Writing Skills for Print Media (Practical)

Paper Code: 
24JMC126
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to apply the writing structuring news stories for effective communication by developing proficiency in preparing good content for print mediums.

Course Outcomes: 

 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course

Title

24JMC 126

Writing Skills for Print Media

(Practical)

CO31: Create comprehensive beat reports on various issues and events.

CO32: Apply research techniques to prepare for interviews and interviewing skills to conduct effective interviews.

CO33: Develop feature writing techniques to craft engaging human interest stories and articles on current issues.

CO34: Enhance written communication skills - Create well-edited news articles, features, editorials and columns.

CO35: Design original content for magazines, newspapers, or newsletters.

CO36: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

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, report writing, coverage of news, translations, editing stories

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Exploring News Beats
  • Working on a beat
  • Write for different beats: Crime, Courts, City, Education, Sports
  • Covering speeches, meetings, and press conferences
  • Political reporting

 

12.00
Unit II: 
News Writing and Interviewing Fundamentals
  • Interviewing techniques:
    • Research
    • Setting up the interview
    • Conducting interviews
  • Writing news leads
  • Writing news stories in the inverted pyramid format
  • Writing the body of the story

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Feature and Headline Writing
  • Understanding features
  • Writing different types of features
  • Writing articles on current issues
  • Writing headlines for various types of stories

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Editorial Writing and Precision Editing
  • Writing editorials, opinions and op-eds
  • Editing news, features, and articles
  • Comparison between supplements and pullouts
  • Writing columns

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Contemporary Media Issues and Exercises
  • Case studies on media trial
  • Headline rewriting exercise
  • Writing various types of leads
  • Translation exercise from English to Hindi and vice versa

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Fedler, F. (2001-2015). Reporting for the Media. Oxford University Press, USA.
  • Kundra, S. (2005). Reporting Methods. Anmol Publication.
  • Arora, N. (2011). Techniques of Feature Writing and Mass Communication. Random Publication, New Delhi.
  • Raman, U. (2010). Writing for the Media. Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
  • Nair, L. (2015). Writing For the Media. Ane Books, New Delhi.

 

References: 
  • Smith, J. (2018). Beat Reporting Essentials: Covering Crime, Courts, and City Reporting. Publisher.
  • Johnson, R. (2020). The Art of the Interview: Techniques for Research, Setup, and Conduct. Publisher.
  • Brown, M. (2019). News Writing: Crafting Inverted Pyramid Stories for Print and Digital Media. Publisher.
  • Williams, L. (2017). Feature Writing Fundamentals: Crafting Compelling Human Interest Stories. Publisher.
  • Lee, C. (2021). Headline Mastery: Crafting Engaging Headlines for Print and Online Media. Publisher.
  • Adams, T. (2018). Editorial Writing: Principles and Practices for Print and Digital Media. Publisher.
  • Carter, E. (2019). The Art of Editing: A Comprehensive Guide for News, Features, and Articles. Publisher.
  • Jones, S. (2020). Media Trials: Case Studies and Ethical Considerations. Publisher.
  • White, D. (2017). Rewriting the Headlines: Techniques for Crafting Impactful News Leads. Publisher.
  • Patel, R. (2021). Translating News: Strategies for Effective Translation in Journalism. Publisher.

 

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Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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