An extended lecture was held in Jinnah University For Women on January 29, 2011 under the supervision of Department of Mass Communication. The main objective of lecture was to highlight the need of Citizen Journalism in the Society.
The Department lecturers Miss Tooba Zaheer, Ms. Sabeen Jamil, Ms. Batool Ezam and Assistant professor Ms Humaira also attended the lecture.
The Guest Speaker,Mr Owais Mangalwala is an Anchor and Producer in Dawn News Channel.
Mr Owais arrived along with his team 30 minutes after i got into the Auditorium. He initiated the lecture with informal and interactive exchange of dialogues with students of Mass Communication.Mr. Owais Mangalwala gave a detailed lecture on the importance and concept of Citizen Journalism that It is Journalism in real terms but on a common man's level.
The concept of Citizen Journalism is a concept of power democracy” He stated. “It is journalism but on a common man’s level. For a common person, to share his experiences, his opinions and his unusual discoveries within his boundaries is Citizen Journalism. Dawn News, in the means of Citizen Journalism promote a common man to share any unusual thing happens in his surrounding with Dawn News.”
In this regards Dawn News promotes citizens and specially students of Mass communication to report the unique and unusual events in our circle and get Dawn News as a platform to express them to everyone. As we all have the right to show our thoughts and ideas, DAWN news is providing us an official platform with a name of "Citizen Journalism" where we not only can show our experiences, but also can get chance to be invited in the Show as a reward.
Mr Owais emphasized to differentiate between News and Noise while reporting and told some main points to be focused by Citizen Journalist.
Ms.Humera in the end, gave a thanksgiving lecture from the Dept of Mass Communication.
The guest lecture ended followed by the opinion poll from Dawn News on their newly started morning show, " Mast Morning with Maira".
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