Online media studies from Madras University

Updated on: Saturday, April 28, 2012

Madras University is all set to take off with a new two-year course on journalism that trains students on effective use of smart phones as a journalism tool.

Speaking at the launch of course and facilities, Gopalan Ravindran, Head of the Journalism Department, said, conventional media has been around for a while, but digital journalism has been making sea of changes in journalism.     

A specialised online media lab has been set up on its premises for students to take up the two-year course in online media.

Apart from handling conventional tools of journalism, the course will also deal with online privacy and defamation issues.

Students completing this new course will be awarded a Master's degree in journalism.

According to sources, Madras University is one of the first in the country to offer journalism courses, as early as 1947.

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