Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to understand the process of gathering information and writing news for different beats. Students will also learn the process of feature writing and it’s types. This course will also enable the students to understand the process of writing news for TV and Radio.
Writing News for Newspapers .Hard news vs. Soft news, 5 Ws and 1 H Formula .Basic components of a news story - Brevity, Dateline, Credit line, Byline.
News Writing vs Opinion Writing, Reading and Reviewing Newspapers and Magazines.
Sources of news. News vs Opinion Writing. Opinion Writing – Editorial, Article,Feature , Reviewing Newspapers and Magazines.
Writing for Radio- News, Interview and Discussion
Writing for Television – News, Interview and Discussion .
Links:
[1] https://journalism.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/practical-journalistic-writing
[2] https://journalism.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2018-2019