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. Familiarize the students with the basics of writing of print media.

 2. Develop the knowledge of news agency.

 3. Create understanding of various print media content.

 

12.00
Unit I: 

Writing News for various periodical Newspapers (Daily, Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly), Elements of News writing, Writing a photo caption for a Newspaper, Writing an Editorial, Article and Feature for a Newspaper, Principles of News: News values, Lead -five W’s and 1H, Types of Lead, Structure of News – Inverted Pyramid Style

 

12.00
Unit II: 

Stylesheet of a Newspaper, Pagination of a Newspaper, Vocabulary for Writing News in a Newspaper, Editorial policy of a Newspaper, Opinion Writing, Column Writing

           

 

16.00
Unit III: 

Difference between writing for a Newspaper and Magazines, Various types of Magazines and their writing styles (lifestyle, developmental magazines, etc.), Writing Travelogue, Data Journalism, Writing for Digital Platforms

 

10.00
Unit IV: 

Concept of News Agency, Indian News Agencies, Foreign News Agencies, Writing for News Agencies, News and Feature Syndicates

 

10.00
Unit V: 

Understanding Media and News, Objectivity and Fairness of News, Factors affecting News Treatment, Paid News, Pressures in the Newsroom, Media Trial, Gatekeepers

Essential Readings: 
  • 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: 
2022-2023
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