Practical: Content Writing & Newspaper Designing

Paper Code: 
JMC 125
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives: 

This course will enable the students to understand the basics of hard and soft news writing. Learn about  the making of dummy, aesthetics of designing and printing. Know the usage and various features of print design and editing softwares.

 

10.00
Unit I: 

Writing Hard News Stories

10.00
Unit II: 

Writing Soft News Stories

12.00
Unit III: 

Writing Reviews-Book, Film, Theatre, Music Concert

13.00
Unit IV: 

Writing Editorials & Leads Articles & Features for Newspapers & Magazines  

15.00
Unit V: 

Designing a broadsheet newspaper using Quark Express and Adobe Indesign

Essential Readings: 
  • Abraham, Raimole. (2010). Journalists and Environment News. New Delhi.Kanishka Publishers and Distributers.
  • Ahmad, Shahzad. (2005). Journalism: News Coverage. New Delhi.Anmol Publications.
  • DeJarld, T. and Anton, Kelly K. (2019). Adobe InDesign Classroom in a Book. CA. Adobe Press.
  • Kundra, S. (2005).Reporting Methods. New Delhi.AnmolPublications.
  • Nelson, Jay J. (2016). Quark Xpress for Dummies. USA. Dummies.
  • Parthasarathy, Rangaswami. (2014).Here is the News!Reporting for the Media. New Delhi. Sterling Publishers.
References: 

1.    Here is the News! Reporting for Media (2010). Rangaswami Parthasarthy, Sterling Publishers Ltd.

2.    Journalism Reporting (2005).  Seema Sharma. Anmol Publications, New Delhi.

3.    News Coverage Reporting and Editing (2010). Shymali Bhattacharjee, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi.

4.    News Reporting Presentation and Style: Principles and Practices (2009). Chkravarthy, Suhas, Pant. Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi.

5.    Newspaper Feature Writing (2006).  Len Granato. Anmol Publications, New Delhi.

Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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