MERI Mirror, May' 2020

Volume1Issue5
MERIMIRROR
MAY2020
DawningtoNormalcy

CREDITS
EDITORIAL TEAM
Published by MERI, Janakpuri, New Delhi
PATRONS
Shri. I.P. Aggarwal (President)
Prof. Lalit Aggarwal (Vice President)
ADVISORY BOARD
Shri. S.K. Aggarwal (CFO)
Prof. (Dr.) S.K. Goel (Director-Coordination)
Prof. A.K. Aggarwal (Dean)
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Kumar (Head, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication)
FACULTY COORDINATOR / EDITOR
Saloni Saini (Assistant Professor)
STUDENT COORDINATOR / ASSISTANT EDITOR
Divya Juyal
Shobhit Shekhar
SUB-EDITORS
Kartik Chhatwal
Harsh Goel
Vaishnavi Bhardwaj
Tanisha
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Kunika Chaudhary
Niket
Rahul Shukla
Himanshi Sain
Gaurav Lakhani

Didlockdownfixthelargestozonehole?
Themosthelpfulcommunityisbackagain!
Manipursetanexampleforwholecountry
duringpandemic
Familytimeinlockdown
Lockdownsignificantlyimpactingair
polution
polution
UNchiefpraisesIndiaforhelpingothers
QuoteColage
MERIorganizesawebinarbyDr.Sandeep
Marwaah
NGO’sarehelpingthepoorfightagainst
Covid19
Weneedtohelptheneedyandpoor
Fact-checkinganddataverification:Need
ofthehour
ImpactofCovid-19onPRIndustryand
chalengesPostCovid-19
Positiveimpactofcoronavirusepidemic
onyourlife
StepstakenbythegovernmentinCovid19
StepstakenbythegovernmentinCovid19
Efectsoflockdown
Himalyanrangesarevisiblefrom Bihar
afterdecades!
Digitalstudentsduring Covid19
Socialmediainsightsintimeofsocial
distancing
Comfortonworkingfrom home
Comfortonworkingfrom home
MERIcolegestudentsatendwebinarby
Factshala
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DIDLOCKDOWNFIXEDTHE
LARGESTOZONEHOLE?
By-AnooshaJamal
TheLargesteverozoneholeover
theArcticisnow healed.CopernicusAtmosphereMonitoringService
(CAMS)confirmed on it's
Twiterhandleon23,April2020
as "The Unprecedented 2020
northern hemisphere #Ozone
Holehascometoanend.The#PolarVortex
split, alowing #ozone-rich
air into the Arctic,
closelymatchinglastweek'sforecastfrom
the#CopernicusAtmosphere
Monitoring Service."The
ozonelayerisapartofthestr
sphere,oneoftheEarth'satmosphericlayers,anditprotectsthe
Earthfrom thesun'sultraviolet
radiationwhichotherwisewould
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haveharmed thelifeon Earth.
Ozonelayerdepletion wasfirst
discovered in the1970s.Itisa
gradualthinning ofthe ozone
layerwhichiscausedbychemicalsthatarereleasedfrom
industries,changesinweather,andvar
iousotherhumanactivities.Enormousdepletion
ofArcticozone
layerwasnoticedearlierthisyear.
Scientists claimed that it was
threetimesthesizeofGreenland.
Asimilarlossoftheozonelayer
tookplacebackin2011.CAMSas
sertsthatthechangeinairpolution
because oflockdown was
nothingtodowith itshealing.
But,itwasmainlybecauseofthe
rise in temperature, breaking
down ofpolarvortex alowing
ozonedepletedairtomergewith
ozonerich airfrom lowerlatitudes.Prevention
isbeterthan
curefitsherewelashealingof
theozonelayerisnotinourhands
butstoppingitsdepletionis.

THEMOSTHELPFUL
COMMUNITYBACKAGAIN!
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LOCKDOWN SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTING AIR POLLUTION
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UNCHIEFPRAISESINDIA
FORHELPINGOTHERS
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MERICOLLEGEORGANIZESA
WEBINARBYDR.SANDEEP
MARWAH
By-JaskiranKaurSokhi
ManagementEducationandResearchInstitute,Janakpuriconductedawebinar
incolaborationwithNewspapersAssociationofIndia,byDr.SandeepMarwah,
renownedinternationalmediapersonality,alongwithDr.Vipin Gaur,on
27May,2020at2:30p.m.Thiswebinarwasconductedthroughzoom videocaling,inwhichDr.SandeepMarwahdiscussedaboutthescenarioofmedialineor
film industrylineincovid-19situation.“Therearemainlytwothingsthatare
essentiali.efeelingsandthinking”,heasserted.Dr.SandeepMarwahisalso
workingwithAAFT,SchoolofJournalism andNewspapersAssociationofIndia.
HegottheclearanceofNoidaFilm Cityin1987andthefirstprofessionalstudio
wasestablishedin1991.Inaworld,wherealthenewspapersarefulofnegative
newsandcriminalnews,itisimportanttoputuppositiveandconstructive
journalism.AccordingtoDr.Marwah,“positivenewsshouldalsobetherealong
withnegativenews,peoplearealsointerestedinreadingaboutartandcultural
activitiesthatarehappeningaroundtheworld.”India’sfilm industryistermed
asthebiggestindustryoftheworldprovidingworktoover100lakhpeople.
Heconcludedthattobeasuccessfuljournalist,therearethreethingseverystudentmustfolow
i.e,toread,tolearnandtospeakfluentlyandoneshouldget
astrongcommandoveranyonelanguage.Althejournalistsarelikesoldiers,
theonlydiferencebeingthatsoldiersfightonborderandajournalistdeals
withnormalpeopleindaytodaylife.ThewebinarwasverypositiveandinformativeandwasatendedbyalstudentsoftheDepartmentofJournalism
and
MassCommunication.
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NGO’SAREHELPINGTHEPOOR
FIGHTAGAINSTCOVID-19
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WHYRICHPEOPLEARENOT
HELPINGTHENEEDYAND
THEPOOR?
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By-NupurSidhu
WhetheritisAmitabhBachchanorViratKohli,therichandfamouspeopleof
Indiaareready to givelecturesor
folow thewordsofPrimeMinister
Modi.Butthe tendency ofselfless
charityislackinginmostIndians.FormerIndiacricketcaptainSouravGan
gulyisdonatingRs50lakhsofricein
colaborationwithWestBengalcompanyLalBabaRice,whichisclearly
sponsored,interactivebrand-building
exercise.WhydorichandfamousIndiansremainsoeagertodeliverlectures,
especialy on government-initiated
issues,butwhyaretheysoannoyat
helpingtheneedypoorIthasbeenemphasisedthatnow
the'weakestsection
ofIndia'needstobeplaced atthe
centerofcharitableworks.Thereport
caledformeasurestotargetalarge
populationcompeledtojointhede
privedsections.Todaythesearethe
peoplewhohavebeenkiledtheworst
by the coronavirus epidemic.The
reportnotedthat'peoplefrom disadvantagedsectionsareunabletoadapt
themselves to unpredicted circumstancessuchasclimatechange,eco
nomicrisksand socio-politicalhazards,whichmaymakethem
evenmore
vulnerable.'Thecompany's34percent
shares-$7.5bilionorRs52,750crorearededicatedtoitsstatedobjectiveof
improvingIndia'spublicschoolsystem
MitigationduetothenewsAzim Premji
hasalsonotannouncedseparatelyfor
ththose afected by the virus.India's
secondrichestpersonPremjiwasthe
first Specialaircraftaresenttobring
backstrandedIndiansduetotheepidemic,butworkersanddailylabourers
inareforcedtowalkhundredsofk/m to
reach theirvilages.Doctorstreating
coronaviruspatientsare appreciated
butare notalowed to enter their
homes.
Thedonorsaretheonlyones.Comedian
KapilSharmaisgivingRs50lakhstothe
PrimeMinister'sReliefFundandthesuperstarsoftheSouth,PawanKalyan,
Ram CharanandRajinikantharedoing
thesame.Butusualyourstarsgivevery
litle donation.Forexample,former
crcricketcaptainMSDhonihasbeenreportedtohavedonatedonelakhrupees
toacharitytrustinPune,whichwas
criticised

