The final year students of journalism and mass communication of Lovely Professional university, Punjab are in high-spirits over the success of their internship program June-July 2016. From the presentations and internship examination that took place on 20th of August 2016, it is evident that students who joined as interns in different institutions proved their mettle in the most impressive manner.
Stephanie Kunda from Zambia who interned in ‘The Times of Zambia’ gets chatty about her work experience in the organization. She says it was one of the most challenging but interesting phases of her academic career. “I was sent to courts to collect civil and criminal cases, hearing court verdicts was part and parcel of the job, I had to pen down reports every day on every single case I heard. To approach the gatherings, talk to personnel, listen to every side of a story were all novel things I learnt from this period. ” she adds.
Arpita Srivastava, hailing from Lucknow. is indeed proud to be a part of the prestigious media houses ‘The Times of India’ and ‘The Hindustan Times’, Lucknow. She recollects it as tough and easy in equal measure, to be a part of any media house. “I was rejected many a times”, she chuckles. From the experience that Arpita narrated, it was clear cut that the bliss of getting an article she had penned, published was incomparable.
Students submitted a detailed report on their internship activities with certificates; all prepared for the Viva. Questions were shot and swift were the answers. Agnes Almasy from Tanzania too shared her experience on working with a Tanzanian regional channel, ITV (Independent Television ltd), calling it the most memorable and enriching fragment of her life. She says, “The channel offered me a job, they said the doors of our media house are always open for you, I literally cried tears of happiness that day “.
AND TODAY…THE INTERVIEWS ARE ON…!!!!
Various companies and media houses visit the Department of Journalism to recruit students in their respective areas and fields. From the internship phase to the interview phase – students call it their greatest achievement.
