Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to -
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Learning outcomes (at course level) |
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GJMC 201B
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Journalistic Writing (Practical)
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The Students will be able to: CO64. Students know about the basics of news writing. CO65. Students will be having the knowledge of the theory, methods, and practice of gathering information and writing news. CO66. Students would be able to understand different writing techniques. CO67. Students will have the knowledge of web writing. CO68. Students will be having the knowledge of news and background |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Informative videos Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentations, Field trips |
Assessment tasks will include Class Test, Semester end examinations, and Student presentations.
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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.