Caption: M.A. Ponnappa, Anantha Shayana, Amshi Prasanna

Bangalore, Nov. 24
The State government issued an order yesterday revamping the Karnataka Media Academy with senior journalist M.A. Ponnappa (Kodagu) being continued as its Chairman.

Amshi Prasanna Kumar, the former President of Mysore District Journalists’ Association, has been nominated on behalf of the Karnataka State Working Journalists’ Association while B.G. Anantha Shayana of Shakti Kannada daily in Kodagu, represents All India Newspapers Confederation.

Other members of the Academy are: Parvathi Menon, Sarju Katkar, K. Raja Rao, U.B. Rajalakshmi (from journalist fraternity), K.N. Tilak Kumar, Manoj Kumar Sontalia (from Indian Newspaper Society), T.G. Adaveshappa, Gangadhara Hiregutti, Mohammed Younis, B.T. Amudam (from All India Newspaper Confederation), Gangadhara Mudaliyar, Rama Managuli, Channabasavanna, Malappa Adasale (from Karnataka Working Journalists’ Association), Directors of Information Department and Akashavani and Heads of Department of Journalism in the Universities of Mysore, Dharwad and Gulbarga.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / November 24th, 2012