Kerala Media Academy

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Kerala Media Academy
Formation1979;45 years ago (1979) as Kerala Press Academy
TypeGovernment Media College
Headquarters Kochi, Kerala, India
Chairman
R. S. Babu
Website keralamediaacademy.org

Kerala Media Academy (formerly Kerala Press Academy), is an academy of journalists in Kerala. The academy was established on 19 March 1979. It is a joint venture of the Government of Kerala, [1] Kerala Union of Working Journalists and Indian Newspaper Society. The head office of Kerala Press Academy is located at Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala.

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Its primary aim is to foster and co-ordinate activities in the sphere of journalism [ citation needed ]. The Academy has set up a full-fledged institute, published books and monographs, organized seminars and workshops and instituted endowments and awards for promoting excellence in the field of journalism.[ citation needed ]

History

The organization was set up as a joint venture of the Government of Kerala, Kerala Union of Working Journalists and Indian Newspaper Society in March 1979. In 1984, it established the V.Karunakaran Nambiar Award for best reports published in Malayalam newspapers on human rights issues. Its headquarters at Kakkanad was inaugurated in May 1985. The following year it started a one-year "Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism" programme. In 1992 it established two more awards, the Dr. Mookanur Narayanan Award and the Chowara Parameswaran Award. In 1993, it started offering the "Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations & Advertising" programme, another one-year programme. In 1996, it decided to award the Moffusil Reporter's Award annually in the field of journalism. [2]

Organisation and administration

The academy is administered by a General Council and an Executive Council composed of working journalists, media owners, and Government representatives constituted by the Government of Kerala.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "Governor gives away Kerala Media Academy awards". The New Indian Express. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. Kerala Press Academy - Govt. of kerala profile Archived 24 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine