Free access to three INMA master classes in 2025
Diversity and inclusion in the news media industry is the focus of the fifth annual Elevate Scholarship whose class of 50 media professionals was announced today by the International News Media Association (INMA).
Some 397 people applied for the Elevate Scholarship from 83 countries.
The Elevate Scholarship program is designed to strengthen the future of the news business by embracing and elevating historically under-represented and disadvantaged groups in early- to mid-level positions at news media companies in all regions of the world. These groups include ethnicities, genders, ages, sexual orientations, religions, disabilities, access to higher education, and more.
The scholarship recipients gain news industry business fundamentals that will propel their individual careers, with the bigger picture goal of infusing the industry with the talent it needs to face today’s challenging business landscape.
“INMA is proud to continue to champion the inclusion and growth of under-represented professionals in the news media industry,” said Earl J. Wilkinson, executive director and CEO of INMA. “The news industry is stronger when we include perspectives that represent the communities we serve, engendering audience trust and growth.”
The scholarship includes free access to three INMA master classes in 2025 and a one-year INMA membership.
Just past the middle of 2024, we can see that the Indian economy is resilient but the trajectory of the growth is still uneven. Consumption is erratic but in our industry while newspapers are still down, the book publishing and printing industry are building up capacities.
Indian Printer and Publisher founded in 1979 the oldest B2B trade publication in the multi-platform and multi-channel IPPGroup, created the category of privately owned B2B print magazines in the country. And by its diversification in packaging, (Packaging South Asia), food processing and packaging (IndiFoodBev) and health and medical supply chain and packaging (HealthTekPak) and its community activities in training, research, and conferences [Ipp Services, Training and Research www.ippstar.org] the organization continues to create platforms for quality information, data, technology insights and events.
India is a large and tough terrain and while its book publishing and commercial printing industry have recovered and are increasingly embracing digital print, the Indian newspaper industry needs to recover its credibility and readership. The signage industry is slowly recovering and shifting to digital billboards. New technologies such as digital 3D additive printing, digital textiles, and industrial printing are coming onto our pages. Trade media will have to adapt with agility to keep up with new business and technical information needs.
India is one of the fastest growing economies in nominal and real terms – in a region poised for the highest change in year to year expenditure in printing equipment and consumables. Our 2025 media kit is getting ready, and it is the right time to recalibrate your role in this dynamic market – to emphasize your visibility and relevance to existing customers and turn potential markets into conversations.
Naresh Khanna – 11 September 2024