FACT-CHECKINGANDDATA
VERIFICATION:NEEDOFTHE
StudentsofManagementEducation
andResearchInstitute,Departmentof
Journalism andMassCommunication
atendedawebinaron"Fact-checking
andDataVerification"throughZoom
app,organizedbyChrist(Deemedtobe
University)Bangalore,Indiaon7May
2020from 6pm to6:30pm withapurposetoincreasemedialiteracyandacknowledge
viewers about diferent
time-savingmethodstoverifytheauthenticityand
accuracyofthetext,
imagesandvideos.Atthebeginningof
thiswebinar,Prof.UmeshArya,Guru
JambeshwarUniversityofScienceand
Technology,Hisar explained about
whatismisinformation,ImageSearch,
InVID,SearchbyImageextensionof
google,andsoon.
HOUR
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By-Tanisha
it'sworkingandtypes,how fakenews
createsmisinformationecosystem and
reasonswhyitiscreatedandshared.He
explainedalthisthroughthehelpofan
interestingpptwhichwasbeingshared
byhim onthescreenandalsoshowed
efectivereal-lifeexamplesassistinghis
exexplanation.He discussed various
onlineplatformsandextensionswhich
canbeusedtoverifythecredibilityof
anytexts,images,orvideosthatincludedRevEyeReverse
ImageSearch,InVID,SearchbyImage
extensionofgoogle,andsoon.While
telingaboutalthisheshowedtutorials
tooashow touseeachsourceforverification
ofdata.He took some text,
videos,andimagesthathavegoneviral
earlieronsocialsitesandshowedhow
fafakeweretheyusingdiferentmethods.
Later,healsocommunicatedsomeclues
tobewatchedoutinaphotographor
videowhichmayhelptocheckit'sexactnessinaminute.
Intheend,hesharedvariousotherwebsites
for fact-checking and tried to
answerthenumerousintelectualquestionsaskedbytheviewers.Conclusively,thesessioncameouttobeenlightening,valuable,andinformativ

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BA(JMC)

HIMALAYANRANGESARE
VISIBLEFROM BIHARAFTER
DECADES!
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By-BhumikaBansal
“Ibelievetheworldisincomprehensibly
beautiful—An Endless
prospectofMagicandWonder!“
Oneofthemostpositiveimpacts
ofthelockdown isthatithas
broughtadrasticchangeinpolutionacrosstheworld,including
Indiawhichhasalsowitnesseda
rapiddownfalinthelevelofair
polution. Mornings are very
brighterthan earlier.Fresh air,
chirpingofbirds,clearskies,etc.
havebeen observed within the
lockdown period.Duetofalout,
peoplehadbeenabletoseedistantthingstoo,likesnow-capped
mountains,the world’shighest
peak:MountEverest.Thisamazingviralimageonsocialmedia
wascapturedbytheresidentin
Bihar'ssinghwahinivilagewhotalksaboutmountainswithgreen
treesthatcan be seen atthe
botom oftheimage.Thisvilage
issituatedinSitamarhiDistrict.In
thesurprisingtalk,sheconveyed
thatshewokeupwithastunning
view ofthemountainsafterdecadeswhichwasusedtobecausaly
observed after rainfalat
times.ItwassharedonTwiterby
RituJaiswal,shesaid,“wecansee
theMountEverestfrom ourterracetoday“.Shefurthersaidin
hertweetthatnatureisbalancing
itself!.Thus,thepicturegained
morethan1000likessofar.This
peakislocatedlessthantwohundredkilometersawayinNepal.At
last,this amazing view is the
resultofapositiveimpactonour
environmentwhichisonlypossiblebecauseoftheCovid-19LockdownPeriod.

