Student Engagement
Media Club
Creativity, Media Literacy & Digital Storytelling
Student-Driven Media Platform
Photography, filmmaking, journalism and digital storytelling with ethical, socially responsible media practice.
The Media Club of St. Xavier's College, Thumba is a student-driven platform that promotes creativity, critical media literacy and effective communication. It provides students with opportunities to explore photography, filmmaking, journalism, digital storytelling and content creation, while encouraging ethical and socially responsible engagement with contemporary media.
Objectives
Goals that guide every workshop, production, exhibition and campus media initiative.
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Develop students' skills in photography, videography, editing, journalism and digital content creation.
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Promote critical awareness of media, representation, ethics and emerging technologies.
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Provide opportunities for creative expression through the college's media platforms.
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Professionally document and promote major academic, cultural and institutional activities.
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Encourage collaboration, teamwork and responsible digital citizenship.
Activities
The Club organises workshops, exhibitions, media productions, field visits and competitions to provide students with practical exposure to different aspects of media. Its activities include:
Documentary and short-film production
Journalism and campus reporting
Digital storytelling and content creation
Film and video editing
Social media communication
Event documentation and promotion
Media literacy and awareness programmes
2024–25
Highlights
During 2024–25, the Media Club participated in the Media Day celebrations organised by the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala. In collaboration with the Department of Malayalam and Mass Communication, it produced campus radio programmes on the 2024 Olympics and the Wayanad landslide.
The Club also conducted workshops on documentary filmmaking and photography, including Crafting Stories and Shaping the Future and Art of Photography. Photo exhibitions such as PERSPECTOS and EXPLORIA provided students with platforms to showcase their creative work. An industrial visit to Chithranjali Studio offered students first-hand exposure to film production and post-production processes.
Student Engagement
Membership is open to all interested students, with particular encouragement for students of English and Media Studies and related disciplines. Members work in areas such as photography, videography, editing, reporting, design and social media.
The Club also collaborates with other departments and student clubs in covering, documenting and promoting college events, thereby contributing to the digital visibility and institutional memory of the college.
Future Initiatives
The Club plans to expand its activities through a student media festival, campus news bulletin, mobile journalism and film-editing workshops, a campus podcast series and intercollegiate short-film competitions.
Student media festival
Campus news bulletin
Mobile journalism workshops
Film-editing workshops
Campus podcast series
Intercollegiate short-film competitions
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