About the Founder
Journalist, television news anchor, film director, and actor Gaurish Akki is a well-known name in Kannada media. Native of Koppal district, Karnataka, Gaurish Akki started his career as a lecturer but soon moved to the area of his passion, media. He has the distinction of working with many well-known news media houses like ETV Kannada, TV9, Suvarna 24/7, Suddi TV, and Kasturi News. He has donned several roles like: voice-over artist, copy editor, bulletin producer, program producer, and news anchor. He has the pride to have been part of the founding team of TV9.
He is the recipient of several awards and recognition like Government of Karnataka’s Karnataka Madhyama Academy Annual Award 2017 as Best News Presenter, CableVarthe Magazine’s Best Interviewer 2008, as well as Rotary Vocational Excellence 2009. He has also started his journey in film industry as an actor, director, and writer.
In 2018, with nearly two decades of media experience, Gaurish forayed into training media professionals in various arenas of media through his organization Alma Media School. He has developed training modules for media roles such as news presenter, radio-jockey, voice-over artist, etc. This Post-graduate Diploma in Modern News Practices is his next effort to train efficient journalists who will contribute to a constructive society.
FOUNDER'S VISION
Visual media was my childhood dream. News media became my bread and butter. Working for nearly two decades in news media I have come to understand how critical is the role of a journalist or a news reporter in shaping the society, in bringing accurate news reports to people, and in general, to create awareness and generate nation-building opinions.
Alma Media School is our effort to create the training programs for young and aspiring media professionals who want to become responsible, pro-society journalists and help build a healthy, democratic society. When a media person reports it should be well-researched and factual. It should also be supported by an in-depth understanding of his or her society. Only then the media person can have a healthy dialogue with his or her audience. For such knowledgeable and unprejudiced mind, a journalist needs adequate training. Alma Media School
aims to provide such training.