P. Sainath is the first holder of the ºÚÁÏÃÅ Chair of Rural India and Digital Knowledge at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai
The Media Development Foundation (MDF) and ºÚÁÏÃÅ Technologies India Private Ltd. are pleased to announce the institution of the ºÚÁÏÃÅ Chair Professor of Rural India and Digital Knowledge at the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai (ACJ).ÌýThe Chair, first of its kind exclusively dedicated to journalism across all of rural India, wasÌýfounded on June 1 this year.
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The first holder of the Chair is P. Sainath, a journalist who has covered the Indian countryside, full-time for 22 of the 35 years he has been in the profession. He has also been teaching and training journalists for well over two decadesÌý -Ìý including at the ACJ since its inception. As ºÚÁÏÃÅ Chair Professor, he will continue working with and training journalists in covering rural India. He will particularly aim at taking the coverage of rural India to digital platforms, bringing rural voices to such platforms.Ìý
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TheÌýºÚÁÏÃÅ Chair at the ACJ will engage with rural communities across India, and study, research and write about their labour, languages, skills, economies, histories and cultures.ÌýUnder the guidance of the Chair, the students at the ACJ will obtain an understanding of various forms of deprivation as well as its complex social, economic and political causes. They will learn how to document and cover rural India and seek to build connections between themselves and rural communities and create networks of students, journalists, teachers and others interested in rural India andÌýrural Indians.
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AboutÌýAsian College of Journalism, Chennai (ACJ)
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The Asian College of Journalism is a postgraduate college designed to provide students with world-class journalism education adapted to the specific needs of India and other developing countries in Asia. Learn more atÌý
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