The students of Vivekananda School of Journalism and Mass Communication (VSJMC) department at Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS), a certified institution affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, recently presented the 4th edition of NEWSEUM, an annual three-day media exhibition.
Held in the CIA Hall, A Block of the college from 25-27 October, the exhibition engulfed within it some of the landmark cases of investigative journalism like Watergate Scandal, Bofors Scam, Swiss Leaks, Nira Radia Tapes among others. The visitors witnessed posters and photographs containing profiles of eminent investigative journalists such as Julian Assange, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, N Ram, P Sainath, Chitra Subramaniam, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Arun Shourie and Ritu Sarin among others. Apart from their experiences recognition and awards they have won are also presented.
With an aim of going inside the world of hidden realities, uncovered by journalists and media organisations, the exhibition attempts to give an insight into the amount of courage it takes to go into the depths of the complex scheme of things and what amount of risk is involved in revealing big names. A special place has been given to the recent “Panama Papers Leaks”, making it the centre of attraction.
Started in the year 2012, NEWSEUM has come a long way and holds its own niche as a major event. With the earlier editions based upon the topics Pulitzer Awards, Press History and Editorial Cartoons, the exhibition is turning out to be quite informative, especially for the students of journalism.
The students of VSJMC department under the able guidance of their faculty have been truly “investigating the investigators”. Charulata Singh, Dean, VSJMC expressed satisfaction over the hard work put in by the students. Speaking on the occasion, she said, “It is the students who organise the festival, generate funds and execute it.”
By Bhavya Bareja
