Students from the Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) will be teaming up with their counterparts from around the world to produce 12 hours of continuous news on March 27.
The Global News Relay will see the students work collaboratively on a rolling news programme. The broadcast will move from country to country with each host organisation transmitting for up to two hours at a time.
The ground-breaking project is co-ordinated by Sarah Jones, journalism lecturer of Salford University, Manchester, UK, along with representatives of other institutions, including RMIT, Melbourne, Australia, West Texas A&M University, US, Manipal University, Dubai, and Volda University College, Norway.
“The aim of the project is to engage students with the concept of global news and bring them together to work collaboratively on a single journalistic assignment,” said Jones.
“It will develop innovative methods of broadcasting internationally and encourage the students to reflect on news around the world, as well as getting an insight into the variations in culture and news techniques,” added Jones.
On ACJ’s participation in the project, Sashi Kumar, chairman of the Media Development Foundation and the ACJ, said: “This initiative will help expand the mental horizon of the aspiring journalist taking part in the relay and underscore the global potential of journalism, across geographic locations and time zones, at a time when the profession is facing unprecedented challenges in terms of its national base and market.”
Topics covered during the broadcasting marathon will include Indian general elections, economy, culture, social media, fashion, gay marriage and Salford Music Festival.
The 12-hour Global News Relay will begin at 9 am on March 27, with the ACJ team broadcasting the 3-4 pm slot. The transmission with be broadcast online at www.quaysnews.net.
