National Press Day celebrated in the university

Guwahati: The Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University hosted an all-day event to commemorate the National Press Day. Senior journalist Karishma Hasnat was the keynote speaker of the session. Filmmaker Parthjit Barua took a class called “Meet the Director” for students.

Those present at the National Press Day function included Professor Asha Kothari, Department of English, Dr Jagdish Sarma, Secretary, University Classes and Professor Jayant Krishna Sarma, Dean, Faculty of Arts.

During her speech, Karishma Hasnat emphasized the importance of women journalists in Northeast India. He discussed first-hand accounts of his work covering the conflicts, emphasizing the difficulties he faced in reporting from the region. When he talked about the importance of artificial intelligence, he recognized both its advantages and disadvantages and emphasized its role as well as the value of taking online courses. His speech ended with words of encouragement for aspiring journalists and practical advice on how to interact effectively with people.

Subsequently, the moderator, Dr. Raman Bora, emphasized on the growing rift in a multicultural nation which leads to problems like social unrest and increase in crime. He also emphasized the shortcomings of AI in media practices, especially the inadequate understanding of ethics. He focused on concerns related to misuse of AI in creating deepfakes.

During the second session, Professor Asha Kothari, Department of English, discussed the value of press freedom and how it contributes to the development of a democratic state. He advised and inspired the students of the Department of Communication and Journalism to never give up their work, no matter what. Filmmaker Parthjit Barua stressed that films can both change and reform society.

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The department also honored other conflict journalists who lost their lives in conflict zones over the past few years, including American Marie Colvin, Japanese Kenji Nagai and Indian Nazmul Hasan.