Activities
Updated on 02 Jul, 2016
SOJNMS Actively Participated in UNICEF’s #EndViolence Programme
Totally 40 radio journalists from All India Radio, Maharashtra and Gujarat as well as several private FM channels were sensitised to issues of digital safety and child rights during a two-day workshop (16 & 17 June, 2016) in Mumbai.
Inaugurating the workshop, Professor Shambhu Nath Singh, Head of School of Journalism and New Media Studies, IGNOU, said, “Technology is ever evolving. With incredible speed, frequency and effect, the medium of internet is influencing our lives. It therefore becomes pertinent for us to identify safe spaces for our children in the digital world.”
UNICEF is engaging the media, particularly Radio, for creating a holistic environment around the End Violence Against Children initiative, through interactive workshops culminating in the Radio4Child awards. Also present in the sessions were dignitaries from the field of media, business CSR heads and academia contributed to the proceedings.
Basis their learnings the trained programming heads will incorporate the issue of #End violence through their radio programs, blogs and social media platforms in addition to regular programming.
