NBOCWWB launches media fellowship 2023

Nagaland Building & Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board (NBOCWWB) on Friday launched the Media Fellowship 2023 at DIPR Conference Hall, Kohima.
Chief Executive Officer, NBOCWWB, Dr. T. Chubayanger, chairing the function, said that the first Media Fellowship was introduced in 2022, and motivated by the success of the fellowship the NBOCWWB has decided to announce the Media Fellowship 2023.
Chairman of NBOCWWB, Dr. Kekhrie Yhome said after the successful culmination of the first media fellowship which showcased the plight of construction workers, the NBOCWWB decided to award the fellowship to two parties, namely Kohima Press Club (KPC) and DIPR.
He said DIPR will initiate the production of two documentaries on Immigrants Workers engaged in Nagaland in the building and construction sectors and Internal Migration within Nagaland amongst Nagas in the search for livelihood through the building and construction sectors. He also said that KPC will initiate fellows/awards in three categories, feature writing/ reporting, Photojournalism, and Video journalism. During the acceptance speech, Dzüvinuo Theünuo, Head of Department, IPR said it was a privilege to accept the Media Fellowship 2023 on behalf of the department of IPR.
Theünuo also said that in 2022, the department engaged two reputed production houses in Nagaland to produce two short-length Public Service Announcements (PSA) and said that it was a challenge to capture what the NBOCWWB wants to convey in a short duration, but she thanked the board for coming up with a path-breaking initiative not only concerning DIPR video production but by engaging Kohima Press Club. Theünuo said that KPC, being the most powerful voice in society to influence people, should highlight stories in objective ways and influence the public and policymakers in showcasing the plight of the workers. Convenor of Kohima Press Club Media Fellowship 2022, Rita Krocha thanked NBOCWWB for awarding the media fellowship to KPC and said that apart from feature writing/ reporting this year NBOCWWB has extended the fellowship to other mediums like Photo Journalism and video Journalism which will impact in imparting awareness to the public.