. Dr Rachna Sharma highlighted ‘How Multimedia Functions, Online Research, News Sources & Storyboarding For Online Journalism’. There were also workshops by Mr. Bhavesh Bhati, Ms. Surabhi Pandit on Photo editing and Sound Designing, respectively.
The department association organised several events such as the Fresher’s party, themed ‘Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana’, Orientation, Farewell, Hindi Diwas, Doordarshan Day, a visit to Ministry of Urban and Home Affairs, Media Literacy Week. For the theme of Viksit Bharat @2047 the association organised a quiz competition in January, and Nukkad Natak in February.
The Department of Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, held a virtual farewell for the students of the Batch of 2021 on 10th July 2021. The theme of the event was ‘The Best of Who You Are.’
There was a Department Orientation for the incoming students of the ‘Batch of 2021-24’ on 25th November 2021. The Media Research Cell was established on 20th July 2021 as the first-ever student-led research cell of the Department of Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College for Women. It is co-headed by Samridhi Chugh, Shivangi Chopra and Anushree Mukherjee.
It was conceived as a part of the department’s ‘Peer Mentorship Programme’ under the aegis of Dr. Vartika Nanda. It offered a team of 10+ meritorious students a conducive platform to exchange knowledge and skills on relevant subjects in the field of media. The Cell has so far curated two original newsletters, several research-based articles, blog posts, research compilations, event reports, educational videos, posters and other graphic-designs, social media and research-related work on a periodic basis for the overall benefit of the student community.
The Books and Films Club of the department organized a discussion on the short story ‘Indigo’ by Satyajit Ray on September 22, 2022, in its reading circle. The club also screened the movie ‘Blood Diamond” for the students on September 29, 2022. The department, in collaboration with Interface, the Academic forum of LSR, organized a screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Writing with Fire” on March 16th, 2023. Department organised a guest lecture on “ Sociology of News, Paid News and Fake News” by Professor Nipunika Sarkar, Amity University on 26th May 2023. Vaishnavi kanugula , PR consultant by profession and also alumna of the Journalism Department was invited to address the students on the topic ‘Voyeurism’ on 2nd June 2023. A guest lecture was conducted on 2nd June 2023 for Reporting and Editing for Print by Dr. Ambrish Saxena ,Academic Head – ZIMA and ZICA on “Newsroom and Anatomy of a Newspaper”. Further a workshop was conducted on 6th July 2023 on the topic ‘Basics of Editing for Television’ by Mr. Rajat Puri, the Deputy head of Editing for TV Today group.
Annual Academic Meet
The Annual academic meet of the Department of Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College for Women- ‘Juxtapose 2023’ was held on the 5th and 6th of April 2023. With a running theme of “By the People, For the People”, the academic fest aimed to ‘juxtapose’ the ideas of true journalism in an uncertain and ambiguous environment, where we live in today.
The event included various online and offline competitions. Online events included Logo Making, Panorama (Photography Competition), Meme-Making, and News Presentation Competitions. The offline events had insightful discussions on two topics viz, ‘Community Building in New Media’ and ‘Bridging the Gap between Citizens and Cinema’ and other exciting competitions such as The All India Media Meet, Ad-Mad, Turncoat Debate, and Media Quiz respectively on both the days.
Department Newsletter
Spectrum – an original newsletter publication from the students of the Journalism Department. Department releases newsletters pertaining to different topics like travel, technology, culture and traditions, write-ups on current issues etc . These letters are created by students of various years under the guidance of faculty members. The practice of making newsletters gives the students an open platform to show their talents in the field of writing, designing, photography, editing, and much more.
| Name | Areas of interest |
| Dr. Vartika Nanda Associate Professor (Teacher-in-charge) vartikalsr@gmail.com | Broadcast Journalism, Print Journalism, Prison Reforms Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Suruchi Shirish Parikh Assistant Professor suruchi1104@gmail.com | Print Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations, Media and Politics, Development Journalism Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Pushplata Assistant Professor pushplata.shan@gmail.com | Documentary Production, Photography, Media Industry Management, Specialisation in Advertising and Public Relations Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Violet Burman Assistant Professor violetbarman04@gmail.com violetbarmandeka@lsr.du.ac.in | Film Appreciation, Documentary Film Production, Radio and Television Production, Photography and New Media Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Sneha Bhati Assistant Professor snehu09@gmail.com | New Media; Digital Media; Broadcast Journalism; Multimedia Journalism; Media, Gender and Human Rights; Photography; Global media & Politics, Advertising and Public Relations; Media Literacy; Digital Literacy Publications and other works click here |
President – Hema Bhopathi
Secretary – Vidhi Kanojia
Treasurer – Vaishnavi Pandey
The Annual Publication of the Department of Journalism, ‘Counter Talk 2021’ was published on 26th September 2021. The theme of the publication was ‘The Digital War on Information’. The co-editors were final year students – Samridhi Chugh, Anushree Mukherjee, Palomi Gupta and Malak Tariq
2021: https://issuu.com/countertalk-2021/docs/countertalk-2021_0a0ff87c84b37f
2020: https://issuu.com/countertalk/docs/countertalk_2020