Practical: Writing for Print Media

Paper Code: 
JMC 126
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Write reviews of books, movies, theatre play, etc.
  2. Translate the stories from Hindi to English and vice –versa.
  3. Write opinion, feature, article, editorial and conduct interview.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

JMC 126

Practical: Writing for Print Media

CO25:Students would have  knowledge  about the basics of  hard and soft news writing

CO26:Students would be able to understand different writing techniques.

CO27:Students will have the knowledge of writing non newsy stories.

CO28:Students will be able to translate the stories from Hindi to English and vice –versa.

CO29:Students would be trained in conducting interviews indoor and outdoor.

 

Approach in teaching:

Lecture cum Discussion

Tool(Power Point Presentation)

Analyzing different newspaper reports

Case study methodology can be applied.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Engage students in writing in news format

Analyzing different non-newsy stories in different mediums

Translate stories from Hindi and English newspapers.

Students to conduct interview of in-house and outdoor individuals

Class test,

Continuous Assessment Test

Semester end examination

Assignments

 

12.00
Unit I: 
I

Writing Letter to the Editor. Writing News for Different Beats.

12.00
Unit II: 
II

Translation: News, Articles, Features.

12.00
Unit III: 
III

Reviewing Magazines and Newspapers. Writing Reviews: News, Book, Theatre, Film and Art.

12.00
Unit IV: 
IV

Opinion Writing: Criticism, Article, Feature and Editorial

12.00
Unit V: 
V

Conducting Interviews.

Essential Readings: 
  • Here is the News! Reporting for Media (2010). Rangaswami Parthasarthy. Sterling Publishers Ltd.
  • Journalism Reporting (2005).  Seema Sharma. Anmol Publications. New Delhi.
  • News Coverage Reporting and Editing (2010). Shymali Bhattacharjee. Kanishka Publishers. New Delhi.
  • News Editing: Principles and Practices (2013).  G Anita. Kanishka Publishers. New Delhi.
  • Fundamentals of reporting and Editing (2007). Ambrish Saxena. Kanishka Publishersm, Distributors. New Delhi.
  • Handbook of Reporting and Communication Skills (2003).  V. S. Gupta Concept Publishing Company. New Delhi.
  • News Reporting Presentation and Style: Principles and Practices (2009). Chkravarthy, Suhas, Pant. Kanishka Publishers. New Delhi.
  • Newspaper Feature Writing (2006).  Len Granato. Anmol Publications. New Delhi.

 

Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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