NOIDA, India, February 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
The 5th Global Festival of Journalism Noida 2017 marked its presence internationally. It is now known to all the important nations of the world. The physical and virtual participation has gone to 140 countries of the world where ICMEI - International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry has its members.
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"The 5th Global Festival of Journalism Noida now is a global phenomenon. The purpose of uniting the world through journalism is getting fulfilled," said Sandeep Marwah, President International Journalism Center and Global Cultural Minister.
"Indo Slovenian friendship has seen a new wave today with our involvement with the 5th Global Festival of Journalism Noida, we hope we will work together in a much bigger way to develop relations with India this year," said Jozef Drofenik, Ambassador of Slovenia to India.
"Journalism needs correction at many stages in India. It creates and develops perception about every aspect of life. Journalists must do ample research to get the correct information before passing it on to the masses," said Pankaj K Singh, IRS, Deputy Commissioner Taxation and an author to have penned a number of books.
"From monthly film magazines to daily news papers and now hourly information on the net, all have definitely made film journalism a very popular subject. The responsibility has also gone up many times. It has become a large source of employment too," added Vinod Mirani, renowned film journalist and critic.
Ashok Tyagi, Secretary General of International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry, Vipin Gaur, Secretary General of News Paper Association of India also expressed their views on journalism, its difficulties and role of associations.
Later Sandeep Marwah honored the guests with the life membership of International Journalism Centre. H.E. Jozef Drofenik also inaugurated the exhibition of Graphics and Animation designed by the students of Asian School of Media and Studies.
A daily bulletin of the activities of the festival by department of print media and a poster to mark respect to the veteran journalist Ganesh Vidyarthi were also released on the occasion. Sushil Bharti, Director at Radio Noida spoke about Ganesh Vidyarthi and the forum.
A poster to highlight the new web series for http://mstv.co.in produced by Marwah Films and Video Production and directed by the film students of ASMS was also released.
WPDRF - World Peace Development & Research Foundation, AAU & APR - Association of Asian Union & Asia Pacific Region, ISFCF - Indo Slovenian Film And Cultural Forum, IFTRC - International Film & Television Research Centre, AAFT - Asian Academy of Film And Television and IFUNA - Indian Federation of United Nations Organizations supported the event.
About AAFT
AAFT - Asian Academy of Film and Television is among the first ten best film schools of the world conducting 55 different courses in films, television, media, fashion and new media. The academy has churned out more than 12000 students hailing from 120 countries of the world. The institution has been bestowed upon more than 200 awards from all over the world.
For more information, visit http://www.aaft.com.
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