Reporting and Editing for Print

Paper Code: 
CJMC 201
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Understand the process of gathering information and writing news.
  2. Understand the nitty-gritty of beat reporting.
  3. Understand the process of feature writing and it’s types.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

CJMC 201

Reporting and Editing for Print

CO27: Students would be able to understand the basics of reporting.

CO28: Students would be able to familiarize themselves with different types of reporting.

 CO29: Students would be able to create understanding of specialized reporting.

 CO30: Students would be able to develop the general understanding of art culture and sports reporting

 CO31: Students would be able to know about crime reporting and other beats.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit I
  • Reporters and Correspondents - role, functions and qualities.
  • Covering of Beats- city reporting, local reporting , crime, courts, , hospitals, health, education, sports
  • Covering speeches, meetings and press conferences;
  • News Agency Reporting.

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit II
  • Interviewing: research and conduction.
  • Importance and types of News Leads.
  • Structure of the News Story: Inverted Pyramid;
  • Features: types of features, human interest stories, leads for features, Difference between articles and features& editorials.

 

 

16.00
Unit III: 
Unit III
  • Editorial department. Functions and their role.
  • Introduction to editing: Principles of editing, Importance of Headlines, functions of headlines, types of headlines, importance of pictures, selection of news pictures.
  • Editorial page.

 

10.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV
  • Trends in sectional news.
  • Importance of pullouts.
  • Supplements, Backgrounders.
  • Importance of columns in newspapers.
  • Advertorials.

 

10.00
Unit V: 
Unit V
  • Understanding media and news.
  • Objectivity and fairness of news, factors affecting news treatment, paid news.
  • Pressures in the newsroom.
  • Trial by media.
  • Gatekeepers.

 

 

References: 
  • Fundamentals of reporting and Editing (2007). Ambrish Saxena, Kanishka Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.
  • Handbook of Reporting and Communication Skills (2003).  V. S. Gupta, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi.
  • Here is the News! Reporting for Media. RangaswamiParthasarthy. 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.
  • 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.
  • Reporting and Editing in Journalism (2011). Sharma, Pathak, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi.
  •  Reporting for the Print media (2001).Fedler, Fred. Bender and others. Oxford University Press.

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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