We are again before you with a unique conference. Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC), Bangalore in association with Tumkur University, Tumkur will organize a National Conference on 'Communication for Development and Social Change: Exploring Future Avenues' at KSHEC Conference Hall, Palace Road, Bangalore on September 29, 2012. The conference will witness the participation of academicians, researchers, communication experts, media professionals and students from across the country. You may follow the following link in Tumkur University's website for details: http://tumkuruniversity.in/index.php/conferences2012/
About the Conference
Communication plays a paramount role in the process of development. The world is passing through an era of communication, with rapid expansion in the reach of mass media, and improved techniques for the interpersonal exchange of ideas. Mass media have emerged so powerful in the recent decades that individual and social lives have become almost unimaginable without their presence. Mass media are indispensable in the developmental process too. Media today is not just something that can be simply classified into print and electronic; it has got multiple dimensions with the emergence of the satellite era. Hence the conference aims to explore the future avenues of development and social change through the lens of mass media.
Topics for discussion
• Development as news value: Media’s modern perspective
• Commercialization of media and changing priorities
• Information and Communication Technology for development
• Justice for underprivileged: The role of mass media
• Media’s coverage of environment: Constraints and opportunities
• Communication strategies for agricultural extension and rural development
• Strengthening rural voice through community radio
• Reinventing Indian models for sustainable development
Call for papers
Research papers on any theme of the Conference are invited for presentation during the Conference. Student participation in the Conference will be highly appreciated. The abstract of papers, not more than 300 words, may be sent to Padmanabha K. V., Organizing Secretary [journalismtut@gmail.com] on or before 10th September 2012. The papers for the presentation will be accepted only after a thorough scrutiny and peer review. Concerned authors will be intimated regarding the selection of their papers by 12th September, and they need to submit their full papers by 20th September 2012.
About the Conference
Communication plays a paramount role in the process of development. The world is passing through an era of communication, with rapid expansion in the reach of mass media, and improved techniques for the interpersonal exchange of ideas. Mass media have emerged so powerful in the recent decades that individual and social lives have become almost unimaginable without their presence. Mass media are indispensable in the developmental process too. Media today is not just something that can be simply classified into print and electronic; it has got multiple dimensions with the emergence of the satellite era. Hence the conference aims to explore the future avenues of development and social change through the lens of mass media.
Topics for discussion
• Development as news value: Media’s modern perspective
• Commercialization of media and changing priorities
• Information and Communication Technology for development
• Justice for underprivileged: The role of mass media
• Media’s coverage of environment: Constraints and opportunities
• Communication strategies for agricultural extension and rural development
• Strengthening rural voice through community radio
• Reinventing Indian models for sustainable development
Call for papers
Research papers on any theme of the Conference are invited for presentation during the Conference. Student participation in the Conference will be highly appreciated. The abstract of papers, not more than 300 words, may be sent to Padmanabha K. V., Organizing Secretary [journalismtut@gmail.com] on or before 10th September 2012. The papers for the presentation will be accepted only after a thorough scrutiny and peer review. Concerned authors will be intimated regarding the selection of their papers by 12th September, and they need to submit their full papers by 20th September 2012.
