The Hindu had on Thursday organised an event, “The Young Journalists’ meet” for school students in the National Capital.
Many who were keen to join the profession in the future and were curious about the nitty-gritty of the profession participated in the meet organised in Bal Bharti School, Karol Bagh.
Around 230 students from 46 schools including Amity International School, Ryan International School, Jamia Girls Senior Secondary School and others were a part of the meet cum interactive session, where The Hindu’s Delhi Resident Editor V. Sudarshan was a speaker.
Mr. Sudarshan spoke to students about their interests in news, news-related activities in schools, and their experiences they had while doing it.
While talking about her school magazine, a student from Amity International School said: “We bring out a 12-page weekly news magazine in which we dedicate one page each for current news, sports, opinion pieces and others.”
Another student said her school took out different news magazines on different topics ranging from sports to science and politics. A number of other students also shared their experiences they had while working on their school journal. Some also shared their experience of interviewing a prominent personality.
Sensing the enthusiasm among students, Mr. Sudarshan shared his personal experience as a journalist with students. He explained how a newspaper is brought out, how ground reporting is done and what are the details a journalist should focus on while writing a copy. He also told them about the five Ws and one H, the inverted pyramid style of writing an article.
Many questions were also asked once he explained how a newspaper is brought out and what goes into the filing of an article. Students were curious to know how spots are covered and what are the kinds of pressures that a journalist faces, among others.
At the end of the discussion, students were asked to summarise the discussion in 100 words. Three of the best write-ups will be awarded at a ceremony later.
