Kerala Media Academy (formerly Kerala Press Academy), is an academy of journalists in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Ca ...

. The academy was established on 19 March 1979. It is a joint venture of the Government of Kerala, Kerala Union of Working Journalists and

Indian Newspaper Society The Indian Newspaper Society (INS; formerly ''Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society'') acts as the central organization of the Press of India, an independent body authenticating circulation figures of newspapers and periodicals in India. It pla ...

. The head office of Kerala Press Academy is located at Kakkanad,

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of ...

. Its primary aim is to foster and co-ordinate activities in the sphere of

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the " news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (p ...

. The Academy has set up a full-fledged institute, published books and monographs, organized seminars and workshops and instituted endowments and awards for promoting excellence in the field of journalism.

History

The organization was set up as a joint venture of the Government of Kerala, Kerala Union of Working Journalists and

in March 1979. In 1984, it established the V.Karunakaran Nambiar Award for best reports published in Malayalam newspapers on human rights issues. Its headquarters at

Kakkanad Kakkanad is a major industrial and residential region in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is situated in the eastern part of the city and houses the Cochin Special Economic Zone, Infopark, Smart City and KINFRA Export Promotion Industr ...

was inaugurated in May 1985. The following year it started a one-year "Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism" programme. In 1992 it established two more awards, the Dr. Mookanur Narayanan Award and the

Chowara Parameswaran Chowara Parameswaran was an Indian journalist, rationalist, reformer, and translator. He is also known as ''Chowara Gandhi'' He participated in the All-Kerala Political Conference held at Palakkad in 1921 and participated in the Vaikom Satyagraha ...

Award. In 1993, it started offering the "Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations & Advertising" programme, another one-year programme. In 1996, it decided to award the Moffusil Reporter's Award annually in the field of journalism.Kerala Press Academy - Govt. of kerala profile

Notable alumni

Anu Sivaraman Anu Sivaraman (born on 25 May 1966) is the judge of Kerala High Court. The High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at Ernakulam, ...

, Judge, High court of Kerala *

Shaiju Damodaran Shaiju Damodaran (born 7 February 1973) is an Indian sports commentator, sports journalist and columnist who, as of 2022, is the leading Malayalam commentator for Star network (Malayalam) on their Indian Super League (ISL) coverage. , he has co ...

, T.V Commentator * K. Rekha, Journalist

References

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External links

Kerala Media Academy
(11 February 2004) Journalism-related professional associations Mass media in Kochi Education in Kochi 1979 establishments in Kerala