Manorama School of Communication

Manorama School of Communication, also known as MASCOM, is a journalism school in Kottayam, India. Established in 2002 by K. M. Mathew with the support of Manorama group, it offers postgraduate diploma courses in print and broadcast journalism.

Manorama School of Communication
MottoTraining tomorrow's journalists
DirectorK. Thomas Oommen
Location
Kottayam
,
Kerala
,
India
Websitemanoramajschool.com

Educator and journalist K. Thomas Oommen has served as the director of the institute since its establishment and has designed the programme for the print course. The broadcast journalism course was introduced later in 2015.

Over the years, Manorama School of Communication has been listed as one of the best journalism schools in India by several media outlets. Observers have chiefly praised the institute for its infrastructure and focus on academic aspects of journalism.

History

Journalist and chief-editor of Kottayam-based daily Malayala Manorama K. M. Mathew wanted to set up a media school which taught journalism with a "hands-on and no-nonsense approach and without frills and hype".[1] His plans materialised when, with the support of the Manorama group as he established the Manorama School of Communication (MASCOM) in 2002 in Erayil Kadavu, Kottayam, around 500 meters south of the Malayala Manorama head office. The institute was inaugurated later that year by the-then Chief Minister of Kerala, A. K. Antony.[1][2]

Academics
The Fourth Estate and Jalakam, the weekly in-house journals published by the students of the print course.

Manorama School of Communication offers training in both print and broadcast journalism in English and Malayalam languages. The print course was designed by journalist and educator K. Thomas Oommen, who has served as the director of the institute since its inception in 2002.[3] The course, its design and modules, have often been highlighted as amongst the best in India by various media outlets such as the Outlook magazine.[4]

The broadcast course, also taught in both English and Malayalam languages, was introduced later in 2015. Journalists Andur Sahadevan and A. Ravi Shankar, who is also the associate director for the institute, teach the broadcast module.[5]

Manorama School of Communication also has a student exchange programme with the Lakshman Kadirgamar Foundation, The Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka, and the Sri Lanka Press Institute. The student topping the print course gets an opportunity to work in Sri Lanka as part of the programme, while a student from Sri Lanka also gets a six month training at the institute alongside the students of the print course.[3]

Academic awards

Manorama School of Communication presents annual awards to its students for academic excellence. The K. C. Mammen Mappillai Award is presented to the overall best student from both the print and broadcast courses, while the a student each from print and broadcast respectively are also presented with the Malayala Manorama Chief Editor's Award.[5]

Rankings

Manorama School of Communication has been included in the various media outlets' lists of top journalism schools in India; these are listed below in the order of rank.

References
  1. "India's Best Mass Comm Colleges 2018". India Today. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. Karakonam, Gopakumar (24 August 2014). "Q & A on Journalism". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. "Daily Mirror's Kamanthi heads to MASCOM in India for post graduate course". The Sunday Times. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. "Top 25 Mass Comm Colleges in 2019". Outlook. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. "മാസ്കോം 17ാം ബിരുദധാന ചടങ്ങ് നടന്നു Convocation". Malayala Manorama. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019 – via YouTube.
  6. "The Edutainment Awards: MICA ranked top ad school; SIMC, Northpoint follow". Campaign India. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  7. "Top 10: Other Professional Colleges". Outlook. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  8. "Top 10 Mass Comm Colleges in 2017". Outlook. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  9. "Top 10 Mass Comm Colleges in 2018". Outlook. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  10. "Journalism and Mass Communication Colleges in Kerala". Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  11. "India's Best Mass Comm Colleges 2019". India Today. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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