TV Reporting

News and News values- Understanding of news, Changing notions of news, News values,

Factors affecting News selection.

Writing a News Story, Structure of a News story-The inverted pyramid, Chronological style, Five W’s and One H, Leads, The body of the story

News story- facts and figures, objectivity, Accuracy, Balance, Fairness,

Sources of News.

Different areas of reporting- Crime, Disaster, Accident, Legislature and Parliament, Covering Elections, Reporting Budgets, Covering Public speeches, Meetings and Press conferences.

Specialized Reporting- Interpretative and Investigative.

Reporting Trends- Human interest Stories, Development Reporting, Business and Finance, Sports, Science and environment.

Trend of Sensationalism and breaking news.