The two-day workshop on Urdu journalism at Central University of Kashmir concluded at varsity’s green campus here on Thursday.
The workshop “skill enhancement of Urdu journalists ofKashmir” was organised by the department of convergent journalism, CUK, incollaboration with J&K Urdu Council and Anjuman-e-Urdu Sahafat.
On the second day today, veteran journalist Yusuf Jameeldelivered a lecture on principles of journalism, importance of newsverification and challenges faced by the journalists in the conflict zones.
He urged the students of journalism to read extensively inorder to write better.
Noted cartoonist, Bashir Ahmad Bashir, talked about the artof cartoon making and challenges he faced during his work.
He blamed the state authorities for “neglecting” the Urdulanguage.
Former director, Radio Kashmir Srinagar, HumayunQaisertalked extensively about the technicalities and scope of sports journalism inradio.
Prof Nazir Ahmad Malik, talked about the importance oflanguages and explained the role of language in communication.
Masood Hussain, editor, Kashmir Life, deliberated upon thechallenges faced by media organisations and journalists in Jammu and Kashmirduring contemporary times.
News head Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Salman Qazi, talkedabout the technological impact on journalism. Dean, DCJ, Prof. HamidullahMarazisaid the department is keen to conduct extensive tours for journalism studentsto different news organisations for interaction sessions with noted journalistsof the Valley.
Coordinator DCJ, Dr. John BabuKoyye, hoped that the workshop would have proven beneficial to the media students and journalists working for Urdu newspapers.