Yi Inter-School Newspaper Making Competition Held

KOCHI:
The third edition of the Young Journalist – an Inter-School newspaper making competition was organized by Young Indians (Yi), the youth wing of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at CII Office, 10th Floor, Abad Nucleus Mall, Kochi.
Students from various schools in the city participated in the competition, in which students were explained the challenges a journalist faces in their day-to-day lives and the basic points that they need to keep in mind while coming out with a newspaper. The objective of the event was not just to nurture young journalists but also to help students to think differently, train them in managing a major task within a deadline, interview with confidence and in a responsible way, amongst other skills. As part of this competition, all the teams edited, printed and published a 4-page tabloid size newspaper during the day.
Sam K Sadan, Senior journalist from Malayalam Manorama gave the initial guidance following which the teams set out to develop their newspapers. The students got to interview leading personalities from a wide range of streams and age groups starting from Kicha, the child celebrity chef to Smitha Naik, Jojo Antony, Anubha Sinha, Deepu Skaria- leading business professionals in the city and Brother Mavus, a soci
al worker. The students were also taken to the Kochi Biennale where they interviewed Bose Krishnamachari, President, Kochi Biennale Foundation.
Promoting Positive journalism, this competition is a one that students look forward to every year for more than the ‘competition’ aspect, it is the spirit of team work, creativity and leadership that it inspires. Students were taken around the city where they captured interesting photographs and news to include in their newspapers. Students from Bhavans Vidya Mandir Girinagar won the first and second prize and the third prize was won by students from and st Thomas Girls High School, Thevara. Dhanjay Sreeram from BVM Girinagar won the prize for the best editor, Gautham SP from BVM Girinagar won the prize for the best photographer, Nitya Menon from Global Public School won the prize for the best cartoonist, and Radhika R from BVM Girinagar won the prize for the best reporter.