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Two-day intn�l web convention from today

By City correspondent

GUWAHATI, Dec 18 - Around 500 participants from different parts of the globe will participate in an international web convention to be held on December 19 and 20 to commemorate the 100 years of media education in South Asia.

The web convention titled �Hundred Years of Media Education: Decoding the South Asian Mystique� is jointly organised by Dr Anamika Ray Memorial Trust (ARMT), Institute for International Journalism (IIJ) of Ohio University and Institute of Media Studies and Research (IMSR), Bangalore in association with Global Risk Journalism Hub, South Asian Communication Association (SACA), Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) and Indo-Bangla Media Educators Network.

More than 50 organisations from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Philippines, Australia, Malaysia, Egypt, etc., have collaborated for this convention.

�The centenary year of 2020 is not just a milestone to celebrate media education, but should also be seen as an opportunity to evaluate achievements and shortcomings in this journey. The Assam based non-profit organisation Dr Anamika Ray Memorial Trust commemorates 100 years of media education in South Asia�, said Dr Ankuran Dutta, organising secretary of the event.

Dutta, who is also the managing trustee of ARMT stated that the event will set a stepping stone in entire South Asia to chart an action plan for better development of media education in terms of quality instruction and employability, especially in the South Asian region.

The topics for presentation will include media literacy, technology trends, corporate impact, internationalisation, ideology, new signposts of quality, generalisation vs specialisation, legal currents, return to social watchdog function, communication research, language media, space for stakeholders etc., relating to media education.

The convention will highlight the importance of academia-industry collaboration in future for bolstering the image of media education.

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