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It's only
when you join the industry you realise what you've learnt at IIJNM.
Testimonials:
 Date: 17 July 2010
Hi!!
Hope this email finds you in great health! And even better spirits.
It's been a month and a half since I joined NDTV Hindu, and it's been fabulous! I'm sure it'll get better with time. I'm working as an Assistant Producer, news and non-news.
I just saw the website, and I see you have new faculty! I wish I could study again! I'm serious.
Work is great, I'm learning a lot everyday! And not just work related. I am so glad I decided to study at IIJNM. Thanks to everything I learnt there from each of you, I'm able to deal with the pressure of 24/7 news.
There is a lot of potential to learn here, and the people are conducive to new comers. Ample opportunity to learn!
Also, three former IIJNM alumni, Zoya Thomas, Krishnamoorthy and Sudarshan are my colleagues and it's great to have familiar faces around!!
I may come down in September and will certainly visit then. Would be great to see everyone then!
I know you are used to emails like these but I think you all need to know how much you have influenced my work ethic. Choosing IIJNM over other prominent institutes turned out to be a great decision.
Thank you for everything!
Regards
Sindhuja Balaji
Assistant Producer- NDTV Hindu
NDTV Metronation Chennai Ltd
Chennai
 Date: Oct 23, 2009
Dear Ma'am,
It has been a month since I joined The Financial Express and life is not the same anymore. I cover aviation for the team.
A few of my stories have got published in the paper so far and people have already started recognizing my existence. In fact, one day, my editor- Shubhamoy Bhattacharya, came to my cubicle and asked me about the place I'd done my course from. That is when I realized that it is IIJNM that has really made me what I am. The place is incredible and worth a lot.
You have imparted brilliant lessons to us because of which I can consider myself to be equivalent to my seniors in the team. The confidence that I gained working in Bangalore was tremendous. It makes it so easy a task for me now to speak to experts and analysts, even the ministries, that even my peers are astonished. One does not realize the change until it is pointed out by your colleagues.
Having said this, I just wanted to thank you and our team of professors who have really worked hard on us and transformed our lives.
Regards
Shubham Batra
Business Featues Writer
The Financial Express
New Delhi
 Date:
11 April 2008
Hi guys,
I'd hate to start off saying, "Hi this is Simran,
an old student of IIJNM." If I remember correctly I hated reading
any mail that started like that (and I was more than generous with
the delete key). But I'm afraid that's the only way I can introduce
myself, atleast in this situation. I write this mail just to give
you a preview of what's to come (like the faculty does all year).
Each time I have a conversation with Kanchan Mam, I can't stop thanking
her for what we learnt in IIJNM. Even as I write to you guys, I'm
on a night shift and have juggled between four stories. The reason
I tell you this is because, every time you go out searching for
stories for the daily edition, don't mistake it for being simply
an exercise. It is almost identical to what you will be doing in
the near future.
The purpose of this mail isn't to preach but to
tell you guys from experience that no matter how much they (faculty)
scream, no matter how many times Kanchan Mam puts down your story
idea saying "So where's the story," or no matter how many
time Nikhat Mam fails you in one of those camera tests (my friend
Suhali failed it thrice) please remember that in later years, this
is all going to come back to you. And mind you, not so politely
this time. For each time, she says that's no story, trust me, chances
are it isn't one (and I can never dispute that.)
My point being that often times as students, and
sometimes as immature ones, we tend to think/feel that teachers
are out to target us, individually. Like in every batch, you'll
always have a set of kids believe that (I'd like to think they are
the one's with serious complexes lol). Besides the point, as an
ex-student, all I can say is that, if Girish Sir or KK Mam is pushing
you to learn shortcuts to Quark Xpress, do it. Believe you me, professional
organisation aren't there to guide you. The intension is not to
scare you people, but it is true that media organisations don't
need interns; I think KK Mam will second me on that one. (Cheap
labour, maybe yes lol) so no matter where you get to intern, TV
channel, newspaper, magazines, give it your best shot (whether you
like the organisation or not is irrelevent). I've even heard of
incidents where interns in Express are given copies to sub from
the bin and they go back straight into the bin without even a glace
from the boss (No, It's not an urban legend). For those who have
inflated egos, kindly leave them at home and be prepared to be treated
like shit. But mind you, once you pass that stage, its isn't bad
at all. Don't be worried about placements unnecessarily, because
with the faculty you have, all of you will get placed a 100 percent
(except those with attitude problems, I guess even the faculty doesn't
take their responsibility).
Since this mail has got much longer than planned,
therefore lastly, remember that when you're out of IIJNM, you become
a representative of the institute (atleast I think that way). If
journalism isn't what you want to pursue, don't do it but don't
write a story half-heartedly. Don't give anyone an opportunity to
a point finger at the faculty because they deserve better, for the
amount of work they put in us. All the best. Good luck with internships.
Simran
 Date:
26 September 2007
Dear Ma'am,
Hello, and how
are you? How is life at IIJNM?
Life is good and my job is also picking up slowly. I want to take
this opportunity to thank the faculty for training us so well. Deadlines
used to be a nightmare for us at IIJNM, but those very same nightmares
are my savior now. Very often, while doing regional TV packages
I have strict deadlines of less than half an hour but surprisingly,
I end up finishing the job much before my deadline. All the credit
goes to you teachers for making us strong enough to face the heat
out here, because this industry hardly gives you a chance to commit
a mistake.
I
got a chance to do a documentary for PA. As one of their projects,
PA helps a home for HIV infected children here in Mangalore. They
needed a film to carry back to the UK and they asked Neelima and
me to do a bit of work on it. My boss was going to do the post production
work in UK, but when she saw our thorough preproduction work, (our
questionnaires, our shot list, and all the other preparation), she
was very happy with us. (I know you will find it difficult to believe
I actually remembered, and did all this work). I remembered all
your instructions; white balance, focus, exposure.... and even did
shooting, even though we were given a professional cameraman.
When
my boss saw what we had done (transcripts, logging etc), she changed
her mind about editing in the UK, and gave us permission to edit
the film here! We are now scripting it, and are almost ready to
start the editing. This has made me very happy. And I must thank
you all for the training at IIJNM, which has been so practical and
just what the industry requires. Your having been so tough on us
has paid its rewards!
Please convey
my regards to Kanchan M'am , Surekha M'am and Girish Sir.
Cheers,
Vikas
 Date:
11 September 2007
Dear Ma'am,
I'm
fine and work is picking up pace and the training is going to start
soon alongside the shooting, which is October 4th onwards.
I'm working
in the fashion beat for the time being and have some 7-8 stories
that my team and I are working on right now. We will start shooting
by October 1st week and that should be interesting...oh! before
I forget I told Surekha ma'am and I meant to tell you also...the
training we got at IIJNM, especially the hands on experience, and
you guys insisting on us using and knowing the manual mode of the
cameras and especially the PD170, really helped, I think...I really
feel we are better equipped with the skills and know how where terms,
pictures, camera usage and script writing or rather the way to work
on a story/documentary are concerned. Especially compared with some
of the other trainees and people from the various institutes here
:)
Just wanted
to let you know that that's what I've come across till now.
Priya Randhawa
 Date:
20 July 2007
Hi ma'am,
I thought I should
let you know that when I was speaking to students from other colleges,
they told me that lots of their classmates did not get placed from
college. So in actuality, when our students say we don't assure them
placements, I think it's important to tell them that no college does.
In fact, a number of print students from other colleges didn't get
placed and they didn't get as many TV news channels to come to campus
as IIJNM did. At the end of the day, it all depends on the individual,
and your work speaks for itself.
keep
in touch.
regards,
Anna
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