Mangalore : Journalism Day Observed at Press Club
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Daijiworld Media Network- (SR/VA)
Mangalore Jul 1: The Journalism day was celebrated by the Working Journalists of Dakshina Kannada at Press Club here on Thursday July 1.
Senior journalist Manohar Prasad, Chief of news bureau, Udayavani in his inaugural speech said that Mangalore is a place where print media was first started in 1843 by the
Basel Mission in the name Mangalore Samachara. The journalists of DK district have maintained a unique identity, he added.
Mangalore City corporation commissioner Dr Vijayaprakash was the chief guest. Addressing the media persons, he said that he has applied to the government to name the road from Ladyhill to the Press club as ‘Patrika Bhavana Road’ and is waiting for its approval. He further said that he was always interested in theb journalistic field.
Film maker and theatre person Sadananda Suvarna was the guest of honor. He spoke on the difference between journalistic writing and novel-writing. He shared his experience of filmmaking also said that movie is the powerful medium which can convey any message to the public strongly.
He also threw light on how the film is made and while making films calculative risk has to be taken and what were the problems he faced before telecasting TV serial Guddeda Bhoota in Doordarshan which finally was a huge hit.
P B Harish Rai welcomed the gathering. Senior Journalists Anand Shetty, Harsha Rao, Jagannath Shetty Bala, Guruvappa Balepuni, among others were present on the occasion.