Journalism and Its Relation With Languages

Media is referred as an extension of us that is actuallyofficial language promotion programme, where as only
an extension of communication or language. It hasa few of those organizations offer training in Hindi or
always been a matter of discussion that journalismother regional language.
training should be language neutral or not. ThoughIn an attempt to promote other languages and realizing
people in India speak various languages and they cantheir importance, it is important for the trainers as well
seek education in their preferred language by theto have a complete knowledge on Hindi and other
trainers. In fact, aspects like newspaper management,Indian Language software, how to use a keyboard to
theory of communication and familiarization with thetype Hindi or other language to perform the task of
media technology can also be imparted or trainingcomputing in Indian languages. And not only writing or
being given in any medium. However, if we give aediting but reporting also demands the same ideologies
closer look to it, we would come across to the variousto be put in the language related skills. It requires the
flaws that are associated with it.deep grounding in the language used by people and
If the students of Hindi Journalism are being giventhe language in which the journalists speak. Language
Information Technology education, to some extentis significant and it does make visible difference. If we
getting education in their own medium is not difficult. Butask any communication professor to give two lectures
an educator trained in English may find it difficult to trainon the same topic using two different languages, we
the students in an Indian language. Obviously, it wouldcan mark the difference very well.
be difficult and practically impossible to train each ofHence, the training in journalism should be given in
the student sitting in a class of twenty people indifferent languages as the very nature of journalism
different languages and to address their individualand the way to address media requires different
needs. Though many agencies, government as well asapproaches towards the journalistic activities.
non government, are imparting IT education under