Reporter vs Stringer: Who are the best?

 Have you ever heard the term stringers?, Do you know how they work? How they are hired? I am sure that you must have heard about them but it is possible that you know very little about them. In this blog, we will get to know about them and we will also try to differentiate between a stringer and a reporter.

 

Let us start with stringers, stringers are those who are associated with multiple organizations at a time. They are a kind of reporter who reports news on a commission basis. He/She gets paid as per the news individually whereas reporters or correspondents are associated with an organization and their salary is fixed. One can be a stringer even without any degree from the bestmedia school but a degree/diploma in journalism and masscommunication is a must for a reporter.

 As stringers are freelancers, they do not receive any regular/fixed salary and the amount and type of work are typically voluntary and it fluctuates as well. However, stringers often have an ongoing relationship with one or more news organizations, to which they provide content on particular topics or locations when the opportunities arise.

 Previously, they were paid on 'per inch text published' basis but with the time it changed and now they are being paid as per the news/content. They also earn through 'commission-based advertisement', they collect some local advertisements for newspaper and in the return newspaper organizations pay them a fixed commission per advertisement. Many of the stringers are not full time but they are doing it in their leisure time. Parallelly they run a business or shop or anything else.

 Now, you must be thinking about how they are hired. Let us move to this question now. They are not hired but they contact the news organizations that they want to be 'stringer' for them. As this is a win-win situation for any organization, they don't hesitate in hiring them. I said this win-win situation because they don't have to pay them for free. They have to pay them only when news/content will be brought to their table. So it is a win-win situation, isn't it?

 Whereas reporters study in one of the best media college, they do some internships, then they get placed in some organization with a fixed salary. Nowadays, the culture of the best online media college is also on-trend. So they can do their study from the comfort of their home as well. If you will ask my opinion, I would suggest to go for being a reporter rather than being a stringer. The career of stringers are very uncertain but the reporters' career is too much stable

 

 

All the Best,

Afzaal Ashraf Kamaal

IAAN

 

कितना कमाते हैं NEWS ANCHORS?

 

आप अक्सर सोचते होंगे कि ये चमक-धमक वाले न्यूज़ प्रस्तोता आख़िर कमाते कितना होंगे? आप सोचते होंगे कि कितनी शानदार होती है ना इनकी लाइफ़ कि सूट-बूट चढ़ाओ, कैमरा पर आओ, बहस कराओ या खबरें पढ़ो और घर चले जाओ। ऐसा नहीं है। इन्होंने इस स्तर पर पहुँचने के लिए बेहद संघर्ष किया है। किसी भी बड़े चैनल के प्राइम टाइम एंकर की कहानी संघर्षों से भरी है। चाहे अंजना ओम कश्यप हों, श्वेता सिंह, रजत शर्मा या रविश कुमार सबने इस मुक़ाम को पाने के लिए बेहद नीचे से शुरुआत की। ये भी किसी best media college से पढ़े होंगे फिर कहीं इंटर्नशिप की, फिर डेस्क जॉब या रिपोर्टिंग और धीरे-धीरे कारवाँ बढ़ता गया और अपने अनुभवों के साथ वो यहाँ हैं।

आज इस ब्लॉग में जानेंगे कि कैसे आप एक एंकर बन सकते हैं, आपकी शुरुआती तनख़्वाह कितनी होगी, और कौन सी डिग्री एंकर बनने के लिए महत्वपूर्ण है। इस ब्लॉग के अंत में दिल्ली के कुछ best media school के बारे में भी जानेंगे। 

 

अगर आपने बारहवीं पास कर लिया है तो ही सबसे सटीक वक्त है इस बारे में सोचने का। आपको अभी से ही कूच बेसिक स्किल्स पर काम करना होगा। मिसाल के तौर पर आप अभी से ही अख़बार पढ़ने की आदत डालिए। रोज़ाना बोलने का अभ्यास कीजिए। अगर लोगों के सामने बहुत बोलने में हिचकिचाहट होती है तो शुरुआती दौर में आप आइने के सामने अभ्यास कर सकते हैं। आइने के सामने अभ्यास करने से आपने अंदर कॉन्फ़िडेन्स डेवलप होगा। अपने आसपास की समस्याओं पर नज़र रखिए और मौक़ा पड़ने पर अभी आवाज़ सभ्य तरीक़े से उठाइए। अब आप सोच रहे होंगे कि क्या मात्र इतना करने भर से आप एंकर बन जाएँगे? तो नहीं, ये मात्र शुरुआत है जिससे कॉलेज जाने के बाद आपको ज़्यादा समस्याओं का सामना नहीं करना होगा। कोई भी अच्छा mass communication college शुरुआत में आपको यही चीजें बताएगा।

