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 –

 

  • Write reviews of books, movies, theatre play, etc.
  • Translate the stories from Hindi to English and vice –versa.
  • Analyse Opinion Writing , feature, and 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  news writing

CO26:Students would be able to understand different writing techniques. Students would be trained in conducting interviews for various print mediums indoor and outdoor.

 

CO27:Students will have the knowledge of writing non newsy stories. Students will be able to translate the stories from Hindi to English and vice –versa.

 

 

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

 

15.00
Unit I: 
I
  • Translation: News, Articles, Features

 

10.00
Unit II: 
II
  • Reviewing News and Analyzing Newspapers.
  • Writing Reviews: News, Book, Theatre, Film and Art, Music and Literature

 

15.00
Unit III: 
III
  • Opinion Writing:
  • Editorial,
  • Article,
  • Feature,
  • Column Writing

 

10.00
Unit IV: 
IV
  • Planning, Researching and Curating Interviews for Multimedia Platforms

 

10.00
Unit V: 
V
  • Communicating with Media’s Audience,
  • News Planning and Scanning,
  • Writing News for Different Beats

 

Essential Readings: 

Suggested Reference Books:

  • Aamidor, A. (2006). Real Feature Writing. London. Routledge.
  • Abraham, Raimole. (2010). Journalists and Environment News. New Delhi.Kanishka Publishers and Distributers.
  • Ahmad, Shahzad. (2005). Journalism: News Coverage. New Delhi.Anmol Publications.
  • Frost, C. (2001). Reporting for Journalists. London. Routledge.
  • Kundra, S. (2005).Reporting Methods. New Delhi.AnmolPublications.

Suggested Text Books:

  • Parthasarathy, Rangaswami. (2014).Here is the News:Reporting for the Media. New Delhi. Sterling Publishers.      
  • Randall, D. (2006).The Universal Journalist. London. Pluto Press.
  • Spark, David and Harris, Geoffrey. (2011). Practical Newspaper Reporting. New Delhi. Sage Publication.
  • Stovall, J.G. (2011). Journalism: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. New Jersey. Prentice Hall.
  • Wheeler, Sharon. (2009). Feature Writing for Journalists. New York. Routledge.

 

References: 

E-Resources:

 

Reference Journals:

  • Media Watch
  • The Indian Journal of Mass Communication and Journalism
  • Journal of Media and Communication
  • Amity Journal of Media and Communication Studies
  • International Journal of Communication
  • Critical Studies in Media Communication

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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