Practical: Introduction to New Media

Paper Code: 
CJMC 402
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Understand the concept and tools of digital and social media
  2. Understand the concepts of developing websites, blogs using softwares.
  3. Understand the difference in writing skills for print, electronic and digital medium.

 

10.00
Unit I: 

Writing for print, web and electronic media, Difference in layout and presentation techniques

 

 

10.00
Unit II: 

Selecting the theme of the Website; Web Space, Domain Name and Registration

 

 

10.00
Unit III: 

Preparing Rough Layout for website and blog

 

 

15.00
Unit IV: 

Developing a page using Softwares- Text formation, Pictures, Color combinations, Style Sheet, Hyper Linking, Interlinking, Navigation

 

15.00
Unit V: 

Designing a Blog- writing articles, features, News, stories, poems, Photographs and videos for a blog

Essential Readings: 
  • Writing for the Internet (2002). Jane Dorner, Unistar Books Pvt. Ltd, Punjab.         
  • Digital Broadcasting Journalism (2003). J.K. Sharma, Authorspress, Delhi.
  • Information Technology in Journalism (2002). Om Gupta, Kanishka Publishers, Delhi.
  • Writing for the Media (2010). Usha Raman, Oxford University Press, Jaipur.
  • Cyber Media Journalism: Emerging technologies (2003). Jagdish Chajravarthy, Authorpress. Delhi.
  • Online Journalism: A basic text (2006).Tapas Ray, Foundation Books Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  • Journalism Online (2007). Mike Ward, Focal Press, Wobern, M. A.

 

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