SRINAGAR:A three-day workshop series on Peace Journalism was Tuesday inaugurated at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST).
The workshop series is being organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (DJMC) and the Centre for International Relations (CIPACS), IUST.
The series includes a two-day workshop for students from different universities and colleges throughout the valley and a one-day workshop for teachers from different universities and colleges.
The event began with tributes to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and a two-minute silence was observed.
The workshop is being attended by the students of Kashmir Universitys Media Education Research Centre (MERC) and Department of Political Science, Department of Convergent Journalism, Central University of Kashmir, Government College for Women, MA Road, Government Degree College, Baramulla and students from CIPACS and DJMC, IUST.
Vice Chancellor of the university, Prog AR Trag was Chief Guest and the Registrar, IUST was the Guest of Honour for the inaugural session of the workshop.
On the occasion, Prof Trag said that medias role is very crucial in contemporary society as it has huge influences.
He advised the participants of the workshop to work more responsibly to make this society a better place to live.