SOCIALMEDIAINSIGHTSIN
THETIMEOFSOCIAL
Socialmediaisoneofthebestways
tosharenewsnowadaysespecialyif
you aretrying to alertpeopleof
somethingseriousin avery,very
quick manner. Whether it be
COVID-19 news from individual
statesornewsonanationalscope,
DISTANCING
By:Tanisha
socialmediagetsthemessagewhere
itneedstogo.Mostoftheyouthget
information through socialmedia
beforeheorshecanfounditona
newschannel.Ithasbecometheprimary
source ofinformation.Fake
newsisalsobeingspreadthrough
socialmediawhichshouldbetriggeredoutsoon.Butnow
inthisepidemicwhenthegovernmentissued
stay-at-homeorders,it'sroleismaterializing.It's
fascinating multiple
freshusers.Ironicaly,inthisspanof
socialdistancing,it'soneofthele
ingandpowerfulsourceswhichis
trulyengagingpeoplesocialy.Itis
evolvingasthegreatesthubofimmense
satisfaction and entertainmentforsociety.Notonlypeopleare
justposting pictures and videos,
addingstories,chatingbuttheyare
also generating creative content,
whetheronTwiter,Facebook,Instagram,youtube,orTikTok.Recently,a
disputealsotookplacebetweentiktokersand
YouTubersaboutwho
produces much suitable content
whichshouldnotbethereasbothare
incompatible and have theirown
prosandcons.Thesedaysyoucan
seemanyhumorousvideostrending
onYouTubesuchaslockdownefect,
lifeafterandbeforelockdown,etc
postedbyfamousYouTubers.Also,
TikTokisgainingpopularityandhas
gotitsusersincreasedinwhichcelebritiesarenotfaraway.Thereare
variouscelebswhojoinedTikTokin
quarantineand hasatracted millionsoffolowers.Socialissuesare
beingtalkedonTikTokandquarantineideashavebecomeahit.Instagram
isyetnotlastintherace,many
youngstersareemergingout,sh
ingtheirmasteryandgainingatention.The
coronavirus crisis has
raised thesmartphoneto stature,
promotingtheabilitytostaylinked
during self-isolation.Thus,social
mediaishelpingpeopleinconnectingwith
friends,family,and lik
mindedpeopleforsocializationand
emotionalconsent.
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COMFORTONWORKING
FROM HOME
-EshaBanerjee
Astheworldisfighting againstthepandemictogether,theentire
nationisunderits3rdongoing lockdown.Although,someeasehas
beenprovidedto the citizensbutthe majorproblem isthatthe
rate ofafected people seemsto be increasing with thepassing
days.
Therefore,mostofthecompanieshave opted for'workfrom home'
strategy fortheiremployees.Thisisnotanew versionofworking
asworkfrom homehasbeen practicedbyfirmsearliertoo,butthe
entire work done from home is a new adaptation by these
companies.While major IT firmshave decided to go with the
working processeven afterthesituationgetsnormal.Workfrom
home hasproven beneficial forthe employees aswelas the
company.
Onceanemployeestartsworkingfrom theirhomethere’snogoing
backtotheofice aswork from homeprovideswithmanybenefits:
Itchucksoutthe timeconsumptionoftravelingtoworkplaces.
We alseem to be worried aboutbalancing ourworklife,and
workingfrom homecan be a good option to manage work-life.
Anotherimportantaspectisitcan help in cost-cutingasthe
organizationswilnothavetopayforworkspace.
Ithasbeenseenthatemployeesworkingfrom theirhometowork
morehoursthanexactworkingtimes.
Thesearesomeoftheadvantagesthatworkingfrom homeprovides
us.Itsurely had helped many companiestoworksmoothlyeven
underthissituationoflockdown.Andinthecomingtimes,thereis
ahighexpectationthatcompaniesmayshiftthereworkmodefrom
oficestohome.
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MERICOLLEGESTUDENTS
ATTENDWEBINARBYFACT-
SHALA
By-AbhinavSingh
ThestudentsofManagementEducationandResearchInstitute,Departmentof
Journalism andMassCommunicationatendedawebinarconductedbyFact-
Shala,DataLeads,InternewsandGoogle.orgonthetopic“How tonavigatethe
COVID-19Infodemic”on22May’2020.TheguestofthewebinarwereMr.Pankaj
PachouriEditor,FormerCommunicationsAdvisortoPM andFounder& Editor-in-Chief,GoNews;andProf.AnubhutiYadav,HOD-New
Media& TechnologyCourseandDirector–Advertising&PublicRelations,IMC,Delhi.
Mr.Pachouricommencedthewebinartalkingaboutoverloadedinformation
whichmakesitverydificulttochosebetweenfakenewsandactualnews
whichfurthercreatesproblems.Further,hespokeonhow videoscanbemorphedandrecreated.Oneshouldnotforwardanyinformationonsocialmedia
beforeitsverification.Prof.Yadavdiscussedthatanymessagereceivedcanbe
verifiedthroughWhatsAppbyWHO,PIB,IFCN (InternationalFact-checking
network),etc.Shealsotalkedaboutcommunicationtheoriesliketwo-step
theory,cultivationtheoryandbulettheory.Therearemanyagencieswherewe
canfactcheckaboutdiferentcontents.ForadvertisementsthereisASCI,for
televisionthereisNBA.IBFcomplaintsregardingtelevisionnews,dailysoaps,
etc.PresscouncilofIndiafornewspapers,MinistryofHomeAfairs,Delhi
Police,NationalCyberCrimereportingportal,etc.NowadaysthereisPIBFact-
Check.Shetoldusthatnocontentshouldbesharedwithoutbeingverifiedasa
responsiblecitizen.
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