Best Postgraduate Journalism Course in India: Why Join St Pauls Institute - SPICE - St Pauls Institute

Are you looking to pursue a career in journalism and have just finished your graduation? If you’re searching for the best postgraduate journalism courses in India, you have come to the right place. In this article, we will discuss why St Pauls Institute of Communication Education (SPICE) is one of the top choices in the country to learn journalism

Strong Industry Connect

SPICE, Mumbai has a strong industry connection with experienced faculty comprising journalists and experts in the field of print, broadcast, and digital media.

Their industry connections comprise of professionals from top media houses such as Times of India, Mirror Now, India Today, Aaj Tak, ET Panache, NDTV, and so on.

This is a huge advantage for the students because they don’t only get to learn from journalists and mass communication specialists but also build lasting relationships while studying in college itself.

Practical Based Learning

As Rajeev Masand explains that St Pauls Institute of Communication Education (SPICE) recognizes that media and journalism are not a monolith and students need to be equipped with new trends in this ever-evolving field.

This is why they follow a practical based approach to learning. There are no written exams in the postgraduate course in journalism.

Unlike many other diploma in journalism and mass communication courses in the country, at St Pauls Institute, more stress is given on how you apply what you learn in the real world.

Students are given assignments such as preparing media briefs, going on field to report city news, attending conferences, conducting interviews, creating documentaries on various topics, etc.

News Package Training

Students are taught how to prepare a news package and are equipped with all the skills required to dress the news package for production.

Question: What’s a news package?

Answer: A news package is an aggregate of data about the main story, supplemented by smaller stories, all about one issue or topic. In the digital format, the news package consists of audio, video, and images, whereas in the print format, use of data, graphic design elements, and text are employed

Question: Does a single journalist work on a news package at the workplace or a team is assigned to create news packages?

If the subject can be covered by one person and is going to be text-heavy, then a single reporter is assigned to create the package, however, if it is a big subject, then you’re appointed a team to work on the news package. Very often, news packages consist of multiple beats.

At SPICE, every student is required to create a news package. Students are taught how to do data journalism, solutions journalism, video editing, graphic design, reporting, editing, photography, etc which are all elements to creating a professional news package.

Because every student IS REQUIRED to submit the news package as part of their mandatory assignment, they get hand-on-experience in writing, reporting, editing, shooting, anchoring, pre, and post-production. This also is used as part of their portfolio when applying for full-time positions at media agencies.

Guaranteed Internships at Journalism & Mass Communication Media Houses

All of our postgraduate journalism students are given guaranteed internships at media agencies. Every student is provided at least two internships, which more often than not, transitions into a full-time job. At SPICE, you learn the skills that are needed to succeed as a journalist and media professionals.

Here is a list of the agencies that our students have interned at as part of their pg course with SPICE

96% Student Placement Ratio

Our students are trained in such a way that they are able to stand out of the crowd during their internships. This is exactly why most of our students secure full-time positions during their internships themselves.

We have a 96% student placement success ratio. Those are amazing numbers, considering most of the postgraduate diploma in journalism courses in Mumbai don’t share placement statistics with their students.

Here is a list of a few of our alumni who are successful journalists and media professionals

Anil Dias – TOI, Sports Reporter
Anusha Iyengar – Hotstar, Content Operations Executive
Chirag Vachcha – Times Now
Freny Fernandes – TOI, currently with Maharashtra tribal department
Laveena Francis – Reporter, TOI, Indore
Taiba Mohsin – Republic TV, producer
Anmol Alphonso – Boomlive, researcher and reporter
Punit Harjani – Bollywood Helpline, Entertainment Reporter
Pratiksha Karkera – Republic TV, Editing Desk
Anurag Gawde – The Glitch, Creative Producer
Azeemuddin Sayyed – Director, Swastik Productions
Ruella Fernandes – Senior Correspondent, The Hindustan Times
Debjani Ghosh – Feature Writer and Editor TOI Response, Ahmedabad
Nisha Shah – Feature writer, NIE, TOI, Baroda
Devika Soni – Tinkle Comics Studio, sub-editor
Chetna Asai -Multimedia producer, Euronews
Avani Ghangurde – TOI NIE, copy editor
Imran Ismail – Entertainment correspondent, producer, Zee Entertainment
Sharlene Lobo – Mirror Now, Output Producer
William Paul – Sportz Interactive, Junior Associate, Content Management
Shannon Tellis – Economic Times, Panache, Reporter
Eularie Saldanha – IMPACT Magazine, exchange4mediagroup, Correspondent
Monica Tamang – NDTV, Production Assistant
Sangram Gundekar – Star TV, producer
Amit Parekh – Zealousweb Pvt Ltd, Content writer on VR, AR
Manasvi Narwani – TOI, sub-editor, Nation Desk
Shaista Khatoon – Fifafooz YouTube channel, Entertainment Reporter
Dipti Sharma – Cogencis Information Services, Markets Reporter
S Sudharshan – Senior sub-editor, CricZone for Women
Mridushi Jain – Boomlive, Fact checker
Sahil Shaparia – Audiomatic, podcast production

Masterclasses by Journalists

All of our postgraduate students get access to exclusive masterclasses conducted by journalists and media experts. These masterclasses are not open ot the public. Students get to have personal interactions with industry professionals and learn from their experiences, case studies and build connections right from college.

Conclusion

There are many reasons why the journalism course at St Pauls Institute of Communication Education is one of the best in the country.

We’ve only scratched the surface of why this program is one of the best courses in the country for media students.

Nearly all of our alumni are now working as journalists in the media industry.

If you’re interested in making a career in journalism, this is the perfect course for you. To know more about the syllabus and application details, click here: Postgraduate course in Journalism

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Best Postgraduate Journalism Course in India: Why Join St Pauls Institute – SPICE