“Excellence is a continuous process and not
an accident”, said A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who sadly is no more. His invigorating
speeches and inspiring books have whipped up entire generations to embark the
voyage of learning. The United Nations Organization has declared that the
birthday of Abdul Kalam, 15th October be observed as the “World
Students Day”, henceforth.
Abdul
Kalam was a lifelong learner and asked us all to live in the same way. Extending on this theme, Fuel Media Solutions
Pvt. Ltd. a leading event management company in Bangalore,
brings to you the next in the career profile series – that of being a critic. A
person who, no matter which the field would be required to do extensive
reading, have clarity of thought and speech and present a balanced view of the
topic/issue being discussed.
The requirement would be for a person with
sound knowledge of the subject, necessary education required to supplement his
knowledge giving his/her comments on the subject which holds importance can be
called a critic.
Critics require tremendous amount of
knowledge in the field he/she gives his/her judgments and comments on. They
have to keep themselves abreast with the demand of the times and understand the
changes to give their critical viewpoint.
Critics require a disciplined taste,
historical and theoretical knowledge and a deep understanding of author's,
filmmaker's, or painter's complete work.
Courses in journalism, English,
communication play a crucial role in becoming a critic.
Bachelor of journalism is of 3 years
Food critic,film critic, literary critics
are a few jobs in this area
PAY PACKET:
For a seasoned food critic the remuneration
is around Rs.40, 000-60,000 per month but it depends a lot on the
advertisements the newspaper and magazine are getting and on its circulation.
Critics generally give their comments in
magazines, newspapers, and television which form their major source of income.
They are handsomely paid by the media.
INSTITUTIONS OFFERING THIS COURSE:
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
Mudra Institute of Communication
Symbiosis Institute of Media &
Communication
Indian Institute of Journalism and New
Media
University of Calcutta