 अब आप किसी भी ढंग के कॉलेज में अड्मिशन ले लीजिए। अड्मिशन लेते वक्त ये ध्यान रखिए कि वहाँ कौन लोग पढ़ाते हैं, किस यूनिवर्सिटी से सम्बद्धता है, प्रैक्टिकल लैब्स हैं या नहीं, प्रैक्टिकल ट्रेनिंग होती है या नहीं। अगर आप दाख़िला लेते वक्त इन चीजों का ध्यान रखते हैं तो यक़ीन मानिए कि आप कॉलेज से ही इंटर्नशिप या जॉब लेकर निकलेंगे। शुरुआती वक्त में आपकी तनख़्वाह 25-30 हज़ार के बीच हो सकती है।

 अब अगर आप दिल्ली में मास कम्यूनिकेशन कॉलेज तलाश रहे हैं तो आप Jamia, IIMC या IAAN में दाख़िला ले सकते हैं।

 

 

All the Best,

Afzaal Ashraf Kamaal

IAAN

 

PHOTOGRAPHY वाली कला को ऐसे निखारें!

 क्या आपको मालूम है कि आप अपने फ़ोटो खींचने के शौक़ को ही अपना करियर बना सकते हैं? बहुत हद्द तक सम्भव है कि आपको ऐसा मालूम होगा। सोशल मीडिया और डिजिटल मीडिया के इस जमाने में आख़िर छिपा ही क्या हुआ है। आप इस बात से बखूबी वाक़िफ़ हैं कि आपका शौक़ आगे चलकर आपको पैसे कमाने में मदद कर सकता है तो आइए जानते हैं कि उसके लिए आख़िर आपको करना क्या होगा। आख़िर कैसे कैमरे के हुनर से आप ना सिर्फ़ पैसे कम पाएँगे बल्कि साथ ही साथ मशहूर भी हो जाएँगे। हम ये भी जानेंगे कि किस best media school से पढ़कर आप कैमरे की और भी बारिकियाँ समझ सकेंगे। 

 

एक फोटोग्राफ़ी स्कूल का काम आपको तराशना होता है। आप अपने थोड़े-बहुत हुनर के साथ वहाँ दाख़िला लेते हैं और जब आपके निकलने का वक्त आता है तो आप एक हुनरमंद प्रफ़ेशनल की तरह वहाँ से निकलते हैं। देश में तमाम ऐसे सरकारी-ग़ैर सरकारी संस्थान हैं जहां से आप फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी सीख सकते हैं। तो सबसे महत्वपूर्ण सवाल ये उठता है कि क्या कहीं भी दाख़िला लिया जाए कोई फ़र्क़ नहीं पड़ेगा? इसका जवाब है कि पड़ेगा, बहुत फ़र्क़ पड़ेगा। आपको इस ब्लॉग में ये समझने को मिलेगा कि फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी प्रोफेशनल बनने के लिए कॉलेज का चयन कैसे करें  और कैसे आप bestmedia college का चयन करके ना सिर्फ़ अपना हुनर निखार सकते हैं बल्कि कॉलेज से निकलते वक्त इंटर्नशिप या जॉब लेकर ही निकलते हैं।

 

किसी भी कॉलेज में दाख़िला लेने से पहले ये पता करें कि कौन लोग वहाँ पढ़ने आते हैं, किन लोगों से आपको प्रैक्टिकल क्लास दिलायी जाएगी। जो लोग पढ़ाने आते हैं उनका निजी अनुभव क्या है? वो कहाँ काम करते हैं? क्या उन्हें किसी भी तरह का इंडस्ट्री का अनुभव है? ये आपके सबसे मूलभूत सवाल होने चाहिए। दूसरी सबसे महत्वपूर्ण बात ये है कि फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी वाइटबोर्ड या ब्लैकबोर्ड पर पढ़ा कर याद करवा दिया जाने वाला विषय नहीं हैं। इसमें आपको प्रैक्टिस करनी होगी। रोज़ाना प्रैक्टिकल क्लास करनी होगी और उसके लिए कॉलेज में कम से कम एक फ़ोटो लैब भी होना चाहिए। अब अंतिम लेकिन बेहद महत्वपूर्ण बात ये कि वो best online mediacollege इंटर्नशिप या जॉब प्रोवाइड कराता हो। मिसाल के तौर पर दिल्ली में स्थित IAAN School of Mass Communication में ये सारी खूबियाँ हैं। वे NGMA जैसे प्रतिष्ठित संस्थान में इंटर्नशिप दिलाते हैं और बड़े मीडिया संस्थान में जॉब के लिए ड्राइव भी कांडक्ट कराते हैं। आप अपने कॉलेज ढूँढने के संघर्ष के दौरान एक नज़र इस कॉलेज पर भी डाल सकते हैं।

 

 

All the Best,

Afzaal Ashraf Kamaal

IAAN

   

How COVID news is being reported?

