About us
September 29, 2023 2024-04-17 9:15About us
About JSJC
About us
I am more convinced than ever that the world today needs a new vocabulary to communicate and tell stories that can help change lives. I am often asked why study journalism, communication or cinema? What is the future of these streams of studies? The future of our democracy rests on media and how they report/document the lived experiences of people and places. Jindal School of Journalism & Communication (JSJC) is committed to advancing this mission by recruiting and training the next generation of journalists, media professionals, and filmmakers to become compelling storytellers and industry leaders. Our graduates will become communication professionals equipped with critical thinking and skills rooted in a global, interdisciplinary perspective. JSJC is an environment of free and open learning where the students are encouraged to find an original voice to push the boundaries of the audio‑visual medium in the best tradition of the liberal arts. After establishing a journalism programme comparable to the best in the world in 2017, we ventured into the exciting world of filmmaking and new media in 2021.
In the bold vision laid out for the school, we then proceeded to curate an undergraduate programme in corporate communication and public affairs in 2022. These programmes provide a deep familiarity with audio, video, and film in all their various genres, with a special focus on emerging communication skills. They emphasise hands‑on experience, serving as an interdisciplinary training ground for a new generation of communication artists who use moving images and sound as well as the written word to capture the world around them. The study of media helps us to make sense of the world around us. In a world where communication is constantly evolving we want students to find their own voice. JSJC programmes are amongst the few in India that look to equip students with the expertise to be full‑fledged professionals at an undergraduate level and provide tools to let the students work on their individual creative expressions in a general university setting. As Dean, I am most proud of the excellent work being produced by our students and alumni under the guidance of our illustrious professors. The scope of our vision lies in diversity and truth‑telling and it is worth your time and attention. You will be taught to question authority without fear or favour. The stakes are incredibly high. Please stand with us to help make this world a better place.
Masterclasses @ JSJC
Saba Naqvi
Pablo Bartholomew
Sreenivasan Jain
Award‑winning journalist
Teaches Investigative
Journalism at JSJC
I very much enjoyed my time teaching at Jindal School of Journalism & Communication. The course I taught – an elective class on Investigative Journalism – brought in a mix of students from different disciplines꞉ law, international relations and so on. This enriched our conversations and challenged me to frame the course in a way that would carry a more universal resonance, on the need to hold power to account, and on the importance of factual rigour. At a time when India’s media landscape is under strain, it was good to discover that so many young people are keen to engage with and learn about journalistic practises.
Founding Dean
Jindal School of Journalism and Communication
I spent several happy years starting in the late 2010s as Founding Dean of the Jindal School of Journalism and Communication (JSJC), teaching, administering and, most of all, learning about a vibrant, dynamic part of the world that I was not familiar with.
Faculty
International Collaborations
Research Publications
Research Centres
International Collaborations
Studio @ JSJC
As part of their training to be mass‑media journalists and filmmakers, students receive extensive hands‑on experience in radio, video/television, and film production skills, preparing them to be multi‑skilled storytellers, who are as at home reporting on the ground as they are shooting or recording that reality electronically.
