MultiMedia Journalism

Paper Code: 
DJMC 501(B)
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Get knowledge about the basics of multimedia reporting and the importance of audio, video and photo while developing a portfolio.
  2. Learn about news writing for web, developing content for web.
  3. Understand the basic of photography, rule of thirds and the increasing importance of photo journalism.

 

20.00

Multimedia and Interactivity, Basics of Multimedia Reporting, Importance of Audio, Photo and Video production, Developing a Portfolio – Print and Online, Legal and Ethical Issues and Diversity in the Media

 

20.00

Multi-platform Communications, Paraphrases, Quotes and Attribution in Media Writing, Leads and Nut Graphs, News Writing for Web, Content Development, Sources and Online Research, Story Organization, Interviewing Techniques

 

15.00

Dynamic Content and Visual Medium, Increasing importance of Photojournalism, Visual Design, Mobile Journalism- Importance, Challenges

15.00

Storytelling with Audio Recording- Natural Sound, Bytes, Editing and Use of Sound, Storytelling with Video, Broadcasting/ Webcasting: Collecting Content, Structuring Story, Video Editing

 

20.00

Screen sizes and Responsive Web, Information Multimedia and Web Architecture, Marketing Websites, Corporate Websites, Web Feature Stories, key points for Web Iinteractive Narrative, Interactive users vs Linear Narratives, Elements of an Interactive Writer

References: 

· The Future of Multimedia and Mass Media (2013).MaltiSharma.SarupBookPublishers Pvt. Ltd.,New Delhi.

· Mass Communication Animation and Multimedia: Tools and Techniques (2015).Ved Prakash Gandhi, Kanishka Publishers,New Delhi.

·  Multimedia and Political Power. (2013).MaltiSharma,Sarup Book Publishers Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.

· Multimedia Communication and Journalism Research (2012).Guha. Kanishka Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.

· The Future of Multimedia and Mass Media (2013).MaltiSharma.Sarup Books. Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

· Photography for Beginners: Essentials You must Know (2014). R Jairek, Maxico.

· Reporting and Editing in Journalism Sharma (2011).Pathak. Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi.

. Communication Media and Information Technology (2002).Goel Common Publishers, New Delhi.

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