The Media Network, inaugurated under the aegis of H.R. College and HSNC University, is a student body representative for Mass Media students and an ecosystem for all aspiring media professionals. The motto of the club is "Created to create" where we help students to realize their creative potential. The exciting world of mass media equips you to influence billions of minds using your creative thoughts.
The club's mission is to make H.R. College a hub for creative individuals and entrepreneurs and to inculcate an atmosphere of creative ideation. The club provides a platform for all media students to learn, practice, and enhance their skills. The goal of the club is to promote media literacy, foster students' creative projects and launch them professionally, promote creative expression, and be a formal point of contact for all BAMMC - related events and festivals.
ACTIVITIES 2021-2022
ART TO DE-STRESS – A WORKSHOP ON ART THERAPY
August 7, 2021 Participants: 25
Dr. Nidhi Thanawala is a Psychology Professor, Therapist, Speaker, and Life Coach, with 13+ years of teaching experience for UG, PG, Masters, and Online programs.
AD-RESSING AGENCY MANAGEMENT
August 21, 2021 Participants: 40
Speaker Description: Mr. Vishnu Rao is a creative leader at Schbang. He previously ventured out into his agency, has written children's books, and remains involved in the pub trivia world.
GEOPOLITICAL TOUR OF THE WORLD
September 18, 2021 Participants: 20
Mr. Akash Sahu is a researcher in Indo-Pacific geopolitics and Southeast Asian studies, who currently works as a Research Analyst with Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) in New Delhi.
PRONTO! – THE TIME IS NOW
October 27 - 28, 2021 Participants: 50+
The Media Network of H.R. College organized 'Pronto! – The time is now. 'Pronto!' was an intra-collegiate fest organized for the students of H.R. College and was held online on Zoom. 12 clubs participated in this fest, which consisted of five events (one pre-event and four main events) namely: Re-reel it, Trivial Pursuit, Whodunnit, Tele-Pronto, and Twitter Wars.
The events curated, provided the participants with an opportunity to explore the diverse and vibrant world of media. They tested the presentation, communication, and problem-solving skills of the participants while also challenging their knowledge and abilities. The participants channelled out their inner journalists, detectives, directors, managers, and thinkers and put up a good fight to bring home the trophy.
The overall winners were as follows: -
1st Position – The Public Speaking and Debating Society
2nd Position – Special Cell
3rd Position – Sports Council
The Media Network CLUB Photo Gallery
ACTIVITIES 2020-2021
TRP AND TV MONITORING
November 19, 2020
The Media Network conducted a session with Mr. Pradyuman Maheshwari, Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of MxMIndia, exclusively for BAMMC students.
Mr. Pradyuman shed light on the latest trends in the industry and provided insights on the TRP ratings that are provided to shows. He also discussed the significance technique and machinery involved while collecting this data.
Students had the opportunity to dive deeper into the world of mass media and mass communication both past and present - and speculation about what the future might look like.
DESIGN AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
November 21, 2020
This session was hosted by Kavan Antani, CEO and co-founder of Indiefolio Network and HR BMM alumnus. His creative background laid roots to his tremendous knowledge about the design industry. The seminar was extremely helpful to those looking to take a step into the professional side of design, and also built interest in those who don't know much about it. Mr. Kavan's lighthearted demeanor helped make it a very conversational session as well as an interesting one. His accomplishments inspired all who were present to take risks and not be afraid of failure. The seminar ended with a Q&A session and left us brimming with hope for our personal endeavours.
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING AND ADVERTISEMENT
December 5, 2020
The seminar by Mr. Deepak Tolani, Head of Digital & CRM Book My Show, covering social media marketing and advertising along with the current trends in media, was extremely enlightening and inspirational for the students. He also addressed the current media scenarios in India that helped students get a better insight into the industry. He also spoke about the influence of government policies on news distribution.
Lastly, Mr. Tolani spoke about understanding and gaining knowledge about social media and digital marketing platforms. He explained that as kids who grew up with the rise in social media, we must take up the responsibility to make use of social media to its full potential. Mr. Tolani kept the session lighthearted and fun while engaging with the students to the fullest.
LAUNCH OF MEDIA NETWORK CLUB
January 9, 2021
Our esteemed I/C Principal Dr. Pooja Ramchandani, addressed the audience on evolving media and encouraged students to focus on the need for such clubs and how The Media Network Club can help make individuals industry ready. Dr. Ramchandani also congratulated the team members for the launch and the ongoing ventures of the club.
Mr. Ranjit Phatak, National Programming Head at Red FM was the chief guest for the launch of The Media Network Club. He shared the crux to creating content while emphasizing on how it has become platform agnostic. He also spoke on the importance of media literacy, acknowledging consumption of content from various sources, therefore enforcing the goal of The Media Network.
From his experience of 17 years in media, Mr. Phatak enlightened us with the inner workings of media and content creation. He explained that we, as content creators should be aware of what the public wants to see and use social media to its full potential.
To become media literate is not to memorize facts or statistics about the media, but rather to learn to raise the right questions about what you are watching, reading or listening to. Media literacy, therefore, is about helping students become competent, critical and literate in all media forms so that they control the interpretation of what they see or hear rather than letting the interpretation control them.
Mr. Phatak follows a simple motto which is "A truly creative person is one who can create content for different platforms. CREATIVE ONCE, CREATIVE EVERYWHERE." Overall, he is a truly creative individual who has a charming personality and charisma that captivated the audience.
IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CAREERS IN MEDIA
February 5, 2021
The esteemed speaker Mrs. Smita Deshmukh, Former Journalist, now in Sports and Media Education; in a very candid and interactive session, discussed the growing importance of social media in the digital age to build one’s portfolio. She also guided the students with their queries pertaining to different fields of media and suggested some best practices for the same.
The seminar was certainly an enriching experience for all, gave something to the students to think about, and utilize social media for their future prospects.
The Media Network Club Photo Gallery
