Hyderabad: The Department of Mass Communication & Journalism, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) is organizing a three days Workshop on Usages of Social Media Tools for Future Media from March 5 to 7.
The inaugural session will be held on 5th March, 9.30 am at Library auditorium, MANUU campus along with the first ever parent/guardian meet.
Senior journalist of Urdu, Mr. Syed Vickaruddin, Editor-in-Chief, Rehnuma-e-Deccan, Urdu Daily, Hyderabad will be the Chief Guest. He will also be felicitated for his great contribution in the field of Journalism.
Dr. Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz, Vice-Chancellor, MANUU will preside over the inaugural. Eminent journalist Mr. Satish Jacob, Former Deputy Bureau Chief, BBC will grace the occasion as the Guest of Honour. Mr. Pankaj Pachauri, Founder & Editor in Chief, GO News, New Delhi will also be part of the workshop.
According to Prof. Ehtesham Ahmad Khan, Head, Department of MCJ, the aim of the workshop is to provide insights related to challenges and opportunities from the perspective and rich expertise in the field of media.
Mr. Shams Tahir Khan, Senior journalist, Aaj Tak, Ms. Sadhika Tiwari, Millenial Media Professional, Creative Conversationalist, Ms. Surabhi Malik, Media Training Specialist, Google News Lab from New Delhi, Mr. Aamir Haque, Resident Editor, Times Now, Lucknow and Mr. Syed Khaled Shahbaaz, CEO, Media Plus, Hyderabad are among the resource persons of the workshop. They will provide technical and hands-on-training to students of the department.