JOURANALISTIC WRITING (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
GJMC 202
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To introduce the students to different modes and methods of writing for  media.

 

15.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

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.

                                                                                                            

15.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

News Writing vs Opinion Writing, Reading and Reviewing Newspapers and Magazines.

 

10.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Sources of news. News vs Opinion Writing. Opinion Writing – Editorial, Article,Feature , Reviewing  Newspapers and Magazines.

                                                                                                     

10.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

Writing  for Radio- News, Interview and Discussion 

 

10.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

Writing for  Television – News,  Interview and Discussion .

 

Essential Readings: 

1.Bruce D. Itule and Douglas A. Anderson. News writing and reporting for today’s

media; McGraw Hill Publication, 2000.

 

2.M.L. Stein, Susan Paterno& R. Christopher Burnett. News writer’s Handbook: AnIntroduction to Journalism; Blackwell Publishing,2006.

 

3.George Rodmann. Mass Media in a Changing World; Mcgraw Hill Publication,2007.

 

References: 

1.Carole Flemming and Emma Hemmingway. An Introduction to Journalism; VistaarPublications,2006.

 

2.Richard Keeble. The Newspaper’s Handbook; Routledge Publication,2006.

 

Academic Year: 
2016-17
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