Department of Journalism & Mass Communication was established in 2008, and recognized as a Research Centre by Mangalore University. The department offers a two-year full-time postgraduate programme designed to meet the growing demand for creative, skilled, and industry-ready professionals in the rapidly evolving media landscape.
The department is supported by highly qualified faculty members who bring together strong academic credentials, active research engagement, and extensive professional media experience. It is equipped with a state-of-the-art multimedia studio and operates Radio Ninada, a Community Radio Station that provides hands-on broadcasting experience.
Students actively contribute to the department’s daily practice journal, SDM Gazette, which is entirely edited and designed by them. They also produce the weekly news bulletin Nammura Varthe for a local television channel. As part of the curriculum, students gain practical exposure through the production of short films, documentaries, radio programmes, live interviews, and panel discussions.
To enhance industry interaction and career readiness, the department regularly organizes guest lectures by eminent media professionals, facilitates summer internships, and supports job placements through campus recruitment initiatives.
Media Messenger is a student-run association under the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, established in 2008. The association aims to encourage students to actively engage in debates, discussions, and critical analysis of contemporary social, political, and media-related issues.
Media Messenger also organizes a wide range of academic and professional activities, including guest lectures, alumni interactions, workshops, and hands-on training sessions, providing students with practical exposure to the dynamic field of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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The Department of Journalism & Mass Communication is deeply committed to community engagement and social responsibility. Recognizing the vital role of media in fostering awareness, inclusion, and participatory democracy, the department actively works to connect academic learning with community needs.
Through its Community Radio Station, Radio Ninada, the department provides a platform for local voices, grassroots issues, and indigenous culture. Students collaborate with community members to produce programmes on education, health, environment, women’s empowerment, rural development, and social justice, thereby promoting informed dialogue and positive social change.
The department also undertakes community-based reporting initiatives, where students document local issues, traditions, and development concerns through print, broadcast, and digital media. Outreach activities such as media literacy programmes, awareness campaigns, workshops, and public interactions are regularly organized to empower communities with critical media skills.
By integrating fieldwork, internships, and service-learning projects into the curriculum, the department ensures that students develop a strong sense of ethical journalism, civic responsibility, and cultural sensitivity. These initiatives enable students to become socially conscious media professionals while contributing meaningfully to the development and well-being of the community.
The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication has cultivated a strong, consistent, and vibrant research culture through sustained scholarly contributions by its faculty members. The department’s research output includes publications in reputed national and international journals, authorship and editorship of books, chapters in edited volumes, and research paper presentations at prestigious national and international conferences. Faculty research encompasses diverse and interdisciplinary areas such as journalism studies, media ethics, cinema and cultural studies, digital media, development communication, and institutional social responsibility, thereby contributing significantly to academic advancement and societal understanding.
Further strengthening its research profile, the department has been recognized as a Research Centre by Mangalore University, facilitating advanced research and doctoral programmes. Dr. Hampesh K. S. and Dr. Padmanabha, recognized research guides of Mangalore University, actively mentor research scholars, fostering high-quality research in journalism, mass communication, media studies, cinema, and cultural research. Through these initiatives, the department continues to enhance academic excellence, research innovation, and social relevance.
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