The 2023 edition of Defence Correspondents Course (DCC), a three-week course conducted by the Union Defence Ministry for selected journalists from national and regional media organisations, commenced at Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Visakhapatnam, on Monday (August 21, 2023).
Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena AVSM, NM Chief of Staff, ENC delivered the inaugural address and A Bharat Bhushan Babu, spokesperson (MoD) and Additional Director General (Media & Communication), gave an insight into Defence Journalism at the Maritime Warfare Center, PRO (Defence), Kohima and Imphal said in a release.
One journalist each from Nagaland and Manipur are attending the course that includes the Army, Navy and Air Force phases.
During the course, the candidates will be visiting major military stations across the country to get an insight into the organisation and functionality of these elite forces of the country, the PRO said.
The aim of the course is to bring the media and military closer and enable a pool of journalists at all levels to have better appreciation of the Armed forces and are cognizant of the domain when reporting on stories relating to the maritime environment.
The PRO informed that during the one-week naval phase, the participants will be addressed by subject matter experts from within the Navy and the Coast Guard. They will acquaint the journalists with various aspects of the Navy, including Naval Operations, Naval Diplomacy, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief and the Organisational Structure of the Navy and Coast Guard.
As a part of the course, the participants visited the Indian Naval ship and submarine on August 21and were briefed on various facets of life onboard.
The participants will also have a scheduled tour at Naval Dockyard, Naval Air Station and onboard Coast Guard ships at Visakhapatnam this week.
A sea sortie onboard a front-line warship of the Indian Navy is the highlight of the naval leg of the course, which will provide the journalists an insight into naval operations at sea, the PRO said.
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