St. Aloysius College to hold national level seminar on 'Media and Environment' in Jan

December 13, 2011

Mangalore, December 13: The department of Mass Communication and Media Studies (MCMS) of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore will be holding its second national level seminar on January 20 and 21, 2012, under the theme 'Media and Environment'.

A press release issued by Laxmi Shenoy, Convenor of the event states that the conference, clubbed with media fiesta, offers two sessions spanning over two days filled with plenaries, presentations and intense discussions on media and environmental issues in India.

The media fiesta will offer inter-collegiate level competitions including press v/s media, photography contest, radio jingle composition etc.

The organisers have also invited senior and junior teachers / scholars and graduate / post-graduate students to participate and present their research at the seminar.

Session 1 - January 20, 2011 - Teachers / Scholars Paper Presentations

Session 2 - January 21, 2011 - Student Paper Presentations

Topic areas of particular interest to the conference are:

· Media Hyperbole While Addressing Environmental Issues

· Media and Reporting Environmental Issues: Towards a better reporting framework

· Media bias related to environmental issues

· Using media to protect the environment

· Public Environmental Awareness and Education

· India's Media Coverage of Environmental Issues

· Media Role and Influence on Environmental Politics

· Using Social Media Strategies to Increase Environmental Awareness

· Social implications of environmental communication

Interested scholars and students are requested to send in their abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) which will be blind-reviewed by a panel following which authors of chosen abstracts will be requested for a full paper for publication in the proceedings and/or presentation at the seminar.

Format for Abstracts

· MS Word document leaving a margin of 30mm on all sides, left justified, Times New Roman font size 12 pt and regular line spacing.

· The first page: authors name, designation, institutional/professional/other affiliation(s) and full contact details (including telephone number and email id)

· Second page: title in bold, keywords being strung together in the dialogue, the session theme under which submitted followed by the abstract.

The last date for receipt of full papers is December 31, 2011.

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From malls to highways, Kannada signboards to be enforced in Dakshina Kannada

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Mangaluru: Urban local bodies and gram panchayats should make the use of Kannada on signboards mandatory while issuing trade licences to commercial establishments, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan HV said. He also called for regular inspections to ensure compliance.

Presiding over the District Kannada Awareness Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Darshan said the city corporation would be directed to ensure that shops operating in malls prominently display their names in Kannada. “All commercial establishments, including shops, companies, offices and hotels, must mandatorily display their names in Kannada on signboards,” he said.

The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

During the meeting, committee members raised concerns over the closure of Kannada-medium schools in rural areas due to a shortage of teachers and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures. They also pointed out that several industries employ workers from other states while overlooking local candidates.

Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

Meanwhile, MP Srinath, president of the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged the district administration to allot land for the construction of a district Kannada Bhavana in Mangaluru.

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