Provincial Department of Education – Northern Province conducted a Special Seminar for Advanced Level Students on ‘Communication and Media Studies’ on the 22nd of July 2024 at J/Puththur Somaskantha College.

The seminar was organized under the guidance and leadership of Mr.T.Thevathas, Assistant Director of Education- Technical Subjects, Northern Province.

Professor S.Raguram, Dean, Faculty of Arts served as the key resource person at the seminar and Mrs.S.Poongulaly, Head, Department of Media Studies and Ms.G.Anutharsi, Lecturer in Media Studies and Mr. N. Kajitharan and Mr. Ahilan, Teachers who are inolve in teaching Çommunicationand Media Studies served as resource persons in the special seminar.

The following topics related to ‘Communication and Media Studies’ were discussed at the seminar.

• Development Communication
• Communication Policy and Media Ethics
• Folk Media
• Mass Media
• New Media

More than 350 students from the schools of Jaffna District benefitted from this special seminar.