Editing, Layout and Graphic Designing

Paper Code: 
JMC 123
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives: 

This course will enable the students to understand the process of editing for various media. Understand the newsroom culture, structure and operations. Know the usage and various features of print design and editing softwares.

 

15.00
Unit I: 

Art of Editing. Meaning and Concept, Organization and Set up of a daily newspaper and news agency .Responsibilities of an editor and his editorial team.

10.00
Unit II: 

Inverted pyramid style of news writing, Leads and its types, Headlines and various types of headline, art of headline and lead writing.

15.00
Unit III: 

Aesthetic value of designing of Newspaper, Designing formats of Newspaper, Newsletter, Magazine and journals. Photo Feature and Photo Journalism

10.00
Unit IV: 

Digital Publishing. Introduction to Adobe Indesign, Photoshop, CorelDraw and Quark Express.

10.00
Unit V: 

Introduction to Graphics and Designing, Info graphics, Cartoons and Caricatures etc.

Project Presentation of News Letter, News Paper. Magazine Designing.

References: 
  1. Nordentreng, Kaarle and Hifti Topuz (Eds.) Journalis: Status, Rights and Responsibilities. International Organization of Journalists, Prague.
  2. George, T.J.S. Editing, A Handbook for Journalists. Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.
  3. Evans, Harold., Editing and Design (5 volumes). William Heinamann, London.
  4. The Active Newsroom (IPI Manual). International Press Institute, Zurich.
  5. Moen, Daryl R., Newspaper  Layout and Design. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa.
  6. Sutton, Albert A., Design and Made-up of the Newspaper. Prentice Hall Inc. New York.
  7. Worlock, Peter., The Desk Top Publishing Book. Heinemann, London.
Academic Year: 
2017-2018
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