 The word Coronavirus or COVID-19 is not new for us. The second wave of the virus is impacting lakhs of people's lives. Again these situations are like before as it was in 2020. Frankly speaking, the situations are more than worst in the country. There are some professional journalists, who spent their whole life in health reporting and that they are substantially attentive to what to try to and what to not during this field. However, some journalist has started covering the COVID-19 news because it's the demand of the time. this kind of journalist is vulnerable to make some mistakes because of lack of information.

 

 Here are some tips compiled from various industry experts on health beat reporting:

 · Words matter and in health reporting they create an enormous difference. Thus, be really conscious when using medical terms in your reports. Let us understand it with an example, some people call the COVID-19 epidemic and a few call it the pandemic. Both terms represent various things and thus, using the term supported the context is mandatory. Thus, in health beat reporting, you want to have the consolidated vocabulary to use it within the right place.

 · In the past few months, the importance of health beat reporting has increased over ever before. Since the demand for health beat reporters has been increased drastically in the media industry best media school has started the best online media and journalism courses in Delhi for those who want to learn health beat reporting. For responsible journalism, it's necessary to understand and follow all safety steps and precautions while covering the COVID -19 related news.

 ·Health reporting is extremely tricky as there are multiple sources of information and it is very difficult to determine which source is reliable. To write down an efficient story on the COVID-19 coverage, keep the subsequent tips in mind:

 v  Check and validate the news sources. Only use information from trusted sources.

v  Avoid coverage that targets a selected group, race, caste, or nationality

v  Use diversified sources of data

v  Interview multiple people; from authority to the common person

 It is necessary for everyone to grasp the importance of health beat reporting. the entire focus of this kind of journalism is to keep people attentive to continuing health issues like COVID-19. You're not purported to scare people; just keep them posted. Thus, use positive language, use numbers, and target making people tuned in to the happenings along with your health beat reporting.

 To pursue a career in health beat reporting, the basic thing is studying a course, degree, or diploma from the Best Media College. While seeking for admission in mass communication, you must choose government-approved mediacollege so that your degree will be worthy. IAAN School of Mass Communication could also be your choice while seeking admission to the best media school or best online media college. 

 

 

All the Best,

Afzaal Ashraf Kamaal

IAAN

 

 

The right time to get enrolled in your dream college!

 

The clouds from the class 10th & 12th students' examination have been cleared. Now CBSE & State Boards are moving towards finding the most suitable way of marking. At this time, students should now be thinking about their future. If they have not decided yet about their career and college in which they will be going, they should think and finalize it ASAP. Finalize and then start working out to get the best college for you. Either if you want to pursue Engineering, Medic, Hotel Management or Mass Communication, just hut for the best examinations and college and enroll yourself. In the coming days, most of the colleges will be starting virtual classes for their students. It will be best for you if you can attend classes from the very first day of your academic career.

 IAAN School of Mass Communication (IAAN) should be on the highest of your priority list if you're trying to find a future in mass communication and journalism. The institute harnesses the ability of communicating through advanced learning, research & innovation, primarily in journalism & communication. IAAN provides a pedagogy that is flexible, innovative, and experiential, encourages professional responsibility, and within which the non-public bond between a faculty and student is respected and nourished. The course provided by the institute is Graduation and Post Graduation IN MASS COMMUNICATION ANDJOURNALISM together with specializations in Print Journalism, Electronic Media, Radio, Advertising, Public Relation, Corporate Communication, and Digital Media.

 For those, who find desk jobs boring, and wish lucrative jobs, the courses offered by IAAN are those to choose from. You obviously want to pursue the courses which are able to fulfill your dream jobs. With the correct skill set and well-thought career choice, you'll be able to find yourself within the jobs that you’ll love to do.

 Radio and TV Industry

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 Advertising And Digital Media

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 Print & Electronic Media

The world is digitizing where the role of electronic media together with print journalism is playing a very important part. The task opportunities in both these sectors are massively provided you're inclined towards these and have the skill set to excel. The roles everywhere the country and world are booming in print journalism and electronic media. All you would like is to use for the roles and pack your bags to succeed in your destination. This best masscommunication college provides you with the correct skill sets to stand out at any best organization in the world. 

 

Stay Home, Stay Safe

Afzaal Ashraf Kamaal

IAAN