Seminar at Ravenshaw University

Seminar on 'Challenges to the Media'

The Dept of JMC, Ravenshaw University, is organizing a seminar on Nov 16 to celebrate the National Press Day. Dr Bharat Bhushan, an eminent Delhi-based journalist, will be the chief speaker. He'll speak on 'the Threats and Challenges to the Media today'. 

Here is the brief bio-profile of Dr Bharat Bhushan :

-Bharat Bhushan has been a journalist for over 25 years. He is currently Editor of a digital news venture (www.catchnews.com).

- He was the founding Editor of  Mail Today. Earlier, he was the Executive Editor of the Hindustan Times, Editor of The Telegraph in Delhi, Editor of the Express News Service, Washington Correspondent of the Indian Express and an Assistant Editor with The Times of India.
- He is a Ph.D from Imperial College, London.
- He was also a Visiting Scholar at Cambridge University.
- He was a member, Executive Council, Indian Institute of Mass Communications, New Delhi.
- He was invited to be a part of the South Asian Editors Mission to Sri Lanka (2006) and of the International Editors Mission to Pakistan in 2007 to examine issues of press freedom in these countries. 
- He has written regular columns for Asian Age and Business Standard newspapers and for Outlook magazine, besides hosting a weekly programme on foreign affairs – India’s World – for the official television channel of Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha TV.