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DMCS Vaikhari Connect is a student activity/assignment for the Journalism paper guided by Prof. Vishram Dhole in the Part 1 of the Masters course. It is one of a kind learning experience about the workings and the structure of a journalistic organisation. Ever since its conception in 2015, Vaikhari Connect has undertaken various new formats and topics, ranging from Bilingual Tabloid, Magazines to the 12 Hour Digital Newsroom format. Keeping in mind its digital presence and to challenge the students with a new and innovative format, DMCS Vaikhari Connect decided to experiment with a completely new, never done before concept of ‘Infograhics’ in its 2019 edition. With this activity, students learn to work according to the hierarchical structures of a journalistic organization and it gives them a firsthand practical example of what to expect in a typical news & media organization. It also helps them understand the complexities of this field and teaches them the importance of working as a team.

Over the years DMCS Vaikhari Connect has experimented with various formats with a vision to talk about a specific topic. It aims to maintain relevance to the current issues and to explore the arena of new media platforms.

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Every Friday, DMCS students and faculty come together to watch path-breaking films and documentaries as part of the DMCS Silver Screen. The films are handpicked to cover various issues and genres and offer viewers a wide range of visual experiences to watch, critically analyze and learn from.

DMCS Monday Forum is a platform for students to engage with stalwarts from multiple disciplines, not restricted to the domains of Media and Communication. Professors, practitioners, artists and industry experts come together every Monday to deliver lectures and share their valuable experiences and learning with the students to help widen their perspective of the world around them.

November 30, 2019 (Pune): UNESCO led program Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) released the names of twelve youth ambassadors around the world selected to operationalize UNESCO’s Global Action Plan on MIL in various regions of the world. Among more than 600 applications and proposals from all over the world, Mr. Dhammaratna Shriram Jawale, a PhD student of Department of Media and Communication Studies of SPPU has been selected as UNESCO’s GAPMIL Youth Ambassador for Asia-Pacific region among 12 other youth ambassadors.

Dhammaratna holds M.Sc. degree in Media and Communication Studies from SPPU and now pursuing his Doctoral Research in “Sociology of Digital Exclusion” as an UGC-Junior Research Fellow (MHRD, Govt. of India) in the same department. He was selected with 3 other Youth Ambassadors from Asia-Pacific and other ambassadors from Africa, Arab States, Europe, North America, Latin America and Caribbean countries. All the youth ambassadors also represents the GAPMIL’s Global Youth Committee for the period 2019-2021.

Launched during the 2013 Global Partnership Forum in MIL in Abuja (Nigeria), the Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) is a ground-breaking effort to promote international cooperation to ensure that all citizens have access to media and information competencies. GAPMIL is also dedicated to articulating concrete partnerships to drive the development and impact of MIL globally, and enabling the MIL community to speak in one voice on certain critical issues, particularly policy, education and new technology trends. GAPMIL Youth Ambassadors will pursue these goals by collaborating and cooperating with operational partners and stakeholders in each region to promote awareness of MIL among youth and contribute to youth training. They also give support to GAPMIL Youth Committee, the GAPMIL International Steering Committee, the GAPMIL regional chapters and sub-chapters to create awareness of advocacy actions to all citizens about MIL competencies.

GAPMIL is a joint initiative of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO: Paris, France); United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC: New York, United States); Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA: Stockholm, Sweden); European Commission (EU: Brussels, Belgium); United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF: New York, United States); International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX: Washington DC, United States) and Open Society Foundations (OSF: New York, United States) among other UN agencies and international development partners who agree to come on board in future.