Guest Lecture on Crime Journalisim
Date: 8/30/2016

Guest Lecture on Crime Journalism

The Investigative workshop was initiated to sharpen students investigative skills and better equip them to defend the democratic principles in current scenario of media industry. The workshop was conducted by Senior journalist in Crime reporting, Mr.Nikhil Dixit (Asst.Editor,DNA).

Mr.Dixit has worked in various mainstream media including print, online and television. He has authored a book - ‘Mumbai Under Siege’ based on the Nov 26, 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai. He is Awarded the prestigious ‘Shrikant Patil Memorial Award’ for best crime journalist in 2010. He shared his knowledge and expertise in investigative techniques to expose corruption and organized crime. Workshop went on from 11: to 1:30 attended by around 60 students. They presented presentations on different scams such as Watergate, Fodder Scam, IPL etc. and later the discussion was carried on to discuss the specifics of crime coverage.