Newspaper Journalism and Feature Writing

Paper Code: 
JMC 124
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives: 

This course will enable the students to understand the process of gathering information and writing news. Learn the nitty-gritty of beat reporting. Learn the process of feature writing and it’s types.

 

15.00
Unit I: 

News- Definition, Concept, Elements, Values, Sources, News structure, Reporting: Human interest, Crime, Weather, City life, Speech, Accident, Disaster, Court, Election, Riots, War, Conflict.

15.00
Unit II: 

Interpretative Reporting – Purpose, Techniques. Investigative Reporting – Purpose, Techniques. Specialized Reporting –Environment, Human rights, Women Empowerment, Political, Science, Sports, Development, Gender and Social Issues. Reporting for Magazines.

10.00
Unit III: 

Opinion writing, Editorial and its types. Letters to editors and types of Letters, Column- Criticism, Review-Books, Film, Theatre, Music Concert.

Analysis –News and Newspaper

 

10.00
Unit IV: 

Features Meaning, Types -News and Human Interest Features, Feature Syndicates.

Writing – Article and Feature

10.00
Unit V: 

Freelance Writing, Micro level Media, Citizen Journalism,

Essential Readings: 
  1. A Manual for News Agency Reporters, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  2. Kamath, M.V. Professional Journalism, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
  3. Kamath, M.V., The Journalist’s Handbook. Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
  4. Lewis, James. The Active Reporter. Press Institute of India, New Delhi.
  5. MacDougall, Curtis D., Interpretative Reporting, Macmillan, New York.
  6. Saxena, Dr. Ambrish – Fundamentals of Reporting and Editing, Kanishka Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.
References: 
  1. Saxena, Dr. Ambrish – Fundamentals of Reporting and Editing, Kanishka Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.
  2. Kamath, M.V. Professional Journalism, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
  3. Lewis, James. The Active Reporter. Press Institute of India, New Delhi.
  4. Kamath, M.V., The Journalist’s Handbook. Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
  5. MacDougall, Curtis D., Interpretative Reporting, Macmillan, New York.
  6. A Manual for News Agency Reporters, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

 

Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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