Defence Correspondents Course – 2022 Commences at WNC, Mumbai
The 2022 edition of Defence Correspondents Course, a three weeks course conducted by the MoD for select journalists from regional and National media houses, commenced at MWC, Mumbai on 22 August 2022. The Chief of Staff, WNC delivered the inaugural address and Director MWC welcomed the 30 participants of the course. The aim of DCC is to build a pool of journalists at all levels who understand the Armed Forces and are cognizant of the domain when reporting on stories relating to the Maritime environment. During the one week naval attachment, the participants will be addressed by subject matter experts from within Indian Navy and Coast Guard. They will acquaint the journalists with various aspects of the Navy including naval operations, naval diplomacy, HADR including the organisational structure of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard. The participants will also visit Indian Navy and Coast Guard ships, submarines and Naval Dockyard at Mumbai. A sea sortie onboard a front line warship of the Indian Navy is the highlight of the naval leg of the course, which will provide the journalists an insight into naval operations at sea.
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