Summary:
Government is planning to create a regulatory body for journalism and media institutes.
With media courses and colleges mushrooming across the country there is an undeniable need for such a body.
Any kind of educational institution must do justice to whatever education they are imparting.
There are various regulatory mechanisms trying to put basic minimum standards in various fields.
It is also being said that emergence of education in journalism as a business is creating space for people to behave in an unethical manner.
Journalism category has mushroomed after 90s.
Some are of the opinion that Journalism education has not created much problem.
Government is of the opinion that media is not covering news in an impartial manner.
Government has also invited foreign journalism institutes to come here and set up campuses and universities.
Media houses have their own training programs too.
Some experts say that government should desist from entering this area and allow the industry itself to look for avenues for better training.
One of the major global problem is journalism is becoming the larger subset of communication. A lot of media houses are being owned by larger communication companies.
There is also a pressure of revenue involved. There is social service and a public good involved in the news.
A government requires a free media and a free media indeed helps government. Government should not be adversary towards media.
Free and fair journalism should be encouraged.
There is a national body in US, training journalism students.
These debates are not unique to India. They are globally discussed.
Newspapers are far more conservative given the nature of the media.
Experts say that the government should play a minimum role from the educational perspective in journalism. They also say that Indian institute of mass communication is not yet ready to be qualified as national institute of excellence.
It is also true that a section of media has failed in handling real time information.
