Topic: ANALYSING AND INTERPRETING NEWS, UNBIASED WRITING, DISCUSSION ON IMPLICATIONS AND CRITICISM IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 
(Language and Communication Skills)
Conducted by– MR. MITUL JOSEPH, CAPS
Held on– 15/10/2020

The Skill Development session on “Analysing and interpreting the news, unbiased writing, discussion on implications and criticism in the context of relevance of International Relations” taught by Mitul Joseph from CAPS was quite enriching for the students of the MAIS department as it laid emphasis on the more theoretical aspects of the media sector. Two basic concepts or theories were introduced in this session namely the Agenda Setting Theory and the Inverted Pyramid Model; deemed as imperative for students willing to pursue career in media. The Agenda setting theory emphasizes on setting up an agenda in a newsroom and deciding upon the placement of news in newspaper and television and the producer plays a key-role in the order and placement of news. The individual media houses have their own set of norms for news reporting but as beginners it is advised to stick to the media ethics and cross-checking of facts from various sources. The Inverted Pyramid Model helps students to understand the structure and placement of news stories in newspaper and how the newspaper and media organizations functions like the most important news on the cover page and the soft news on the last page. This session like the previous media sessions reiterated the importance of unbiased writings by finding news from credible source free from party inclinations and cross-checking to ensure the factuality of the news.