Prasun studied in Goa, worked in the Times of India,
and then was based in London, as a journalist. Like
our good friend Debasish Munshi (now also a Doctor),
one of the best TOI journalists ever posted in Goa,
Prasun too left journalism for academia.So when he mentioned the visit of Dr Allan to Goa, it was a good opportunity to hold an interaction. In introducing his University of the West of England (Bristol) colleague, Prasun noted that he is a prominent scholar in the field of Journalism Studies, and that Dr Allan's book 'News Culture' is a standard text and "almost a bestseller in the world of academia".
His work also looked at Journalism After September 11 (also the name of a book he co-authored, which was the subject of much to the day's talk) and online journalism, besides 'news, gender and power'.
Film-maker Desmond Nazareth, former Earth Times' journalist VM (Vivek Menezes) and journalist-in-exile Sudip Chakravarty were welcome participants in the discussion.
Thanks to everyone who made this event possible by your presence and participation. -FN
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