Dear Amisha,
I am answering to your question, with keeping one factor in my mind that you aspire to do 5-year integrated LLB programme from an NLU. So first of all I would like to tell you that Journalism is a vast area which includes sports journalism, investigative journalism, fashion journalism, print journalism, legal reporting, business and financial journalism etc. and a person who has flair for writing can make a successful career in journalism field. In order to become a good journalist one requires good writing, editing, research and communication skills everything else to me is secondary. One doesn’t need a degree or diploma to become a journalist. As you can see, legal reporting is also a part of journalism. You prepare well for CLAT crack it with flying colour and gain mastery in legal domain then take a call whether you want to pursue a career in LAW or Legal Journalism field or want to do both. A degree or diploma is not necessary for entering in the field of journalism unless you want to join government jobs. So, In your case, it seems to me that you should go full throttle for preparing CLAT, there will be English & Comprehension, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Elementary Mathematics, Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning sections in your exam. Master the art of English writing and gain command over General Knowledge & Current Affairs, this will not only help you in CLAT preparation but these are also essential qualities for becoming a good journalist. One more thing, doing Diploma in journalism after 12 might mar your chances of performing will in CLAT.

I hope it helps!

Hi. Here is a list of colleges offering distant education for journalism:

• Amity school of distant learning
• Symbiosis institute of media and mass cpmmunication
• DR B R Ambedkar Open University
• Mudra Institute of Communications
• Sri Aurobindo Institute of mass communication

The course may vary for the duration of 1-2 years depending upon the college and the syllabus.

Thank You!