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Nagpur University could well claim to be pioneer educational institution for introducing a well planned

 Journalism education course in India after the country won freedom in 1947.

 

It was to the credit of Hislop college, Nagpur and its then Principal, Late Dr.D G Moses, to establish a full fledge department of Journalism with the approval and encouragement of Nagpur University in 1952-53. Prof. K E Eapen was the first Indian scholar to be the head of the department. The begining was made with a diploma course in Journalism, which was later elevated to the Degree level in mid sixties. The Dept of Journalism was set up as a unit of Social Sciences faculty, PGTD, in July 1969. Mr.S T Puranik was the first Honorary Head of the Department. The Department was renamed as the Department of Mass Communication in 1989 and was shifted to its own building in Nagpur University Campus at Amravati Road, Nagpur.

 

It is the maiden university department in the country to start a unique vocational P G Diploma in Video Programming (News and Current Affairs) in 1996. The Department established a well equipped Television studio with lights,Production Contro Room (PCR), 14-Track audio Mixer for sound recording, Digital Camera PD 170 P, Digital Recorder DSR - 11, Linear Video Editing console, Non Linear Video Editing, Computer Laboratory with Internet facility.

 

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