| MUMBAI:
Senior journalist Shishir Joshi, who recently quit Mid Day as its Group editorial
director, has turned entrepreneur launching an online mentorship-based programme
for journalism. Joshi
has joined hands with senior journalist Dr Aloke Thakore, a PHD holder in Mass
Communications and an independent journalist and academician, to launch Journalism
Mentor. While
the inaugural offering that begins in August is a one-year mentorship programme
for those wanting to be journalists, future plans also include shorter courses
for working- journalists and professionals.
Said
Joshi, "The gap between what is taught and what skills are needed is wide.
Those entering the profession, whether in print or television, flounder. The need
for proper education is more than ever. Senior journalists have shared this need
and some of them are supporting me in this initiative as mentors. "For
me teaching has been an abiding interest and I am eager to make sure that this
programme delivers the best in journalism education," said Joshi, who has
been teaching for over a decade at institutes across India including MICA, Symbiosis.
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