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Reporting and Editing for Print
This course will enable the students to -
- Understand the process of gathering information and writing news.
- Understand the nitty-gritty of beat reporting.
- Understand the process of feature writing and it’s types.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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CJMC 201 |
Reporting and Editing for Print |
CO27: Students would be able to understand the basics of reporting. CO28:Students would be able to familiarize themselves with different types of reporting. CO29:Students would be able to create understanding of specialized reporting. CO30: Students would be able to develop the general understanding of art culture and sports reporting CO31: Students would be able to know about crime reporting and other beats. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration
Learning activities for the students: Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical
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Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Reporters and Correspondents - role, functions and qualities. Covering of Beats- city reporting, local reporting , crime, courts, , hospitals, health, education, sports Covering speeches, meetings and press conferences; News Agency Reporting.
Interviewing: research and conduction
Importance and types of News Leads . Structure of the News Story: Inverted Pyramid; Features: types of features, human interest stories, leads for features, Difference between articles and features& editorials.
Editorial department. Functions and their role. Introduction to editing: Principles of editing, Importance of Headlines, functions of headlines, types of headlines, importance of pictures, selection of news pictures .Editorial page.
Trends in sectional news .Importance of pullouts. Supplements, Backgrounders. Importance of columns in newspapers . Advertorials.
Understanding media and news. Objectivity and fairness of news., factors affecting news treatment, paid news. Pressures in the newsroom. Trial by media. Gatekeepers.
1. Fundamentals of reporting and Editing (2007). Ambrish Saxena, Kanishka Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.
2. Handbook of Reporting and Communication Skills (2003). V. S. Gupta, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi.
3. Here is the News! Reporting for Media. Rangaswami Parthasarthy. Sterling Publishers Ltd.
4. Journalism Reporting (2005). Seema Sharma, Anmol Publications, New Delhi
5. News Coverage Reporting and Editing (2010). Shymali Bhattacharjee, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi.
6. News Editing: Principles and Practices (2013). G Anita, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi.
7. News Reporting Presentation and Style: Principles and Practices (2009). Chkravarthy, Suhas Pant. Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi.
8. Newspaper Feature Writing (2006). Len Granato, Anmol Publications, New Delhi.
9. Reporting and Editing in Journalism (2011). Sharma, Pathak, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi.
10. Reporting for the Print media (2001). Fedler, Fred. Bender and others. Oxford University Press.
