Cyber Media

Paper Code: 
JMC 403
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable students to understand the concept and implication of Cyber media in the field of media. Students will also learn about the ethis and lawas of Cyber Media in India.

15.00
Unit I: 

Cyberspace-- Meaning and Definition; Digital Media and Communication;

 ICT Characteristics - Interactivity; Hypertextuality; Multi-mediality, Information Society; New World Information Order; e-governance.

15.00
Unit II: 

 Internet- History, WWW and Web Casting; ISP; Networking; Browsers; Video Conferencing; The Dotcom Mania; Types of Websites.

10.00
Unit III: 

Traditional v/s Cyber Journalism- Difference in News Consumption, Presentation and uses.

Cyber Journalism Formats- Home Pages, News Groups, Bulletin Boards, Portals, Blogs, e-zines.

10.00
Unit IV: 

 Story Telling Formats – Print, Slideshows, Audio Stories, Live Charts, Quizzes and Surveys, Animated Stories and other Interactive Web Casts.

Writing News for Web- What and how, story structure, writing style, Do’s and Don’ts.

Editing for Web : Meaning, Strategy, the Role of Editor.

10.00
Unit V: 

Ethics in Cyber Journalism - Credibility and Authenticity, Copyright.

Cyber Crimes : Types and Dimension, Cyber Laws.

References: 

1. Ronal Dewolk--Introduction to Online Journalism, Allyn & Bacon, 2001 ISBN 0205286895

2. John Vernon Pavlik , New Media Technology, Allyn & Bacon, 1997 ISBN 020527093X

Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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